Modern Russian writer Elena Mikhalkova is well known for her poignant detective stories throughout the post-Soviet space. And even her most famous literary colleagues can envy her "fertility".
The popular Russian writer Elena Mikhalkova has already surpassed the milestone of a million published book copies. Today, her detective masterpieces are read by people of all generations on the territory of many Russian-speaking countries of the world.
Brief biography of Elena Mikhalkova
The future author of "life detectives" was born on April 1, 1974 in Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod) in an ordinary Soviet family far from the world of culture and art. From childhood, the girl was fond of reading books, among which she especially singled out the genres of science fiction and detective story.
Studying in a special school with a physical and mathematical bias of a real humanities student did not change her intentions to become a lawyer. Therefore, after receiving a certificate of secondary education, Elena enters the Law Faculty of the Lobachevsky University, after which she began to work as an assistant investigator in her specialty.
And then there was a move to the capital, immersion in civil law, marriage, maternity leave and the birth of a child. An interesting fact is that it was the upbringing of a child, accompanied by the writing of poems and stories, that opened Mikhalkova's writing talent.
The writer made her debut, who, by sheer coincidence, was noticed by the editors, with scripts for children's television programs. And then there was the first detective story "on a bet" with her husband, which later the girl's mother secretly sent to the publishing house. Since 2007, Elena Mikhalkova has already officially started working in the detective literary genre. Currently, the list of her works of art is amazing: "The Island of a Dream Come True" (2008), "Ghost in a Crooked Mirror" (2009), "The Illusion of a Game" (2010), "Cinderella and the Dragon" (2011), "Eight Beads on thin thread "(2012)," Cats are not recommended to offend "(2012)," Hunt for a winged lion "(2015)," Paper curtain, glass crown "(2017)," The Secret of Vergy Castle "(2017)," One woman, one man”(2017),“Black poodle, ginger cat, or Wedding with obstacles”(2018).
Currently, Elena Mikhalkova has a signed contract with the publishing house, according to which she needs to write one book every four months. Her latest masterpiece is the detective novel No Grasshopper in the Grass.
Personal life of the writer
Since the main motto of the talented writer is: “You should not let strangers into your garden!”, There is practically no information about her family relations in the press. It is known that Elena's family happiness is based on the love of her husband and daughter, whom she loves to delight with culinary delights of her own making.
In her own blog, the author of popular detective stories often publishes photographs of two cats, which speaks volumes about her desire to live in harmony with all living things.
