10 best books by Alexandra Marinina
The master of detective genre, Alexander Marinin (real name is Marina A. Alekseeva) is widely known in Russia. The books have been in large print runs since 1992, when her independent writing career began, today works are translated into other languages and presented to readers from different countries of the world, films and series are made based on them. Riddle and intrigue - the author's creativity. EXPERTOLOGY represents the top 10 books by Alexandra Marinina.
Rating the best books of Alexandra Marinina
| Nomination | a place | book | rating |
| Rating the best books of Alexandra Marinina | 1 | Confluence of circumstances (1992) | 5.0 |
| 2 | The Illusion of Sin (2002) | 4.9 | |
| 3 | Stylist (1998) | 4.8 | |
| 4 | Stolen Dream (1995) | 4.7 | |
| 5 | Do not interfere with the executioner (1997) | 4.6 | |
| 6 | The reluctant killer (1995) | 4.5 | |
| 7 | The Phantom of Music (1999) | 4.4 | |
| 8 | I died yesterday (1997) | 4.3 | |
| 9 | Death and a little love (1995) | 4.2 | |
| 10 | Seventh victim (1999) | 4.1 |
Confluence of circumstances (1992)
The author of the book: Alexander Marinin
Rating: 5.0
The novel "Confluence of Circumstances" was the first solo work by Alexandra Marinina, he formed the basis for a series of works about detective Nastya Kamensky, based on which the domestic series was subsequently shot. The heroine is at the same table with the killer. She knows that this man committed the murder, but to bring him out to the clear water, she will have to be careful and literally sneak into the very lair of the criminal. Nastya will have to get evidence of the guilt of the “cook” who prepared the dinner, and hold out until the morning, surviving and not betraying himself.
The book is so fascinating that it motivates to read the subsequent works about the famous Russian detective Kamensky.
The Illusion of Sin (2002)
The author of the book: Alexander Marinin
Rating: 4.9
The detective story "The Illusion of Sin" is also included in the series of works about Nastya Kamensky, which this time will have to investigate the murder case involving a large family. Murders happen one by one, the chain of investigation somehow leads the detective to the family, but can his members be guilty of the death of people? Nastya Kamensky is trying to unravel a certain mystery, which is enveloped in a mysterious, seemingly mysterious story, and the essence to which the detective got to the bottom amazes both her and the reader.
The children of the family are crippled by their own mother, one girl suddenly disappears from the hospital, so detectives need to act immediately - at stake the lives of other children, especially since someone closely watches them ...
Stylist (1998)
The author of the book: Alexander Marinin
Rating: 4.8
The plot of the detective story “stylist” united Nastya Kamensky and Vladimir Solovyov, in whom the heroine of the cycle of books Marinina was in love. Now he is disabled, but a successful and sought-after translator. Circumstances reduce Nastya with Vladimir in the framework of an interesting psychological game, which was demanded by the situation of the investigation of the case of murders of young men - it is assumed that the maniac lives in the same cottage village that Solovyov. A surprise was the double murder in the house of Vladimir himself. How did this happen? Nastya Kamensky will have to unravel the case using the logic, intuition and poems of the great Japanese poet.
Stolen Dream (1995)
The author of the book: Alexander Marinin
Rating: 4.7
The next book by Alexandra Marinina in our ranking touches on the topical subject of the so-called werewolves in uniform. The action takes place in an era of dashing 90s, when the boundaries of morality in society and in law enforcement agencies were erased, and crime and corruption reigned around. There was a crime of a woman, the unraveling of which is opposed by various structures, but the most unpleasant - a traitor wound up among Nastya Kamensky's colleagues. At this time, the detective will have to find the killer, at the same time calculate the "mole" and bring to clear water the structures involved in the crime. Readers note the famously twisted plot, which does not let go until the end of the book, while the “Stolen Dream” is distinguished by the plausibility, framed by the author’s violent fantasy.
Do not interfere with the executioner (1997)
The author of the book: Alexander Marinin
Rating: 4.6
Detective "Do not disturb the executioner" - a story that develops against the background of big politics. Pavel Sauliak, released from prison, is needed to participate in the election race as the main trump card - he was a witness in a high-profile case that will help eliminate one of the claimants to power. So that he arrives in Moscow safe and sound, Nastya Kamensky is assigned to accompany him on the way. The task is not simple, because the real prisoner began a real hunt.
Having brought Sauliak to Moscow, Kamenskaya faces a new case - a series of killings of people who previously committed violence against old men, girls and children are taking place. Nastya will have to figure out whether her ward is connected with these crimes, and who is the executioner who keeps the capital at bay?
The reluctant killer (1995)
The author of the book: Alexander Marinin
Rating: 4.5
In this story, half-brother Alexander asked Nastya to find out who his girlfriend Dasha Sundiyeva is, who behaves strangely: when they go to visit, the documents and other trifles disappear in the house, and the next day the owners find them in the mail the box. Could Kamenskaya have thought that such a trifling matter at first glance would acquire a truly international scale. In the course of the investigation, the heroine will face unmotivated murders, criminal structures, and the former paratrooper Eduard Denisov will help to unravel it all and the hardened thief in the law named Bokr - Nastya will be indebted to him for life. As for Dasha, she became an unwitting witness to a crime.
The Phantom of Music (1999)
The author of the book: Alexander Marinin
Rating: 4.4
Another story from Alexandra Marinina that deserves attention is “The Ghost of Music”. The owner of a travel company is killed, but as impudently - blown up in her own car. The police managed to find a witness to the incident, but he turned out to be a half-blind nineteen-year-old boy, of course, he cannot provide any visual details. The only clue is the music that the guy heard from the killer's headphones and remembered the voice of the criminal. The young man can help the investigation, but does Nastya Kamenskikh have a moral right to risk his life?
I died yesterday (1997)
The author of the book: Alexander Marinin
Rating: 4.3
In the story “I died yesterday,” several plot lines were intertwined: Anastasia Kamenskikh investigates two cases - one concerns the murder of two employees of the TV program “A face without make-up”, the second - the death of a journalist and a State Duma deputy. Her colleague, the investigator Tatyana Obraztsova is investigating the murder of the fortuneteller Inessa. As it later turns out, these crimes are links of one chain, a cunning combination, in which Alexander Ukhanov, who turned to the police, was probably implicated, who learned that his own wife had ordered it to the killers. Together they try to get on the trail of the murderers and unravel a complicated storyline.
Death and a little love (1995)
The author of the book: Alexander Marinin
Rating: 4.2
It happened! Nastya Kamenskih is going to marry Alexei Chistyakov, a professor of mathematics.But in the case of the protagonist, the wedding cannot go smoothly - right during the ceremony in the registry office there is a cry, in the closet of the bridegie, numb with horror, the bride was shot at close range, the couple had to sign immediately after Nastya and Andrey. As we manage to find out later, the victim before the wedding received a note with threats, the same was thrown by Kamenskaya and several more brides. However, no one declared to the police. A few hours later another similar crime occurred in another district of Moscow. Anastasia again gets down to business.
Seventh victim (1999)
The author of the book: Alexander Marinin
Rating: 4.1
The book is completed by Alexandra Marinina’s detective book The Seventh Victim, which was notable for its extraordinary plot. Nastya Kamenskih and Tanya Obraztsova lead the space bridge. At some point, a poster with threats threatens the audience, but for whom of the friends are they intended?
From the next day, detectives will be faced with several murders, labeled porcelain fish with babies from the mouth. As it turns out, the offender is an exemplary person, for terrible reasons seeking to become arrested and sentenced to death.
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