About the book: 1988 / Collection of science fiction works by writers from Great Britain, East Germany, Poland, USA, France, Czechoslovakia and Japan, written in the detective genre. Contents: Eremey Parnov. The Case of the Game (Foreword), pp. 5-23 Isaac Asimov. The Night That Dies (story, translation by S. Vasilyeva), pp. 24-66 Paul Anderson. The Marauder (story, translation by W. Weber), pp. 66-106 Gerd Prokop. The Death of the “Immortals” (story, translation by E. Faktorovich), pp. 106-135 Koji Tanaka. Pursuit (story, translation by G. Dutkina), pp. 136-159 Joseph Delaney. Leap of thought (story, translation by V. Babenko), pp. 159-219 Pierre Boulle. How much does a sonnet weigh? (story, translation by A. Grigoriev), pp. 220-262Robert Silverberg. Solitary confinement (story, translation by W. Weber), pp. 263-281 Konrad Fialkowski. Species Homo Sapiens (story, translation by N. Statsenko), pp. 281-301Donald Westlake. Death on an Asteroid (story, translation by E. Vladimirova), pp. 301-323 Rolf Krohn. Version (story, translation by E. Faktorovich), pp. 323-338 Jack Vance. A Strike of Mercy (story, translation by A. Grigoriev), pp. 339-368 Jack Vance. The Vile Mackinch (story, translation by A. Grigoriev), pp. 368-393 Rodomir Klabal. If you are such a smart guy, then tell me where the corpses are? (story, translation by G. Dunda), pp. 393-422Gary Alan Ruse. Jolly Roger (story, translation by W. Weber), pp. 422-446Dominique Douhet. Cochese from Severama 10 (story, translation by A. Grigoriev), pp. 446-480Henry Kuttner, Catherine Moore. Two-armed machine (story, translation by A. Timofeev), pp.. 481-516