Elena Topilskaya: biography and bibliography

Lovers of the Russian detective certainly read books about Masha Shvetsova or watched the series "Secrets of the investigation." But here about the author of novels, practically nothing is known. Who is Elena Topilskaya? Books in order, the author's biography, professional career, work as a screenwriter are described in the article.

Biography

Topilskaya Elena Valentinovna - author of a series of Russian detectives, screenwriter, lawyer.

The writer was born on January 27, 1959 in the city of Leningrad. Elena Topilskaya dreamed of becoming an investigator, but could not get to the police school: they did not take women there. She entered the evening department of the law faculty of the Leningrad State University to become a public prosecutor, while studying she worked as a secretary in court.

On internship Elena came to the investigation department and stayed there for 17 years. She began her career as an intern of the district prosecutor's office, and graduated as an investigator for particularly important cases. Elena Topilskaya investigated various cases of serial maniacs (including the terrible case of Irtyshov), organized crime.

Her professional activities formed the basis of written novels in which the main character is a female investigator, and scripts for television series. In 1991, the writer defended her Ph.D. thesis. The theme of her work was the protection of the rights of victims.

In 1998, she completed a course in human rights at the University of Essex, in the United Kingdom. In 1999, she became a lawyer, and four years later she was awarded for the success of defense in criminal cases.

Now he works as a lawyer and is a professor at the Russian Academy of Justice. Elena Topilskaya wrote a number of scientific works.

A series about Masha Shvetsova

About 20 detective stories were written by Elena Topilskaya. The writer's books about the woman-investigator Masha Shvetsova quickly gained popularity, the shooting of the series "The mystery of the investigation" began almost immediately.

• "Dances with cops", 1998. Collection, which included two novels: "The life of honest and dishonest", "Remember death". In the first book of the series the author not only reveals the essence of intriguing affairs, but also acquaints the reader in detail with the life and character of the main character.
• "Soft paw of death", 2001. Since 2003 this novel is published under the name "White, black, scarlet". In this book, Masha Shvetsova, who has already become fond of readers, is investigating the murder of a businessman and his wife.
• "The move from the ladies peak", 2001. This time the female investigator tries to catch a serial killer whose victims are found every week in St. Petersburg's porches, next to playing cards.
• "Heroes do not kill", 2002. Shvetsova unravels a whole slew of crimes: the abduction of the businessman's wife, the robbery of the exchanger, the raid on the jewelry, the suicide of a famous doctor. All events are mysteriously connected. Who is behind them?
• "Amnesia. Identification ", 2002. Since 2003, this novel is published under the title" Trap for Blondes. " Another series of murders rolled around the city. This time the victims are young men with blond hair.
• "Fatal role", 2003. A well-known actress turns to Masha Shvetsova with a request for help - she is pursued by an unknown person. A few days later, a woman is found dead. What caused the incident - suicide or someone's evil will?
• "Sheep's Skin", 2003. Another puzzle is the murder of young girls, the disappearance of a businessman and the death of his business partner. What a monstrous crime occurred in the park?
• "Hunting for vampires", 2003. Before Shvetsova, a new mystery - bleeding bodies, a man killed by a stake in the heart, kidnapping corpses from the morgue. Is she dealing with something supernatural?

• "Mania of investigation", 2004. The cases of abduction are usually the most complex. Will Masha Shvetsova find a young businessman?
• "Dark Forces", 2005. Four young successful women were missing. The fifth should be Masha Shvetsova herself.
• "Criminalistics on Fridays", 2009. There was a brutal murder, but no one is trying to investigate it, because the victim of the crime was a pedophile. The thread of the investigation leads Masha deeper into the past of the maniac. Will she be able to unearth, who is the real villain?
• "From Nice with Love", 2009. The investigator goes on vacation to Nice, in the company of family and friends. However, crime does not sleep under the sky of France. And the consequences of what happened are dashed to St. Petersburg.

Out of series

• "Spanish Night", 2004. This book tells of an escaped to Spain investigator.
• "The Door to the Mirror", 2005. Investigator Anton Korsakov is investigating a mystical murder.
• "The Scarlet Mask", 2007. A historical detective about a young investigator and a mysterious red mask.

In 2007, two books from the series "Old Affairs" were published in co-authorship with Victoria Zueva. Both books tell about the investigations of novice detectives.

Publicism, law

• Textbook "Organized Crime", 1999.
• "Notes of a Mad Investigator", 2002. Elena Topilskaya talks about the details of high-profile criminal cases.
• "Secrets of the real consequence. Notes of the investigator of the Prosecutor's Office for especially important cases ", 2007. This book details the work of the investigator.

Scripts

Fame as a writer Topilskaya received after writing detective stories about Maria Shvetsova. On the basis of these novels, the series "Secrets of the investigation" was created, the script to which Elena herself wrote for eight seasons. In addition, she participated in the writing of scenarios for the serial films "Old Business", "Criminal Passion", "Obsessed", "Sudmedeksperty".