Mlýn na mumie

Prague, 1866: while Europe heads for war between Austria and Prussia, the first Czech serial killer begins his work. Commissioner Durman of the Prague criminal police divides his time between investigating grotesque murders, culinary experiments, a romantic love for Miss Hedbávná and brutal encounters in spiritualist brothels. The chase leads through the catacombs under the Castle, the glittering boulevards of imperial Paris, secret tombs inside Mexican pyramids and the bloody battlefield of Hradec Králové. Mixing invention with real period detail, the comic, parodic story also catches the turmoil that foretells the slow collapse of the old monarchy and the coming of a new age.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

394 pages in the original

Genres

Crime, Historical (assigned by AI)

Set in

Czechia, France, Mexico, 1866

First published

2013 by Druhé město

Author's age

45 when first published

ISBN

9788072273447 (original)