Бегемот под майонезом

Konechno, neprii͡atno uznatʹ, chto kollega pridumala tebe obidnui͡u klichku "Begemot pod maĭonezom", no Tatʹi͡ane Sergeevoĭ nekogda rasstraivatʹsi͡a iz-za chepukhi. V ofis osoboĭ brigady obratilsi͡a professor Alekseĭ Burkin: pokhozhe, kto-to iz chlenov semʹi podlivaet vrachu silʹnodeĭstvui͡ushchee slabitelʹnoe. Situat͡sii͡a na pervyĭ vzgli͡ad donelʹzi͡a glupai͡a, skoree vsego, ėto chʹi͡a-to shalostʹ. So slov professora, v ikh semʹe vse dobry drug k drugu, i vse zhe emu nuzhno vyvesti zloumyshlennika na chistui͡u vodu. Syshchiki reshai͡ut zaslatʹ Tani͡u v dom Burkina pod vidom ego rodstvennit͡sy s Dalʹnego Vostoka, Luizy. I͡Akoby ta priekhala v Moskvu po delam. Okazyvaetsi͡a, v dome professora t͡sari͡at otni͡udʹ ne dobrye otnoshenii͡a. Nevestka Irina na vsekh brosaetsi͡a v zlobe, a vtorai͡a nevestka - konditersha Li͡uba - naoborot, pritorna do toshnoty. I Sergeeva nachinaet rassledovanie. K Burkinu priezzhaet spet͡sialist po obyskam Timofeĭ Volynov. Vypiv kompot, svarennyĭ dli͡a Aleksei͡a, on teri͡aet soznanie. Kto mog ego otravitʹ i zachem? Syshchiki osoboĭ brigady vyi͡asni͡ai͡ut, chto v detstve zheny Aleksei͡a bylo chernoe pi͡atno. Ėto otkrytie pozvoli͡aet im vyĭti na zloumyshlennika. No… vsë vdrug okazyvaetsi͡a sovsem ne tak! S vidu stroĭnai͡a i logichnai͡a piramida dokazatelʹstv mgnovenno obrushilasʹ i prevratilasʹ v ruiny.Darʹi͡a Dont͡sova - samyĭ populi͡arnyĭ i vostrebovannyĭ avtor v nasheĭ strane, li͡ubimit͡sa millionov chitateleĭ. V Rossii prodano bolee 200 millionov ėkzempli͡arov ee knig.Ee tvorchestvo napolni͡aet serdt͡sa i dushi svetom, optimizmom, radostʹi͡u, uverennostʹi͡u v zavtrashnem dne!"Dont͡sova neveroi͡atnai͡a raboti͡aga! I͡A ne znai͡u ni odnogo drugogo pisateli͡a, kotoryĭ stolʹko rabotal by. I͡A otnoshusʹ k neĭ s uvazheniem, kak k obrazt͡su pisatelʹskogo trudoli͡ubii͡a. Zhenshchiny nuzhdai͡utsi͡a v psikhologicheskoĭ podderzhke i poluchai͡ut ee ot Dont͡sovoĭ. I͡A i sama v svoe vremi͡a prochla neskolʹko romanov Dont͡sovoĭ. Ee chitai͡ut ochenʹ raznye li͡udi. I ochenʹ zani͡atye biznes-ledi, chtoby na vremi͡a vykli͡uchitʹ golovu, i domokhozi͡aĭki, u kotorykh estʹ pereryv 15-20 minut mezhdu otvesti-zabratʹ deteĭ". - Galina I͡Uzefovich, literaturnyĭ kritik

Of course, it's unpleasant to find out that a colleague has come up with the offensive nickname "Behemoth with mayonnaise," but Tatyana Sergeeva has no time to get upset over nonsense. Professor Alexey Burkin contacted the office of the special team: it seems that one of the family members is pouring a powerful laxative to the doctor. At first glance, the situation is extremely stupid, most likely, this is someone's prank. According to the professor, everyone in their family is kind to each other, but still he needs to bring the attacker to light. The detectives decide to send Tanya to Burkina's house under the guise of his relative from the Far East, Louise. Allegedly, she came to Moscow on business. It turns out that there are not good relations in the professor's house. Sister—in-law Irina rushes at everyone in anger, and the second daughter-in-law, the pastry chef Lyuba, on the contrary, is sickeningly cloying. And Sergeeva begins an investigation. Timofey Volynov, a search specialist, visits Burkin. After drinking the compote brewed for Alexei, he loses consciousness. Who could have poisoned him and why? Detectives from a special team find out that Alexey's wife had a black spot in her childhood. This discovery allows them to identify the attacker. But... everything suddenly turns out to be completely different! The seemingly orderly and logical pyramid of evidence instantly collapsed and turned into ruins.Daria Dontsova is the most popular and sought—after author in our country, a favorite of millions of readers. More than 200 million copies of her books have been sold in Russia.Her work fills hearts and souls with light, optimism, joy, and confidence in the future!"Dontsova is an incredible hard worker! I do not know of any other writer who has worked so much. I respect her as a model of hard work as a writer. Women need psychological support and receive it from Dontsova. I've read several of Dontsova's novels myself. It is read by very different people. And very busy businesswomen to turn off their heads for a while, and housewives who have a break of 15-20 minutes between taking the kids and picking them up." — Galina Yuzefovich, literary critic