The name of Frederick Forsythe is familiar to every lover of modern English-language literature. For the first time in Russian, a number of Forsythe’s short stories, previously unknown to readers. In five stories - the romance of Old America, where courage and perseverance are respected, where death and tragedy leave a memory of heroism, where they break the law for the sake of happiness and do not look for an easy way. This collection once again confirms the author’s reputation as a brilliant master of the genre, because every of the works included in it is a real masterpiece!