How many wonderful ladies would work under the careful guidance of their own mother-in-law?! And I, Yevlampia Romanova, got to experience that “happiness.” From America, my husband Max’s mother suddenly arrived—a business lady with the grip of a hungry crocodile, who settled in the States quite well. Back home, Kapitolina opened a boutique of fashionable clothes, and to ensure success, decided to hold a beauty contest—where I agreed to work as director. Things didn’t go well right away: the contestants and staff were housed in a mansion with an insane layout and quite strange owners. And then we noticed we were missing contestants: one escaped, another was found dead in the attic... As a proper fiancée, I’m obliged to save the contest and find out what happened to these beauties! Darya Dontsova is a people’s author—100%. Nationwide, widespread recognition of her work is due to a perfect hit in the “ten” of literary interests and tastes of millions of readers. Her detective characters are lively, likable people with speaking names and surnames—unraveling the twists of mysterious crimes while firmly holding readers’ attention. A clear understanding of modern psychology, a natural, light storytelling language, and free imagination helped Darya Dontsova become the author of books that sold in astronomical numbers. She is a laureate of many literary awards and practically an unchanging holder of the title “Writer of the Year” based on VTsIOM polls.