All Shades of Black

A whole series of mysterious and bloody murders, staged with the ominous solemnity of a medieval ritual, shatters the serene dacha idyll. The charming dacha residents Nina and Katya cannot shake the suspicion that the killer must be among their respectable and intelligent dacha neighbors. But who is he – the famous director, the athletic coach, or the lady psychic? There are so many clues that even the experienced investigators are confused. But what can the two friends do? Run away to Moscow? After all, they might be the next victims. But the journalistic zeal of Katya Petrova does not give her peace, and she and Nina decide to conduct their own investigation...

The novels of hereditary investigator Tatyana Stepanova allow the reader to experience a literary "room of fear." Mysterious murders, an almost palpable atmosphere of crime, the agonizing and anxious anticipation of something unknown, frightening... All this Tatyana Stepanova manages to recreate brilliantly. Chance encounters, everyday matters, insignificant details are depicted in her detective stories in some special, dramatic light, as if a harmless spring meadow before a rapidly approaching storm.