This book tells about the first cases of Carter Brown's favorite hero - New York private detective Danny Boyd. He had just opened his own detective bureau - but the most complex and dangerous cases were already falling on him. Any situation, no matter how confusing it may be, will certainly be solved - Boyd, with his inherent talent as a detective, fighter and seducer, will unravel the most incredible labyrinth of mysteries. He loves money, women, whiskey and gin, and when he is prevented from conducting an investigation, he is not averse to beating up the scoundrel. A tough detective will have to solve the mystery of a corpse buried in a pigsty.