Quite a Joke

"Nothing much—just joking!” is Tatyana Kazakova’s novel, an ironic detective story.

Svetlana Ptichkina is aptly nicknamed “Ptichka” (Little Bird) for a reason: her character is so much like a cheerful, carefree little bird. Owing to her trusting nature, she agrees to help someone—and is unexpectedly pulled into a criminal affair. Two faithful friends, fearing for her life, try to help her, but she decides to punish the guilty one in her own way.