Neutečeš – Hrdlička Lukáš (2025)

During the pre-Christmas season, the lives of two boys hanging around Prague's Anděl change when a supposed quick burglary turns into a terrifying encounter with an organized group involved in drug trafficking. At the same time, a new client approaches private detective Koba – she wants help finding her son at any cost. This action-packed detective story takes readers into Prague's bars and underworld, teeming with dubious characters and illegal practices, as well as into the snowy forests around Děčín, from where trucks carrying mysterious goods depart every day. The thrilling narrative is driven by a brisk plotline and the peculiarities of the detective's new case. Both the characters and the reader should remain on high alert...

About the author:

Lukáš Hrdlička (1981), a Czech writer of detective and sci-fi stories, has been publishing short stories in magazines such as Ikarie, XB-1, and anthologies since 2005. Since 2010, he has also focused on detective stories. Two of his detective short stories have inspired episodes of the series Policie Modrava. In 2015, he published the cyberpunk sci-fi novel Dream Hunters, set in Prague in 2064. His short story The Red Phantom won the Czech Sherlock Holmes Society Award in 2018. The short story Murderous Desire became...