He who digs a pit for others falls into it himself
E-book, Czech
He who digs a pit for others falls into it himself
Miss Marple, Czech style? Young. Quirky. A teacher.
The peaceful life of a small town on the border of the Brdy hills is disrupted by the death of an eccentric teacher. Josefína Divíšková, a young painter originally from Prague and also a teacher who has found temporary refuge in Brod, begins to unravel the threads of the case with her own unique style and humour.
Who could have killed Alena Výborná, and why? She might have been a bit eccentric, but she never hurt a fly. How do the tough owners of the local secondhand car dealership, the victim's husband Rudolf Výborný, the mentally disabled youth Pavel Řábek, and another teacher from the Brod grammar school, Běta Benčáková, connect to the case?
Can Josefína uncover the truth behind the scandalous crime before the detectives do? Or will she have to cooperate with Inspector Tvrdík, who is charming and incredibly good-looking, but – or perhaps because of that – gets on her nerves more than is healthy?
“A detective novel that practically reads itself (in fact, I finished it in two days) and makes for a pleasant, relaxing read that goes against the current tide of dark, depressing stories from the freezing North.”
– review on databazeknih.cz“The talented author has equipped her heroine with an extraordinary ability to inadvertently get involved in solving crimes that take place in the fictional town of Brod.”
– CENTRUM-DETEKTIVKY.cz
“A highly original and fresh concept, after all those heavy and blood-soaked Scandinavian thrillers. In every respect, we receive a truly relaxing detective story that treats itself with a healthy dose of perspective and irony.”
– Schefikuvblog.eu
Marie Rejfová
Marie Rejfová comes from Prague, grew up in Žatec, and studied at the Faculty of Humanities in Plzeň. She now lives with her husband and two children in Varnsdorf, where she works as a nursery school teacher. She has written fiction since her youth, and more systematically over the last few years, during which she successfully participated in several literary competitions. In 2015, she debuted with the young adult novel Čarověník, followed a year later by the loose sequel Sestra smrt. Even in these books, she showed her talent for observing and humorously describing relationships between ordinary people, while masterfully capturing the atmosphere of a modern small town – skills she fully utilises in the detective novel Kdo jinému jámu kopá.
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