Lace Murder

Snezhanа Mashkovskaya led a quiet, cozy life with her mother and worked in a workshop where she did her favorite craft—lace making. Until the police contacted her, asking for an expert examination: in the forest, they found a suitcase containing the remains of an elderly woman, and there was also a fragment of lace—a vintage sketch. The drawing was signed, and Snezhanа realized it was directly connected to the history of her family, to the famous lace maker Tato Makarova—her distant ancestor. But how does it connect to the murder and its victim? Without noticing, Snezhanа got drawn into the investigation—and exciting changes entered her life as well…
The novel’s charm lies in its engaging quality, light style, recognizable female images, lyrical digressions where the author shares her thoughts about life and love, makes certain generalizations, and offers the reader advice—these are distinguishing features of Lyudmila Martova’s novels. Against the backdrop of a captivating detective intrigue, the author, in an easy and accessible form, casually unpacks complicated everyday situations that any reader can find herself in, and gently suggests ways out.