The anthology includes the most interesting stories by masters of action-packed literature. Different in time and place of action, narrative style, methods of creating images and the depth of psychological analysis - they all demonstrate the heights of the detective genre that each of the authors achieves.

William Irish “I wish I could die before I wake up”: “ The girl sitting at the desk in front of me was named Millie Adams. I don't remember much about her, I was nine at the time and will soon be twelve now. The only thing I remember clearly is those candies of hers, and the fact that suddenly she disappeared and did not return...”

Translation from Spanish by Tatyana Vetrova.