A Second Death
by Graham Brack
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Pub Date Jul 15 2019 | Archive Date Aug 02 2019
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Description
Is a child killer on the loose in Prague…?
When the body of a young girl washes up on the banks of the River Vltava, the Czech police are troubled. Brutally murdered and with evidence of sexual abuse, it i
s not the sort of crime they are used to investigating. But the strangest thing is that the girl hasn’t been reported missing.
As a newly-appointed Captain, Josef Slonský takes the lead on the case. But with his team seriously understaffed, and increasing pressure coming from the Ministry, he is struggling to keep everything under control.
Why has no one claimed the girl? What has happened to her family? Slonský must dig deep to find the answers to this complex mystery…
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| ISBN | 9781913028824 |
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Featured Reviews
janet n, Reviewer
Thank you NetGalley and Sapere Books for this arc.
I know I'm in for a treat with a new Josef Slonsky book. I was a little concerned when he was promoted at the end of the previous book and afraid his new administrative responsibilities would interfere his detection abilities (always best done away from the police station) and his "sustenance" breaks. But he manages all of them with real aplomb in this book.
The mystery itself was a "hummer" and somewhat dark and layered, but I still found this to be a laugh out loud read throughout. His recruitment and hiring plan seemed to be original and effective. His manipulations and machinations to arrange the Czech police bureaucracy to his liking continue as well and with good results.... even if it meant he had to take on even more work by investigating past cover-ups and malfeasance within the police department. And even more impressive -- he managed to it all without missing a single pastry, sausage or beer!
His relationship with Vera (wife?, ex-wife?, what??) continues to his complete bafflement.
5.0 stars
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