Don't Cry, Rapunzel!

Writer Elena, with her husband and son, moves into a new apartment in the suburbs of St. Petersburg. Everyone around is renovating, creating a lot of noise and getting in the way of enjoying the long-awaited move-in—though that is nothing compared to the visit of the local police officer. He’s asking about the Smurnovs—the owners of the apartment Elena’s family rented before moving. They had a conflict, and recently the Smurnovs were found murdered! Their bodies were discovered by the new tenant Vadik Arkhipov, who also became a suspect. And when Elena’s close friend Irka comes to visit, all three of them, with enthusiasm, start their own investigation!

Elena Logunova can do many things: play the piano, paint with watercolors, and make lace. But she doesn’t do any of that—otherwise she wouldn’t have time to come up with funny detective stories! Read about Elena and Irka’s new adventures in St. Petersburg in the novel “Don’t Cry, Rapunzel!”