Sudetenland – Kyša Leoš (2023)

The first free elections in Czechoslovakia after the fall of the communist regime are approaching, and tensions are rising in the border regions. More than a million Germans who remained in the Czech-Polish border area after the halted expulsion are claiming their political rights. In the Bruntál region, a former Gestapo inspector is murdered, and his death opens old grievances and long-buried secrets. ***** While in Prague there are fears of a return to communism and in Bratislava dreams of strong autonomy begin to emerge, the Germans in the border regions face the challenges brought by their newly acquired freedom. ***** What would the story of Czechoslovakia look like after the Velvet Revolution if the complete expulsion of the Sudeten Germans had not taken place? ***** The author of this detective story from an alternative reality is Leoš Kyša, known under the pseudonym František Kotleta.