For the first time in Russian - a new fascinating book from the author of the famous intellectual bestseller "Ice of Bombay", combining elements of a psychological thriller, family chronicle and classic adventure novel. Young American Claire Fleetwood, a forensic photographer, receives an unexpected inheritance in London - the Eden boarding house for several families, with a large garden. Only it is located in Whitechapel, an area of the British capital where Jack the Ripper carried out his bloody deeds a hundred years earlier. And now a new murder forces Claire to leave the Garden of Eden, which turned out to be so fragile, and go to Tibet, on an expedition financed by the UNICENS corporation, in search of the mythical green poppy, rumored to be able to cure cancer and prolong life. To Claire's amazement, in Tibet, disparate threads begin to intertwine: her family history, the secrets of large pharmaceutical business and drug trafficking, as well as the mystery of Jack the Ripper are fused together...

An exciting, ambitious thriller from the author of "The Ice of Bombay"... Here you will find photographic art, long journeys, and a dizzying story with a murder and family secrets. Publishers Weekly Forbes easily overcomes the inherent limitations of the genre, and not only thanks to her extensive erudition, honed writing style, and impeccable storytelling talent: her main merit is the creation of an absolutely living heroine , which you empathize with from the first page to the last... She managed to write an intellectual thriller in the best traditions of “The Name of the Rose.” The WallStreet Journal Rich, highly entertaining reading. A sophisticated, multi-layered novel about the influence of the past on the present... Seemingly completely disparate themes and images are masterfully woven into a canvas of epic scope. Library Journal An intriguing, extremely entertaining mixture of historical detective story, family chronicle, medical thriller and adventure travel novel. You've never met such a heroine as forensic photographer Claire Fleetwood. Going to Tibet after the London riots in search of the mythical green poppy, she cannot even imagine that this will bring her closer to solving the century-old mystery - the murders of Jack the Ripper...Booklist With the novel “Fish, Blood, Bones,” Forbes gave new meaning to the term “intellectual thriller.” Kirkus Reviews