Punishment of a HunterPunishment of a Hunter by Yulia Yakovleva is set in 1930s Leningrad, a time when a mood of fear cloaks the city. Investigator Vasily Zaitsev is tasked with investigating a series of bizarre and seemingly motiveless murders. Each victim is curiously dressed and posed in extravagantly arranged settings. At the same time, valuable old master paintings begin disappearing from the Hermitage collection. As Zaitsev delves into his investigations, he