Svetlana Aleshina: books in order

All lovers of action-packed detective stories, published in large numbers at the very beginning of the new millennium, probably know the name of the author Svetlana Aleshina. A list of all books published under her authorship is presented below in this article.

Who is Svetlana Aleshina?

The biography of the author, written on the back cover of each detective, is familiar to all admirers of her work. It looks like this:

Since childhood, Svetlana loved the sea. A little later she became interested in scuba diving, which did not stop her from graduating from the journalism department of Moscow State University with honors. I traveled a lot around the country. I wanted to convey what I saw and heard to the reader, but ... in the original form. Detective? Why not?! Life throws up stories that are sometimes twisted better than any journalistic investigation ...

Even to this day, many lovers of detective stories released under this name do not know that in fact there is no writer with that name - this is a fiction, a trademark, under which a whole headquarters of semi-professional (or completely literary educated) authors worked.

Such writers in publishing circles are called litnegra because they do all the work, but remain unknown to the reader to the end. The only real name that recently appeared from under the mask of Sveta Aleshina is Sergey Potapov. This is a litagent who came up with the concept and brand. He did not write anything, but directed the process, editing, and distribution throughout the literary activity of a fictional writer.

The author’s image of reality was supported by a photo of Svetlana Aleshina, printed on the back of books. To this day, it is not known for certain what kind of woman became the face of the brand, and where the name and surname were taken from.

Sergey Potapov

The biography and work of Svetlana Aleshina would not have taken place without the personality of Sergey Potapov, a literary agent, business coach, author of numerous books on marketing technologies. He was born and raised in Saratov, graduated from medical school. In the early 90s, when almost all the inhabitants of Russia began to sharply change their activities and professions, Sergey managed to take the post of editor-in-chief at the then little-known publishing house, Scientific Book, which he later headed as director. That is why many books authored by S. Aleshina in 2005-2010 were released here.

Having studied at the marketing and management courses of the British Open University, Sergey Potapov first published books under his own name: "How to delegate authority," "Telephone sales do not happen, but they work," "How to manage time," and others.

Svetlana Aleshina's books in order

Almost all detectives released under the authorship of Aleshina are combined into thematic series, even if they went on sale in parallel with each other. The series are distinguished by the presence of the same main characters, the nature of their activity and the reason for engaging in private investigations.

In some works, a thin biographical line of each heroine is traced, but, given that the books were written by different people, there are noticeable discrepancies, up to the middle names of characters and stories from their past.

Here are the main detective series:

• "Alexandra", from 1999 to 2002.
• The Paparazzi, 1999-2005.
• The New Russian, 2000-2005.
• "TV journalist", 2003-2004.
• "Theater of one actress", 2004-2005.
• "Captain of the Ministry of Emergencies" 2013.

"Alexandra"

The first detective novel, published under the authorship of Svetlana Aleshina from 2000 to 2002, was united by the name "Alexandra". Here is a list of books published in this series:

• “It Will Still Be” (1999).
• "The Wanderer in the Night" (2000).
• The Potential Victim (2000).
• "Hovering in the Sky" (2000).
• "The Executioner is impatient" (2000).
• "The error of nature" (2000).
• “One field of a berry” (2000).
• "Night of the Blood Moon" (2000).
• The Irresistible Monster (2000).
• "World of Dreams" (2000).
• “Dreaming is not harmful” (2000).
• Revenge Baby (2001).
• "Graceful style of work" (2001).
• “Two heads are better” (2001).
• "The highlight of the program" (2001).
• "Blond is a dark person" (2002).

The plots of all the stories are united by the investigations of private detective Alexandra Danich, a young and energetic specialist in private investigation. Her outward signs are rarely mentioned in books, because the narration is conducted in the first person. However, the publishing house "Exmo", engaged in the release of the series "Alexander", used the same model to create covers. Looking at this illustration, readers could imagine Sasha Danich as a pretty brown-eyed brown-haired woman with stylish glasses and a motley bandana.

Paparazzi

Despite the fact that the series entitled "Paparazzi" appeared for the most part in the same time period as "Alexandra", there were much more books in it. Perhaps because the adventures of journalist Olga Boykova, editor-in-chief of the criminal newspaper Witness, were much more successful with readers. The books were again released by Eksmo: for all the covers they used the same model girl personifying the main character - a long-haired brunette with a mischievous expression and a teenage style in clothes.

Here is a list of all the detectives released as part of the Paparazzi series:

• "Hit of the season" (1999).
• Favorites of the Night (1999).
• "Reporting from the Other World" (1999).
• "Sex, Lies and Photos" (2000).
• "Trump in the sleeve" (2000).
• “Look for the wind in the field” (2000).
• "Unforeseen situation" (2000).
• "I Don't Like Giveaways" (2000).
• The Blue Dragon (2000).
• "Do not Drive Horses" (2002).
• The Joy of the Widower (2000).
• "Curiosity is not a vice" (2000).
• The Devil's Plan (2000).
• "Season of the hunt" (2000).
• "Two-faced angel" (2000).
• "Cheaper for nothing" (2001).
• "When the Fern Will Bloom" (2001).
• "To the Village of Grandfather" (2001).
• “Crime without punishment” (2001).
• Love of Evil (2001),
• "Urgent to the Room" (2001).
• Extinguish the Light (2001).
• "Bullshit" (2001).
• The Paparazzi (2001).
• "Cat under the tail" (2001).
• "To die like that with music" (2001).
• "Nerves at the Limit" (2001).
• Shadow on the Wattle (2001).
• “Don't Pull the Tail” (2001).
• "For those in the morgue" (2001).
• Let's Play Hide and Seek (2001).
• "Reporting without a place of events" (2002).
• "After the Rain on Thursday" (2002).
• “There are no perfect crimes” (2002).
• "The villain in the gift box" (2002).
• "The Shine of Despicable Metal" (2002).
• "Sin for the Soul" (2002).
• "And I sculpt a hunchback" (2002).
• The Shark of the Pen (2002).
• "Balm for the soul" (2003).
• "Wait for trouble" (2003).
• “Passion-Muzzle” (2003).
• "This is the number" (2003).
• “The Heiress of All Capital” (2004).
• "Cadres decide everything" (2004).
• "Rollers without brakes" (2005).
• "No noise and dust" (2005).
• "Running ahead of the engine" (2005).

"New Russian"

A year after the premiere of the aforementioned series, Svetlana Aleshina, the adventures of the third heroine, Larisa Kotova, the wife of the so-called “new Russian”, who, due to idleness and an idle lifestyle, begins to conduct private investigations of the crimes happening near her, were released. The heroine for the decoration of the covers of this series, Eksmo publishers chose a stylish blonde with a doll face, which was supposed to personify Larisa Kotova.

Full list of works released in this series:

• The New Russian (2000).
• "The Charm of the New Russians" (2000).
• African Passion (2000).
• The Hunting Instinct (2000).
• A Glass of Poison (2000).
• "The height of the mating season" (2000).
• "They wrote the murder" (2000).
• “It all started with her” (2001).
• "Not For Long Music Played" (2001).
• "You can’t imagine it on purpose" (2001).
• "Rotten business" (2001).
• "Buffet with a tragic ending" (2001).
• The Limit of Evil (2001).
• “Nobody wanted to kill” (2001).
• "Miracles in the Sieve" (2001).
• "Past the box office" (2001).
• "Diplomatic death" (2001).
• "The Dead Do Not Die" (2001).
• "Thirst for Thrill" (2002).
• "Heart with a silencer" (2002).
• Through Pink Glasses (2002).
• "For beautiful eyes" (2002).
• "The Nest of Small Reptiles" (2002).
• “If you want to live, shoot” (2002).
• "The remedy for boredom" (2002).
• "The Lover in Retirement" (2002).
• "Revenge for Dislike" (2002).
• "The game of cat and mouse" (2003).
• "The Skeleton Key to Her Life" (2003).
• "Naughty Toy" (2003).
• "Alibi with a Gulkin Nose" (2003).
• "Jewelry Work" (2003).
• Downside Down (2004).
• "A Gift from an Unclean Heart" (2004).
• “The winner receives the score” (2004).
• "Men for One Night" (2004).
• Fortunetelling of Kings (2004).
• "A Drop of Poison - A Sea of ​​Evil" (2004).
• "Safe for family secrets" (2005).

"TV journalist"

Since 2003, the publication of a series entitled "TV Journalist" began. This series was also loved by fans of Svetlana Aleshina, although it did not expand to the scale of “New Russian” and “Paparazzi”.

In the list of books about the criminal adventures of TV presenter Irina Lebedeva, there are only fourteen stories:

• "Testament of the poor beauty" (2003).
• The Queen of Black Gold (2003).
• "Ladies Love Hotter" (2003).
• "Virtual Girlfriend" (2003).
• "Free Cheese in a Mousetrap" (2003).
• "My Dangerous Lady" (2003).
• "Sweet showdown" (2003).
• "The Serpent in Paradise" (2003).
• "Bear Service" (2003).
• The Most Beautiful Nightmare (2003).
• "The End of a Scary Tale" (2003).
• “Crash of one’s will” (2004).
• The Countdown of Witnesses (2004).
• "Bet on the dark beast" (2004).
• "One Hundred Answers to One Question" (2004).

"Theater of one actress"

The heroine of a short series of books "One Actress's Theater" was Sofya Nevzorova, a temporarily unemployed actress conducting investigations - sometimes extravagant, using her lyceum talents. In the series came out:

• "Madhouse by Testament" (2004).
• "The worst role" (2004).
• The Young Thief (2005).
• "The Miss Errand" (2005).
• "The adventures of the red-haired artist" (2005).

"Captain MOE"

The last collection in the bibliography of Svetlana Aleshina was the story, united under the title "Captain of the Ministry of Emergencies." The heroine of this small but exciting series is Olga Nikolaeva, head of the rescue department, a strong-willed woman who skillfully applies her professional skills in the field of private investigation. A series of four works was released in 2013. It is worth noting that the book "In the heat of their own free will" was written and first published back in 1999, but then the authors decided to revise it and reissue it as part of the stories about Olga Nikolaev.

Series "Captain of the Ministry of Emergencies":

• "In the heat of their own free will."
• "Big wave".
• "Rescuer".
• "Sweet bait."

Books without a series

In addition to all of the above works, there are books in the bibliography of Svetlana Aleshina that are not included in any of the series - with other heroes and unrelated stories. These include: “A Woman Without a Tower” (2004), “There Is No Chance to Survive” (2004), “From the Fire to the Flames” (2013).