This series follows State Prosecutor Teodor Szacki as he navigates the complex landscape of post-war Poland, uncovering dark secrets and solving intricate crimes. Each installment plunges readers into the gritty realities and lingering shadows of Warsaw's past. The narratives are rich with suspense, moral ambiguity, and a deep exploration of human nature. It's a compelling journey for those who appreciate atmospheric crime fiction with historical depth.
After a tough psychotherapy session, Henryk Telak is found dead with a roasting spit in his eye. State Prosecutor Teodor Szacki, feeling weary and disillusioned, is assigned the case, which becomes a turning point in his life.
A woman's body is found outside a synagogue in a small town in Poland, her throat slashed in what looks like a ritual murder.
Bestselling Polish crime by award-winning author Zygmunt Miloszewski. All eyes are on famous prosecutor Teodor Szacki when he investigates a skeleton discovered at a construction site in the idyllic Polish city of Olsztyn. Old bones come as no shock to anyone in this part of Poland, but it turns out these remains are fresh, the flesh chemically removed. Szacki questions the dead man's wife, only to be left with a suspicion she's hiding something. Then another victim surfaces--a violent husband, alive but maimed--giving rise to a theory: someone's targeting domestic abusers. And as new clues bring the murderer closer to those Szacki holds dear, he begins to understand the terrible rage that drives people to murder. From acclaimed Polish crime writer Zygmunt Miloszewski comes a gritty, atmospheric page-turner that poses the question, what drives a sane man to kill?