New York: Ivy Books, 1993. 2nd Printing. 12mo with black white and red paper wraps; 290 pages: illustrations, maps; 18 cm Very good (-); light external wear; pages are clean and unmarked; hinge weakened slightly at center of book. Paperback. ISBN: 9780804111645, 0804111642Formerly titled "The Killer Department". The story of Detactive Viktor Burakov's eight-year hunt for the most savage serial killer in Russian history. "As the killer stalked train stations for new young prey, Detective Burakov stalked him, while an archaic Soviet system put every obstacle in his way. Overwhelmed by the sheer horror of the killer's deeds and haunted by the specters of the dead, Burakov broke the rules of Soviet police work: he secretly asked a psychiatrist to create a psychological profile of the killer, which allowed Burakov to get inside the mind of the world's most dangerous man..." --Back cover.
