Waiting for the killer

It's a fact that even a regional crime squad, such as the one in Písek where Captain Karas heads the 1st Department, deals with interesting cases. For some time now, Ladislav Beran has been presenting these to readers in a compelling format. Lieutenants Studnička and Mach, investigator Vandová, detective Čtveráková, and others encounter cases in their daily work that, while not making headlines in the national crime pages, still offer a glimpse into various forms of criminal activity. The very titles of the short stories—Black Death, A Conspiracy of Coincidences, The Crime That Smelled of Fish, or Midnight Opening—promise the reader they won't be bored for a single moment…