BASED ON REAL EVENTS . AUTHORS OF THE HERO OF THE BOOK AND PARTICIPANT OF THE INVESTIGATION . BY STEVEN KING . BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY, NAMED THE KING "Absolutely FRESH AND TRAFFICING". 1988. The quiet town of Edgewood is shocked by the brutal murder of 15-year-old Natasha Gallagher. In the morning, the mother came to wake her and saw: the daughter's bed is empty, the window is open, blood is on the window sill. Later, Natasha is found in the forest strangled, with her left ear cut off.. And in front of the victim's house are painted blue chalk "classics" with a mysterious number 3 in each cell ... But there are no small children in the district, so it must have been done by the killer . And he continues to kill, mocking the police and FBI, showing that he knows their every move. A rumor spreads through the city that the evil that kills local girls is not a man at all. Just returned home, a graduate of the zhurfak Rich Chizmar is trying not to panic and do something to catch Bugiman. And now he already feels the secret views of the elusive maniac and an inexplicable connection with him. Rich does not yet know that the echo of these sinister events will haunt him for many, many years. An extraordinary thriller about a serial killer, soaked in the horror of provincial towns in the spirit of King, with real criminal documentary, rich illustrative material and his own investigation of the author. “A truly chilling book, absolutely fresh and amazing .. Exciting and frightening reading. Bradbury’s influence is felt everywhere, although he would not have written such an ending. Roman succeeded in what often fails to tr-edge stories - to combine the build-up of horror and a beautiful finale." Stephen King“A dizzying creation of outlandish fantasy and psychological insight. Of those rare books that create an indescribable sense of visiting another world In this story, it is as if a living human heart beats .. I'm shocked!" - Caroline Kepnes"Great. Entangled case, crowned with an elegant solution. The skill with which facts and fiction are intertwined . is stunning. It's a hymn to both childhood innocence and growing up.". Catriona Ward“Exciting. Scary. An uncompromising story about a monster that appeared in the middle of everyday life, and heroes, the most ordinary people obsessed with the idea of stopping it. Riley Seiger“Chismar, without ceremony, shatters the idea that all genres have already been invented. It's an incredibly disturbing mix of literary styles, visual material, biographies, and fairy tales. Fresh, discouraging, gorgeous. Yes, and it seemed to us that any book can be easily assigned to the genre...” Josh Malerman “Here Chismar demonstrated the full power of his incredible talent as a storyteller . Fascinating fantasy combined with a deeply human attitude to the material . A subtle, multi-layered narrative, a magnificent intellectual game.". Michael Corita“Absolutely delightful, absolutely irresistible and immeasurably heartbreaking. I bet you read it in one sitting. I take to my favorites!” C.J. Tudor “Just black magic, not a novel . A masterpiece of tro-edge with the author as a key player in the spooky detective narrative. I highly recommend, but not faint-hearted.". Jonathan Mayberry