Sins of the ancient past

Audiobook Sins of the Ancient Past, by Martina Novotná, read by Libor Hruška, directed by Sabina Rytířová. Tadeáš z Příhraz #6 When a violent storm catches Mr. Thaddeus, he is forced to take shelter in a nearby cave. There, besides safety from the raging elements, he finds a badly wounded man dying in his arms. The Lord of Prihraz swears to avenge the unknown man's violent death, and his faithful servant Vitek is determined to help him. Together, they embark on a quest that leads them to an estate far from Thaddeus' Prihraz. Will they be able to explain the strange deaths that seem to have no connection, or will they be scared of a spectre returning from beyond the grave to avenge his death? MARTINA NOVOTNÁ Born in 1983 in Karlovy Vary. She graduated from the Czech-Spanish Gymnasium in Prague and subsequently graduated from the Police Academy with a degree in Security and Legal Studies and Criminalistics. For a year she worked at the Department of Criminalistics as an assistant professor. He teaches foreign languages, especially English and Spanish. In his stories, he uses his experience not only in criminalistics, but also in other disciplines that he deals with. Her work is mainly influenced by her interest in history and historical fencing, which she is actively involved in, and her studies in psychology with a focus on negative phenomena in society. The so-called. "things between heaven and earth". Thanks to this, we can also encounter fantasy elements in her books, which illustrate detective plots from the reign of Václav II. Her other hobbies include horseback riding, jewelry making, and writing book reviews, where she focuses on historical novels and mysteries. He regularly contributes to e.g. to the databázeknih.cz server. The author came to the attention of readers with her debut novel, Murder of a Dishonest Virgin, published in the spring of 2020. She currently lives in Prague, where she and her husband are raising three sons. LIBOR HRUŠKA Libor Hruška (* 27 September 1965) is a Czech actor, dubber and director. He is the son of Zdeněk Hruška, dubbing director, and actress Miluše Dreiseitlová. Brother Zdeněk, wife Kateřina Seidlová and son Michal are also actors. He graduated from the conservatory, as an actor he works or has worked at the Theatre in the Tower (where he also directs productions), Theatre Na Prádle, Háta Theatre Company, State Theatre Ostrava, Theatre pod Palmovkou and Karlín Theatre. He occasionally acts in film or television. As a dubbing director he has participated in e.g. on the Czech version of Kobra 11, he has been dubbing regularly as an actor since the early 1990s and has since appeared in dozens of films and TV series (e.g. as Rodney McKay on Stargate: Atlantis, like Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine station, and from 2020 as Captain Gabriel Lorca in the Star Trek series: Discovery). For his dubbing of Ray Charles (played by Jamie Foxx) in the film Ray, he won the 2006 František Filipovský Award. He also lent his voice to the character of Eddie Scarpa in the computer game Mafia II. and at the same time, he's also into loading audiobooks.