No Mitigating Circumstances

Valentina Grineva underwent a difficult operation and needs care and support, yet she lives in terrible conditions. Why, after all, Valentina is the only daughter and heiress of a famous writer. Once her doctor Verigin digs into the truth, performing the operation, he may save several lives at once…

Yeva considered herself the most ordinary girl until she met Mityai. A wealthy idler and a poor party-goer turned out to be kindred spirits and became business partners. Their business is fantastically successful, but many people don’t like that…

An animal-rights activist asks the famous actress Regina to take in an abandoned shepherd dog. Saving the dog, Regina realizes that something bad has happened to her owner—and hires a missing persons private detective, Sergey Koltsov, to search…

The heroines of suspense stories by Evgenia Mikhailova understand justice differently, but they’re ready to commit crimes and feats for it. They have to face betrayal and the vileness of the closest people—but despite everything, they find the inner strength to resist evil and come out victorious. The heroes of these novellas are ordinary people; they are powerless and defenseless, and alone they would vanish—but they can help each other in a fight against injustice.