About the book: 1991 / We all know well the great film director, master of the thriller Alfred Hitchcock. However, few people know that for many years Hitchcock collected scary stories invented by American writers and compiled collections of detective stories that were very popular in America. Compilation work helped Hitchcock in his main business - cinema; literature suggested plots and characters for future films. This book contains detective stories from various collections of A. Hitchcock. The book is preceded by an introductory article by Yu. Komov, telling about the life and work of A. Hitchcock.