Детективное агентство «Альтернатива»

Bolʹshinstvu chitateleĭ Robert Shekli (1928-2005) khorosho izvesten kak zamechatelʹnyĭ pisatelʹ-fantast, odnako zdesʹ on predstavlen proizvedenii͡ami drugogo zhanra. Tri romana, vkli͡uchennykh v ėtu knigu, obʺedineny obshchim glavnym geroem - chastnym detektivom, kotoryĭ rassleduet prestuplenii͡a, svi͡azannye s torgovleĭ narkotikami i sovershaemye na ispanskom ostrove Ibit͡sa, a takzhe v Londone, Nʹi͡u-Ĭorke i Parizhe. Popadai͡a v kazalosʹ by beznadezhnoe polozhenie, Khob Drakoni͡an (tak zovut ėtogo geroi͡a) neizmenno sokhrani͡aet samoobladanie i chuvstvo i͡umora, i ėti kachestva, a takzhe pomoshchʹ druzeĭ pomogai͡ut emu ne tolʹko ut͡seletʹ, no i dobitʹsi͡a uspekha.

Robert Sheckley (1928-2005) is well known to most readers as a wonderful science fiction writer, but here he is represented by works of a different genre. The three novels included in this book are united by a common protagonist - a private detective who investigates crimes related to drug trafficking and committed on the Spanish island of Ibiza, as well as in London, New York and Paris. Getting into a seemingly hopeless situation, Hob Dragonian (that's the name of this hero) invariably retains self-control and a sense of humor, and these qualities, as well as the help of friends, help him not only to survive, but also to succeed.