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Exiled Czech writer/publisher Skvorecky wrote a sequence of four books featuring Prague homicide detective Lieutenant Boruvka, set around the time of the "Prague Spring" of 1968. Each book is a series of shortish (20-30 page) stories about a particular case. However, they proceed in chronological order and build upon each other, so before picking this third volume up, you've ideally read the first two: "The Mournful Demeanor of Lieutenant Boruvka" and "Sins for Father Knox." I didn't know all th
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