Nero Fulf, Hercule Poirot, Mike Hammer, Erast Fandorin, Jack Reacher, Ivan Putilin, Philip Marlowe - if your heart skips a beat at the mention of even some of these names, you should read this book. Written by one of the most famous detectives in the United States, it tells the underbelly of the real work of a private detective. How to conduct surveillance and evade persecution, how to identify lies and expose your interlocutor to clean water, how to build versions and check them - these are just some of the questions that Daniel Ribakoff answers on the pages of his book. Each recommendation is accompanied by stories from the real practice of a detective - sometimes scary, sometimes funny and always truly fascinating.