Before the executioner comes
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Before the executioner comes
Mysterious corpse thefts...
Markus Mordechai Maisel, the Primate of Prague's Jewish Town, turns to Lukáš Trobl of Květnice, a scribe at the provincial court, to investigate the mysterious theft of corpses from the Jewish cemetery. Not long after, Lukáš overhears a debate in a Prague tavern among imperial officers who want to get rid of the commander-in-chief of the imperial army in Hungary, Field Marshal Hermann Rusworm. The court scribe warns the marshal, his friend, but he takes the warning lightly. At the same time, Lukáš draws the hatred of a faction of officers siding with the marshal's rival, General Giovanni Belgioioso, and must hide from them.
After a night watch at the Jewish cemetery, he finally manages to uncover the grave robbers, but shortly afterwards his fiancée, Kordula, is kidnapped. The dramatic plot culminates in her rescue and a duel between Marshal Rusworm and General Belgioioso. Rusworm kills Belgioioso, but because Emperor Rudolf II has forbidden duels, the marshal is imprisoned in the dreaded Daliborka Tower at Prague Castle.
Will Lukáš manage to save the marshal from execution? And will the emperor's mistress, Katharina Strada, help him?
Jan Bauer
With over 200 book titles, Jan Bauer is the most prolific living Czech author. He has written some books under the pseudonyms Felix Krumlowský and Anna Březinová. He has also contributed to collective works, such as the ten-volume project 'Toulky minulostí světa' (Wanderings Through the World's Past). Originally trained as an agricultural engineer, he worked as a journalist for almost forty years. Since 2002, he has devoted himself exclusively to literature. He primarily writes non-fiction, detective stories, and historical novels, with a particular focus on Czech history. Recently, his two series of historical detective stories, featuring the former New Town magistrate Jakub Protiva of Protivec and Charles IV's secret agent, the Dominican Pavel, have gained considerable popularity among readers. He has received several awards for his work, including the Karel Hynek Mácha Prize (1995), the Zeyer Cup (2007), and the prestigious South Bohemian literary award, the Petr Vok Goblet (2010). He lives in Vodňany, where in 2006 he founded the traditional annual writers' meeting, Zeyer's Vodňany.
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