The Butterflies of Croesus

9 hrs. 4 min.

Language Russian

Author Elena Arsenyeva

Narrator Andrey Leonov

Description

Troubles fell on the detective writer Alyo—well, on Dmitrieva—when she went into a hairdresser’s shop, lured by a beautiful sign: “Madame Butterfly.” First, they cut her hair almost down to the scalp, and then—immediately—a chance acquaintance hired Dmitrieva to investigate a crime committed… in the last century. It concerns the legendary collection of butterflies made of gold and precious stones. During the investigation, Alyona had to discover sciences devoted to butterflies and minerals, plunge into Greek mythology, survive an attempt on her own life. But the beautiful butterflies of Crete cost such sacrifices—she learned this as soon as she saw one of them…