The killer who feared himself

The new collection of crime stories by the popular author from Písek is proof that Ladislav Beran's careful search in the archives and in the period press from the 1930s has once again paid off. Readers are thus reunited with the legendary Sand Search Party, led by Staff Captain Votruba. The titles of the stories, e.g. Man, who could stop time Tired Thief's Luck, The Fiery Lapse in the House of Kindly Vice, Laska of the Pavement, Having pockets full of money, A brothel is not a church, Mr. Staffer. Memento mori! or The Grave That Spoke, not only promise an excursion into the criminal investigations of the time, when cases had to be fairly trodden, but also guarantee a necessary dose of suspense in the turbulent times of the 1930s.