The Legend of the Cursed Wardrobe

A new detective series for fans of «Black Kitten» and «Maisie Hitchins»! Welcome to the boarding school with a century-old history, where the most unusual secrets are hidden behind ancient walls!

Svetlana Krivoshlykova is the author of numerous books for children and teenagers, the winner of the «Open Eurasia-2018» literary competition, and the chairperson of the Union of Children's and Youth Writers.

Three friends — Ilya, Kira, and Sashka — come together as team «IKS» to investigate mysterious events. They study, befriend, argue, and make up… and also tackle cases that send shivers down even the teachers' spines!

The estate is restless again. A wardrobe covered in soot has been discovered in a secret room. It is rumored to be cursed. For team «IKS», this is a chance to uncover another secret and defeat their rivals from «Vector Vlasov». But the deeper the kids dig, the stranger the events become: evidence disappears, shadows come to life, and ancient alchemical symbols seem to form a message.
Will the young detectives be able to solve the mystery of the wardrobe before the curse catches up with them?

The action of the stories unfolds in a unique location — a boarding school situated in a former merchant's estate from the nineteenth century. Svetlana Krivoshlykova masterfully describes the mysterious atmosphere of the old building and the secrets it holds. The combination of the spirit of a closed boarding school with the modern life of ordinary schoolchildren makes reading captivating, and the unraveling of mysteries unforgettable.

The story within each book is complete: one book — one mystery. The books in the series can be read both separately and together.