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, âThe Captain of Marauders,â was published in the magazine of the publishing house âPodvig-Kentaurâ in the series âHistorical Bestsellerâ in 2007. In the same year, her novel of romance and history âFamily Crossâ was published by âHeliosâ in the series âLaces of Love.â In 2008, six novels by this author were published (one was published under a pseudonym). In January of 2008, her novel âAdventurersâ was published by âPodvig-Kentaur.â The publishing house âHeliosâ published four novels, âThe Gift of Aphrodite,â âA Fortunate Choice,â âMysteries of Fateâ and the novel âFrench Messalinaâ was published under the pseudonym Olivia Claymore. In the same year, the author first published novels in the publishing house âVeche,â namely a book titled âThe Captain of Marauders,â which contains two novels, âThe Captain of Maraudersâ and âThe Demon of Montsegur.â In 2009, four more novels were published, âAdventurers,â âThe Rose of Versailles,â âThe Return of the Captain of Maraudersâ and âThe Heirs of the Country of Yamato.â All four novels were published by âVeche.â 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).