About the book: 2008 / "The fundamental principle of any detective story, even hidden under the heading “psychological,” is intrigue, that hypnotic effect on the reader, which makes you put everything aside and read to the essence and find out how the author dotted the i's. This is not given to every writer, but this gift is noticeable in his works.A. Zaitsev wrote not only a criminally entertaining piece, but also a more intellectual story, “The Stopped Clock,” thereby showing that, while remaining himself, he can use a different style of writing. His self-analysis without Freudian delving into the soul is understandable in its simplicity and necessity.…»