The Detective Cases of Brother Blasius
In his memoirs, the Franciscan Brother Blasius returns to the time when he, along with his friend Jakub Protiva of Protivec, the reeve of Prague's New Town, helped to uncover the most serious capital crimes. This thrilling story takes place during a plague epidemic, which an unknown perpetrator uses to murder the family of a wealthy merchant. Although Blasius has not studied medicine, he is tasked by his friend with determining whether the dead are victims of the plague or a mysterious poisoner. Little does he know that his own life, and that of his friend, the prostitute Magdalene, will also be at stake…
