Russian detectives: list. Russian writers of detectives

As a point of reference, Russian detectives, whose list is presented in the article, take the 90s of the last century, when detective products from abroad poured into the counters of book stores. This prompted domestic writers to take up the pen (as an option - a ballpoint pen, computer keyboard) and start writing stories that fascinate average readers with plot twists.

Boris Akunin

The list of the best Russian detectives begins with the books of Grigory Chkhartishvili (that is, Boris Akunin). In Russia, it is hardly possible to find a man more or less interested in contemporary literature, who would not have heard of the "Adventures of Erast Fandorin." The named cycle consists of a number of books united by the main character. Erast, as well as the accompanying action of detectives of the XIX century, is a model of true nobility. Appears Fandorin in the first novel of the cycle "Azazel", which reveals the activities of a powerful group. And more than the modest position of the clerk is not a hindrance. Then other novels will follow, and some of them have begun to live a second life on TV screens ("Turkish Gambit", "State Councilor"). The final is the book "Black City", which takes place in 1914 before the war.

Fandorinsky cycle Akunin, it seems, wants to understand for himself and his readers what a Russian detective is. The list of all possible modifications of this genre (some of them were specially invented by the author) amazes imagination. Akunin gives examples of political, espionage, adventurous detective stories, these include the works listed above. And then there are such specific branches of the genre as ethnographic ("The Diamond Chariot"), theatrical ("The whole world is a theater") and even ... an idiotic detective. The next postmodern game, nothing more.

The cycle dedicated to Fandorin is not the only work of Akunin in the detective genre. He also owns a trilogy about the monk Pelageye, who, living in a fictional Zavolzhskaya province, reveals crimes. To do this, it needs to show all its qualities to the maximum, including the ability to become a brilliant socialite, when it is required to attend events that are not entirely appropriate to the nature of its activities.

Darya Dontsova

But not only the works of Akunin are Russian detectives. The list continues Dontsova's novels, which enjoy an enviable popularity among the domestic reader. To write them, Daria began after she was diagnosed in 1998 with a terrible diagnosis - breast cancer. Apparently, the disease opened some creative resources of the writer, and she was discharged from the hospital, having time to build 5 books. In the first of them - "Cool heiresses" - the heroine Dasha Vasilyeva is introduced, which has much in common with the author himself. She loves animals, the professional activity of a woman is connected with languages, and then ... and with crimes that she has the ability to attract, like a magnet. In total, about 46 Vasilyeva's novels have been created (some of them - "For All Hares", "My Wife's Wife" and others - have been screened) and several works of a small genre form.

After that, Dontsova decided to supplement the list of Russian detectives with books in which other heroes - Evlampiya Romanova (Manicure for the deceased, Lunch at the Ogre and many others), Viola Tarakanova ("Golden Cockerel fillet", "Three sacks of tricks" ). Particular attention is drawn to the only male detective created by Dontsova, Ivan Podushkin. His image largely reflects the woman's understanding of the ideal man: he is gallant, noble and does not tire of caring for his mother, a very eccentric woman. At the moment, 19 detectives have been created about Podushkin, some of them have been screened.

Alexandra Marinina

The audience of the beginning of this century probably remembers Nastya Kamenskaya - an ashy blonde who drinks a lot of coffee, does not like to cook, does not paint at all. But he knows several languages and just loves to catch criminals. The creation of this colorful character is obliged to Alexandra Marinina, another honorary member of the club "Russian novelists detective stories." The list of novels in which Kamenskaya operates is quite extensive - enough for 6 seasons of the television series! Appears Anastasia in the novel "Context of circumstances", in order to successfully act in other detectives ("Playing on someone else's field", "Death for the sake of death", "The posthumous image ...").

Tatyana Ustinova

Ustinov was one of the first to write Russian detectives. List of her works, however, is not limited only to detective novels ("Thunderstorm over the Sea" - a sample of this genre in her work). The writer manages to combine bloody crimes with melodramatic background, the decision of the heroes of their own love conflicts. Thus, one of the 20 commandments, given by Stephen Van Dine, is violated - well, let.

Andrey Konstantinov

Again, an example from a movie. The spectator of the beginning of "zero", must remember the gloomy saga "Bandit Petersburg" about the elusive Antibiotic and brave journalist, played by Domogarov. Its creator was Andrei Konstantinov, journalist and translator. To increase the list of Russian detectives with his creations, he solves in the mid-90s, publishing the novels "Advocate" and "Journalist", followed by other detectives. It is also necessary to note the art project "Agency" Golden Bullet ", carried out by the writer.

Natalia Solntseva

Mystical twists of the plot also includes a Russian detective. Natalia Solntseva crowns the list of works by authors who tried to combine in their books the process of disclosing a crime with unreal events. As the author claims, she wrote the first novel ("Golden Threads") in 2000, and before that she practically did not write anything. Her works are not ordinary Russian detectives. List of the main characters of her creations are artifacts that exert a supernatural influence on the fate of their owners. What kind of impact can this - this is what Natalia wants to explain in her novels ("What does the blood dream about", "Mantle with golden bees", "Etruscan mirror" and others).