The Mystery of the Old Wardrobe

Three friends – Ilya, Kira, and Sashka – come together as the team “IKS” to investigate mysterious events. They learn, befriend, argue, and reconcile… and also tackle cases that give even the teachers goosebumps!

When Kira and her friends from the “IKS” team find a secret laboratory of merchant Platonov at school, they become the heroes of the day. But not for everyone. Tanya, Lera, and Olya – high school girls used to being the center of attention – are not willing to accept that the newcomer has overshadowed them. It all starts with petty tricks: stealing food, mockery, teasing. But soon Kira is accused of a broken window, and now she faces expulsion. Her father, a strict FSB officer, is already on his way to school… Meanwhile, the old wardrobe in the teachers' lounge hides something more than just shelves.

The stories take place in a unique setting – a boarding school located in a former merchant estate from the nineteenth century. The author of the series, Svetlana Krivoshklyakova, masterfully describes the mysterious atmosphere of the ancient building and the secrets it holds. The connection of the spirit of a closed boarding school with the modern life of ordinary schoolchildren makes the reading engaging, and the revelation of mysteries memorable.