The Fate of the Winter Cherry

Alice Streltseva has a true talent for matchmaking — her marriage agency "Winter Cherry" is thriving! Yet, its owner cannot find her own personal happiness… And finally, a hero from her novel appeared on the horizon! "I want that man," Alice told herself. "And I will get him!" That Alexander Korchagin intended to become a client of "Winter Cherry" meant nothing — their feelings turned out to be mutual, and he didn't even submit an application. Alice was overwhelmed with a sense of immense, all-consuming happiness! But then Alexander… disappeared. She desperately tried to find him when suddenly, her former classmate Laura — an unremarkable gray mouse whom she had long and unsuccessfully tried to marry off — called her with astonishing news: she and Alexander were going to get married! But the day before the ill-fated wedding, Korchagin was killed… The world collapsed, life was over. Alice realized she would not have peace until she found out what happened to her former beloved. And her friend Inka, a well-known crime journalist, volunteered to help…

Ludmila Martova is a master of captivating detective melodrama, author of thrilling suspense stories. They are characterized by a twisted detective intrigue, a daring finale with an unexpected resolution, and, of course, a bright romantic line. The heroines of Ludmila Martova's novels are modern young women who know exactly what they want from life.