The Aristocrat

The audiobook Aristocrat, by author Antonín Mazáč, read by Jaromír Nosek. Alexandr Kraus #2 He loves animals, shuns people, and is fascinated by death. In the middle of Karlovy Vary, the torso of a body wrapped in plastic is found, marked with a strange symbol – the letter A within a three-pointed star and a circle. The case is taken on by the ambitious police officer Andrea Šimečková and her investigative team. They gradually uncover a veil of uncertainty, behind which lies a long-defunct Azerbaijani organisation with the mysterious name Aristokratiya. But have its members really disappeared from the world? Is the symbol on the corpse a warning, or a call to resume its activities? Besides her colleagues, Andrea is assisted by her boyfriend Alexandr Kraus, a journalist and former police officer. After initial doubts, he helps his former girlfriend's son find answers about where his best friend has disappeared. They begin their search in an Azerbaijani restaurant. A coincidence? The investigation is in full swing. The reactions of those affected are not long in coming, bringing with them both answers and a shadowy adversary who is capable of resorting to the most extreme measures to protect himself…