To Leave or to Stay

She hasn’t been to Russia for 23 years. Trying to rebuild her relationship with her homeland, “the American” Lera decides to track down her old school friends. But almost immediately something inexplicable begins: it turns out that several of them have suddenly died—exactly in the order in which they once sat at their desks! Lera sets out to understand what’s happening, not even noticing that she herself is becoming the target. Fortunately, her childhood friend Alexey Kisanov is now a private detective and is ready to join the investigation…

Tatyana Garmash-Roffe knows exactly what a real detective should be, and in her novels she strictly follows the laws of the genre. As a theatre critic, she skillfully builds dialogues and the dramaturgy of feelings. Vivid and distinctive, she passes some of her character’s charisma on to her heroes. Unexpected twists, impeccable logic, and attention to detail—psychological accuracy in depicting emotions—this is the ART OF DETECTIVE FICTION by Tatyana Garmash-Roffe.