Призрак небесного Иерусалима

Mertvetsy vsplyvayut v Moskve-reke; sydyat, pryslonyvshys k drevney stene Kutafey bashny; lezhat, chetvertovannye, na skameechke v Kolomenskom. . . Neschastnye byly ubyty zhutkymy srednevekovymy sposobamy, a v chem ykh vyna — znaet tolko ubyytsa. Manyak, stavyashchyy odnu za drugoy krovavye metky v tsentre stolytsy, budto vykladyvaet zhutkyy pazl. Po strashnomu sledu ydet para s Petrovky: blatnaya stazherka, vypusknytsa MGU, s detstva pomeshannaya na manyakakh, y opytnyy syskar, okonchyvshyy provyntsyalnuyu shkolu mylytsyy. Ety dvoe terpet ne mogut drug druga, no ydealno drug druga dopolnyayut. Tolko ym pod sylu rasshyfrovat rebus, sostavlennyy ubyytsey y ukhodyashchyy svoymy kornyamy v drevnyuyu Moskvu, v starye raskolnychy teksty, v symvolyku Svyatogo Pysanyya. Psykhologycheskyy tryller, polnyy neozhydannykh povorotov, pogruzhaet v atmosferu shumnogo megapolysa, v kotorom zhestokyy ubyytsa vytaskyvaet na poverkhnost drevnye poroky stolytsy, ee strashnye tayny y mystycheskuyu symvolyku, zashyfrovannuyu v khaotychnom spletenyy starykh ulyts, pereulkov y ploshchadey. . . Detektyvy Dary Dezombre otlychaet nalychye tonkoy yntrygy, mystycheskykh tayn y detalnogo ekskursa v ystoryyu, kulturu y yskusstvo. Nad kazhdoy novoy knygoy Dezombre rabotaet kropotlyvo. Vossozdavaya proshloe, ona chytaet memuary, provodyt mnogo chasov v byblyotekakh y muzeyakh, sobyraet fotografyy odezhdy y predmetov proshlykh epokh yz semeynykh albomov y zhurnalov.

The dead float up in the Moskva River; they sit leaning against the ancient wall of the Kutafia Tower; they lie quartered on a bench in Kolomenskoye . . . The unfortunate people were killed in terrible medieval ways, and only the killer knows what their fault is. A maniac who puts one after another bloody marks in the center of the capital, as if laying out a terrible puzzle. A couple from Petrovka is following a terrible trail: a thug intern, a graduate of Moscow State University, who has been obsessed with maniacs since childhood, and an experienced detective who graduated from a provincial militia school. These two can't stand each other, but they complement each other perfectly. Only they can decipher the riddle compiled by the murderer and rooted in ancient Moscow, in old schismatic texts, in the symbolism of Holy Scripture. The psychological thriller, full of unexpected twists, immerses in the atmosphere of a bustling metropolis, in which a brutal killer brings to the surface the ancient vices of the capital, its terrible secrets and mystical symbols, encrypted in a chaotic tangle of old streets, alleys and squares. Daria Desombre's detectives are distinguished by the presence of subtle intrigue, mystical secrets and a detailed excursion into history, culture and art. Desombre works painstakingly on each new book. Recreating the past, she reads memoirs, spends many hours in libraries and museums, and collects photographs of clothes and objects from past eras from family albums and magazines.