"The Hand of the Law" is a science fiction novel by the famous writer Harry Harrison. This book tells the story of a remote planetary settlement where the local sheriff is a law-programmed robot that cannot break the laws established by its creator. However, the criminals who attack the local residents very quickly realize that this robot sheriff is much more complicated than it seems at first glance. The task of the sheriff is to protect the residents from criminals, and the result is an extremely tense and exciting confrontation. Will a programmable robot be able to prove its effectiveness in the fight against crime or will it have to succumb to the power of human crime? "The Hand of the Law" is an exciting story about the future, society and the nature of the law, which will leave you impressed.