The Sniffer

Meet The Sniffer. Blessed by his extraordinary sense of smell. It is thanks to it that your plane will make it today to its final destination rather than explode in the air. His logic is solid - the smell of acetone peroxide plasticized in celluloid, used by a terrorist, is not to be confused with anything.

The smell of cheap tobacco follows a hitman wherever he strikes. He's recently been a busy bee and murdered a chairman of a bank and the Deputy Prefect all in a single day. Victor and The Sniffer will have to crack this case. How are the victims connected? Who's the next target? Is there a way to put an end to this killing spree?

The Sniffer's son, Alex, is in trouble. He's been apprehended at a murder scene with a gun in his hands and a bag of marijuana. The detective in charge of the case seems to be involved in foul play. This time the stakes are higher - should The Sniffer fail at solving the crime, his son's very life would be in peril.

In an act of goodwill, The German Ministry of Culture decides to return one of the greatest paintings of a revered and celebrated Russian genius, Ilya Repin. The painting is exhibited at a beautiful venue jam-packed with journalists and reporters. "I love the smell of genius" - says The Sniffer. He makes a step forward only to find that the painting in front of him is, in reality, a fake.

An unknown man kills four soldiers. The investigation of this crime sheds light on the life in the military base. Turns out officer abuse is not just a thing of the past. Soon enough another soldier gets murdered indicating that these heinous crimes have been committed by the same person. The killer is painted as being smart and careful, always remaining one step ahead of the investigation.

The son of a wealthy businessman gets kidnapped. The kidnappers demand a ransom, leaving the grief-stricken father with only 48 hours to come up with the demanded sum. The Sniffer describes the kidnapper: a 50 year-old man, grey hair, suffers from a severe liver deficiency, was discharged from a hospital 3-4 days ago.

The sudden murder of underboss Misha Kievsky shatters the criminal world. One of the mobsters, Trefa, is suspected to have committed the murder. However, the Don makes a bold play when he calls upon The Sniffer to find the instigator of a gang war and put an end to the bloodshed.

The Sniffer receives a package. In it he finds a pen and a note: "Save her". What's peculiar about this package is that the paper and the box have no smells. The pen, however, smells like horse stables and cheap cosmetics. In a couple of hours Victor and The Sniffer hear about the murder of a young hippodrome employee. They find yet another note at the murder scene.