Kemel Tokayev is known to a wide range of readers as a writer of the detective adventure genre. This collection includes the stories of K. Tokayev "Special Assignment," "Mysterious Trail," "Murder before Sunset" and "Night Shot." In these works, the author fascinatingly talks about the heroic deeds of partisans behind enemy lines, about the complex, noble work of police officers in uncovering and detaining especially dangerous criminals, about the courage and resourcefulness of Soviet security officers in the fight against foreign intelligence.