Smějící se bestie – Koubek Vilém (2022)

The second noir story from the Depressed Rest Second chances are very rare, but Vincent Krhavý gets one. The question is whether it is a reward or a punishment. He has debts to people who will definitely not let him leave the Rest easily; worse still — they will force him to get involved in the local society. And although it is said that one can get used to anything, Vincent is not exactly thrilled with his fate. Informed by previous mistakes and haunted by the shadows of his earlier decisions, he will try to avoid problems this time. He obediently accepts a new job and tries to keep a low profile until an opportunity arises for him to escape from the Rest. But strange and brutal murders do not take long to appear, and their perpetrator ensures that the settled detective cannot ignore them. Whether Vincent wants to or not, he must once again arm himself with alcohol, cigarettes, and towering cynicism. Only with them and with the help of Mae, who literally revels in crime, and the inquisitive cat Spoon, might he have a chance to catch the psychopathic killer who is unnecessarily complicating his life...