Threshold: between midnight and the devil
E-book, Czech
Threshold: between midnight and the devil
Can the truth disappear? – A dark thriller from the streets of Prague
“Can the truth disappear?”
The answer to this question is hidden better than the body of a high-class prostitute, better than a cigar butt at a non-smokers' party. And does anyone even want it?
In the streets of Prague, a city that survived a war, few people are interested in the truth. Ordinary people live in fear and humility, so as not to draw the attention of the all-powerful gospels that decide matters of life and death. And in the dark alleys survive those with awakened power coursing through their veins. They are despised and damned. Because of them, the city does not sleep. Because of them, people die.
Štěpán Kastner couldn't care less about all this. He has an influential father behind him and a future of doing nothing and frequenting Prague's pubs ahead of him. But then, a completely innocent decision is all it takes – and he discovers that behind the glitter of the bars, the devil is lurking. And he doesn't pull any punches.
So, do you dare to cross the threshold?
Petr Urban
*1985. He had wanted to write since the third grade, but then he was consumed for many years by theatre, LARPs, board games... Until, from all of this, he eventually started teaching. This native of Vršovice has published his first short stories over the years in various collections – both competitive and otherwise (For a Bottle of Miruvor, For the Lute of Bard Marigold, The Birth of the Blue Moon, Dawn of New Gods). He is also the author of several plays (Theatre for the Blind, Wings) and a collection of poems titled Poems to Caress. Threshold: Between Midnight and the Devil (2024) is his debut novel.
Nakladatelství Epocha s.r.o., Kaprova 12, 11000 Praha 1-Staré Město, Česká republika, 224 810 352
