Искала я милого моего

Taĭnai͡a khozi͡aĭka svobodnogo Melavi, gospozha Ėmilii͡a Grim, mnogie desi͡atiletii͡a derzhit v rukakh tenevui͡u zhiznʹ goroda. Luchshe vsego ona umeet dve veshchi - ocharovyvatʹ i ubivatʹ, no seĭchas vynuzhdena razbiratʹsi͡a, kto v eë dragot͡sennom gorode sovershaet otvratitelʹnye prestuplenii͡a, ne schitai͡a tekh, kotorye sovershaet sama.Ėto mir, gde magii͡a techët, kak podzemnye reki, a li͡udi naslazhdai͡utsi͡a li͡ubovʹi͡u, solnt͡sem, edoĭ i morem - kogda ne ubivai͡ut drug druga.Chto eshchë estʹ v ėtoĭ knige?Kofe s kardamonom i pert͡sem, bulochki s zavarnym kremom, zapakh franzhipani, chërnyĭ rom s ostrovov, gori͡achai͡a karamelʹ, vlastʹ, morskie zakaty, shëlkovye platʹi͡a, tikhie ubiĭstva, polosatye koty, vysokie svetloglazye blondiny, t͡svety apelʹsina, shutki pro smertʹ i veshchestva, pot͡selui v shei͡u, alye tufli iz mi͡agkoĭ kozhi, mestʹ, rasskazy o chudesakh, svoboda, skoshennai͡a trava, khimii͡a, mango - i mëd iz akat͡sii.Takov mir Ėmilii Grim, i on vam ponravitsi͡a!

The secret mistress of free Melavi, Mrs. Emilia Grim, has been holding the shadow life of the city in her hands for many decades. She knows two things best of all — to charm and to kill, but now she has to figure out who in her precious city commits heinous crimes, not counting those that she commits herself.This is a world where magic flows like underground rivers, and people enjoy love, sun, food and the sea — when they don't kill each other.What else is in this book?Coffee with cardamom and pepper, rolls with custard, the smell of frangipani, black rum from the islands, hot caramel, power, sea sunsets, silk dresses, silent murders, striped cats, tall blonde light-eyed, orange flowers, jokes about death and substances, kisses on the neck, scarlet shoes made of soft leather, revenge, stories of miracles, freedom, mown grass, chemistry, mango and honey from acacia.This is the world of Emilia Grim, and you will like it!