The Stargazer Syndrome

Writer Elena meets her friend Irka in St. Petersburg during the magical time of white nights. But taking a walk doesn’t work out—Lenа has gotten a job at a research institute, and there is terribly boring there! However, it only seems like a sleepy kingdom. One day, a girl suddenly feels unwell near the entrance gate, and Lena doesn’t have time to help—she only hears strange words: “The star will destroy everyone…”

Later she learns that Vera died from anaphylactic shock—she had a severe allergy to shrimp. But why would she eat them, knowing the mortal danger? And soon, in a strange way, one of the institute’s employees also dies—turns out he’s Vera’s former fiancé. Now Lena and Irka can’t stay out of the investigation. Former TV journalist and now a writer, Lena, and her upbeat friend Irka are the heroines of many of Elena Logunova’s ironic detective stories. In her new high-tension novel “The Star-Gazer Syndrome,” they take up their usual work again—because these energetic ladies simply can’t live without criminal adventures and bravely step up to defend justice.