About the book: 1992 / Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) - one of the founding fathers of the Golden Age of American science fiction, its undisputed leader, honored by his colleagues title of Grand Master. He is a multiple winner of the world's most prestigious SF awards: Hugo and Nebula; his novella "Nightfall" was voted "the best short story of all time" by the Science Fiction Writers Association of America, and his "Foundation" trilogy was declared "the best series of all time" by the All-American Fantasy Association in 1966. The author of almost 500 books, many of which have been translated into Russian, he does not need recommendations. However, in this collection, the work of A. Azimov appears from a somewhat unusual perspective: he appears as the author of detective stories. Moreover, in the widest spectrum - the reader will find here a fantastic, realistic, and scientific detective story..