Duch Pankráce (2026)

In the spring of 1943, in the death cells of Pankrác prison, just one wall separates the prisoners from the guillotine being assembled. Those awaiting execution are people whom evil has not broken, and only the final days of their lives remain. Among them are Anna and Robert. They have never met and never will, yet a bond forms between them that cannot be silenced. All it takes is a scrap of paper, a pencil and courage. Secret messages written in the oppressive atmosphere of the prison cells defy the surrounding darkness. Their words become a testament to the strength of the human heart and a rebellion against hopelessness. But the death block is ruled not only by the Nazis. The Ghost of Pankrác also holds sway: a quiet hero, a mysterious faceless friend who delivers messages, helps people survive and die, and never forgets. Neither does the unassuming family from Strašnice that preserves the names and ashes of those executed. The novel is based on genuine secret messages written in the death cells of Pankrác’s execution block. The author of the bestselling novels Beneath the Northern Wall and Ignis fatuus brings the forgotten voices of the executed back to life, showing that courage, friendship and love can survive even death.