The collection includes works by English writers, which can be called classics of the English detective story. The heroes of the works of D. Sayers and M. Allingham - English aristocrats, bankers and scientists, rogues and eccentrics - seem to have stepped off the pages of a good old English novel. The events unfolding in the London suburbs and ancient mansions are unusual and exciting, and the characters are original and convincing. An interesting object of the unusual detective investigation in J. Tey’s novel is the legendary Richard III. What happens to the heroes of these novels, what events involve them in the detective plot - readers will learn about this after reading the new collection to the end.