The first collection presents stories by modern Soviet authors, telling about various aspects of the work and life of law enforcement agencies: about the far from unambiguous work of the police under the conditions of perestroika; about the private investigation of various types of crimes - this is a fairly new trend in Soviet detective fiction; about the tragic fate of a state security officer in the thirties; about the fate of a military intelligence officer, and, finally, the section “From the Past” will introduce the reader to the notes of the head of the Moscow detective police at the beginning of the century. The stories are action-packed, each of them is based on difficult human destinies, the authors of the collection are famous and completely unknown writers.