Dead messenger

Historical detective novel by one of the most popular Czech authors

The royal scribe Jiří Adam of Dobronín finds a badly wounded man at the door of his house. The dying man manages to say that there is some kind of conspiracy afoot, but he dies before he can say more. Jiří Adam from Dobronín understands that in order to succeed in his search he must conceal the death of the man. But first he must find out who he is and why he has been appearing at everything important that has happened in Prague's Old Town in recent days. Slowly, he begins to piece together the pieces of an almost unbelievable crime. But powerful enemies stand against him.