About the book: 1962 / For seven whole years now, the name of the once famous private detective with “tough” principles Mike Hammer has not appeared on the pages of newspapers or in speech policemen and criminals. After the loss of a loved one, Hammer sank to rock bottom, drinking and losing the meaning of life. But after recovering from another drinking binge, Mike suddenly learned about a strange man who was on the verge of life and death and who wanted to talk to the former detective at all costs....