They were weaing ice skates.Priblud shouldered Arkady aside 'When I am satisfied questions of state security are not involved, then you begin.Did indeed become a triple murder investigation for Chief Investigator Arkady Renko.

Thcy layp aefui, even artfully, under their thawing crustice,the centre one on its back; hands folded as if for t relzgmusneral,the other two turned, arms out under the ice like flanking emblems on embossed writing paper. They were weaing ice skates.Priblud shouldered Arkady aside 'When I am satisfied questions of state security are not involved, then you begin.Did indeed become a triple murder investigation for Chief Investigator Arkady Renko. Three corpses had been found inMoscow. But why the horrific mutilations? And why had they been buried in the snows of Gorky Park?