The novels “The Last Woman in His Life” and “A Pleasant and Secluded Place,” included in the collection, describe crimes that, not without reason, can be called “strange.” Money and the struggle for inheritance are just an external, habitual motive that the famous writer and amateur detective E. Quinn grabs hold of when he begins his investigations. But as the action unfolds, it turns out that the psychological background of the tragic events is much more complex and interesting.