One of those books you read in one breath. Elegant and stirring prose. The story unfolds at the Grindelwald resort in Switzerland, which is quite unusual for a Russian author. A melodramatic beginning: a young provincial girl dreaming of a modeling career arrives in Moscow and, after unsuccessful attempts to break into the fashion/model business, accepts an offer from one of the richest men in Russia—to become a companion to his incurably ill son. But what follows shifts into full-scale drama and brutal, inexplicable murders. The narrative is so vivid, original, and captivating that you can’t stop until the very last page is turned…