American writer Brett Holliday rose to fame after he published the novels “Making Money by Dying,” the first in a series of novels about Miami private detective Michael Shane. In addition to fascinating plots, replete with unexpected twists, an abundance of dramatic scenes and good style, readers were attracted to Halliday's books by the vivid image of the main character, written with great psychological authenticity. Huge six feet tall, a crusher of gangsters' jaws, a big fan of drinking and chasing available ladies, Mike Shane is at the same time a cold-blooded and insightful analyst, a subtle connoisseur of the human soul, a gentle and respectful lover, deeply devoted to only one woman. We have no doubt that Russian readers will be pleased with a new meeting with a red-haired private detective from the restless city of Miami.