The Anonymous Queens Club

Tragedy struck at a Turkish resort: Russian skating coach Artemiy Solntsev was murdered—known as a coach of champions in figure skating and a notorious ladies’ man. He called his many girlfriends “queens,” and perhaps one of them committed the murder, because the expert examination showed that the knife blows were not made by a strong person—even a weak woman could have done it.

The Turkish detective Selim Kurt leads the investigation into the murder of a famous foreigner, with help from his Russian colleague Agata Lebedeva and an Interpol agent, Longo. At first, it’s unclear to both Agata and Selim what Interpol’s real interest in the case is. But when they start to understand the motives, it becomes obvious that they themselves are in mortal danger.

This is a gripping novel that reveals the dark side of the world of big-time sports. Athletes live at the peak of passion and weakness, and sometimes that leads them to crimes. To uncover cases like these, you need to deeply understand the psychology of people who are ready for anything to reach the top.