About the book: 2000 / In the collection of the famous American writer Helen McCloy (real name Worrell Clarkson; 1904–1975), whose work is popular with experts and amateurs psychological, intellectual detective, included two novels, united by a common character leading the investigation. His name is Basil Willing. He is a specialist in psychology, a psychiatrist, whom nature has also endowed with rare powers of observation and extraordinary powers of deduction..