Ohavn mordy boleslavsk Dobrylovsk Ji (2026)

This Czech-language historical detective novel opens in the Hussite town of Mlad Boleslav, where a severed finger found outside the house of the wealthy merchant Pavel disturbs a peaceful morning. Soon afterwards, the body of a murdered carpenter named tpn is discovered in the town pond. With almost no evidence, the reeve accuses Pavel, simply because tpn once courted the merchants wife, Matylda. She turns to the regional governor Ji of Podbrady for help, and he entrusts the investigation to the knight Luk of Velyn, a former Hussite fighter. His companion is the knight Norbert of Malkov, a friend of the owner of the Mlad Boleslav estate. The original accusation soon begins to collapse, while the number of mutilated corpses continues to grow. Nothing makes sense, and to uncover the mysterious killer, the investigators must delve deep into the past.