The Trial is On! Notes of a Moscow Investigator

In 1921, fifteen-year-old journalist of a provincial newspaper Lev Sheinin entered the Moscow Higher Literary and Artistic Institute. But in February 1923, he was assigned to work in the Prosecutor's Office through komsomol distribution.
In 1927, the first story by Lev Sheinin "The Trial is On" was published in the newspaper "Izvestia".
Over time, the author became one of the most experienced and capable Soviet investigators, combining crime solving with literary creativity. The action of all the stories published in this collection takes place in Moscow from the early twenties to the mid-fifties.