Since the mid-1990s, the bodies of murdered and raped women have been found almost monthly in the small Siberian town of Angarsk. The search for the man who committed these crimes took over 15 years, primarily because few wanted to look for him. Journalist Sasha Sulim's book is the story of Russia's bloodiest killer and the tale of those who professionally sought out, found, and imprisoned serial criminals, defying the inertia and resistance of the law enforcement system. It answers not only the question of how serial killers are caught in Russia, but also the question of why they are often not caught at all.