Olga Kryuchkova was born in Moscow on August 7, 1966. After school, she enrolled at the Moscow College of Automation and Telemechanics, majoring in mathematics and programming in 1983. She graduated with honours and got a job at one of Moscow aviation institutes. In 1986 she enrolled at the Moscow Aviation Institute named after Sergo Ordzhonikidze, the department of Aircraft Engineering and graduated from the institute in 1992. She started her literary activity in 2006. Her first novel, “The Captain of Marauders,” was published in the magazine of the publishing house “Podvig-Kentaur” in the series “Historical Bestseller” in 2007. In the same year, her novel of romance and history “Family Cross” was published by “Helios” in the series “Laces of Love.” In 2008, six novels by this author were published (one was published under a pseudonym). In January of 2008, her novel “Adventurers” was published by “Podvig-Kentaur.” The publishing house “Helios” published four novels, “The Gift of Aphrodite,” “A Fortunate Choice,” “Mysteries of Fate” and the novel “French Messalina” was published under the pseudonym Olivia Claymore. In the same year, the author first published novels in the publishing house “Veche,” namely a book titled “The Captain of Marauders,” which contains two novels, “The Captain of Marauders” and “The Demon of Montsegur.” In 2009, four more novels were published, “Adventurers,” “The Rose of Versailles,” “The Return of the Captain of Marauders” and “The Heirs of the Country of Yamato.” All four novels were published by “Veche.” In the present time, the author is actively cooperatating with leading Russian publishing houses and has published more than 90 books (novels, Slavic esotericism, art therapy). Many works have been written in collaboration with her daughter Elena Kryuchkova (more than 50 books).