Anna Malysheva btb Germany, Muza Poland, Dolnoslaskie Poland Malysheva's thrillers take place in the Russia of today and are inspired by every day life. The main characters is not detectives or commissioners, rather they are young, working women, who become involved in criminal cases through events in their private life. Malysheva has an eye for people like you and me. The neighbour, the friend, the daughter, the husband - these are her heroes.   Отравленная жизнь - Otravlennaya zhizn Poisoned Life Thriller. Centrpoligraf, Moscow 1999, 450 pages Sasha, the protagonist, is a young painter and picture restorer. A customer brings her a severely damaged landscape painting which Sasha inadvertently destroys. Worried about a possible action for damages she seeks out the painter. His family died in mysterious circumstances and he is in prison. She succeeds however in finding the owner of the Dacha pictured in the painting. It is the first love of the painter - and Sasha's customer.   Мой муж - маньяк. Moi muzh - manyak My Husband - a Murderer Thriller. Centropoligraf, Moscow 1998, 450 pages Moscow, the end of the 1990's. The heroin, a 28 year old woman, works in a travel agency. She suspects her husband of suffering from sexual perversion. At the same time her old school friends are being murdered, one after the other. It is obviously the work of a sex offender. They all had one thing in common - they studied at the French faculty. There was only one man in the group, her current boss, who for a long time has been hopelessly in love with Katya. During her investigations she discovers that the murders were only disguised as sexual offenses.     Страх перед страхом - Strakh pered strakhom Fear of Fear Thriller. Centrpoligraf, Moscow 2000, 450 pages The heroin, a married editor around 40 years old, loses her daughter, who in a drunken state is run over by a car. It all looks like a tragic accident. The mother is certain however that her daughter never drank. It turns out that Ira was pregnant. Her mother assumes it was murder and begins to investigate. A friend of the deceased also gets involved. Both discover, independently of each other, that Ira led a moving double life.   Запасной выход - Zapasnoi vykhod Emergency Exit Thriller. Centrpoligraf, Moscow 2000, 450 pages Moscow in 2000. The heroin, a budding journalist, is confronted with sudden changes in the character of the man she wants to marry. He leaves her abruptly, not because of another woman, but because of his career as a musician. Our heroin has reason to believe that her fiancй, Zhenya, is being deceived by music producers and pulled into dubious schemes. She discovers that her fiancй has committed a murder in his desire for fame. He returns back to her and she is confronted with a difficult decision…     Кто придет меня убить - Kto pridet menya ubit Who's coming to kill me Thriller. Centrpoligraf, Moscow 2000, 450 pages Anna, a 35 year old employee of a pharmaceutical company, finds a corpse in her Moscow apartment. The murder was obviously committed by her husband, who's business dealings have been running badly of late. Suddenly a great number of murky figures, including a famous photographer, are becoming interested in her apartment. The photographer's young girlfriend, a budding model, allegedly discovers from the descendants of Russian йmigrйs during a photo session in Paris, that shortly after the revolution a great treasure was hidden under the floor boards of the apartment.