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Josef Slonský Investigations (8 book series) Kindle edition
Josef Slonský Investigations (8 book series)
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by Graham Brack (Author)
From Book 1: An international crime thriller with an unforgettable detective. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Jo Nesbo and Peter Robinson.

What do you do when the poison comes from within…?

Prague, Czech Republic

The body of a young woman is found strangled by the side of the road.

There are no obvious clues to what happened, apart from the discovery of a large amount of cash concealed on her person.

The brilliant, but lazy, Lieutenant Josef Slonský is put in charge of the case.

With a wry sense of humour, a strong stubborn streak and a penchant for pastries, Slonský is not overly popular with the rest of the police force. But he is paired with the freshly-graduated, overly-eager Navrátil, whom he immediately takes under his wing.

When fingers start to point inwards to someone familiar with police operations, Slonský and Navrátil are put in a difficult position.

If what they suspect is true, how deep does the corruption run? Are they willing to risk their careers in their pursuit of the truth?

Anyone could be lying, and others may be in danger of dying…

LYING AND DYING is the first international crime thriller in the detective series featuring Lieutenant Josef Slonský: an atmospheric police procedural full of dark humour.

JOSEF SLONSKÝ INVESTIGATIONS SERIES
BOOK ONE: Lying and Dying
BOOK TWO: Slaughter and Forgetting
BOOK THREE: Death On Duty
BOOK FOUR: Field of Death
BOOK FIVE: A Second Death
BOOK SIX: Laid in Earth
BOOK SEVEN: The Murdered Molls
BOOK EIGHT: The Ladies' Lounge
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Lying and Dying: A thrilling police procedural with an unexpected twist... (Josef Slonský Investigations Book 1)
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Lying and Dying: A thrilling police procedural with an unexpected twist... (Josef Slonský Investigations Book 1)
by Graham Brack (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 855
An international crime thriller with an unforgettable detective. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Jo Nesbo and Peter Robinson.

What do you do when the poison comes from within…?

Prague, Czech Republic

The body of a young woman is found strangled by the side of the road.

There are no obvious clues to what happened, apart from the discovery of a large amount of cash concealed on her person.

The brilliant, but lazy, Lieutenant Josef Slonský is put in charge of the case.

With a wry sense of humour, a strong stubborn streak and a penchant for pastries, Slonský is not overly popular with the rest of the police force. But he is paired with the freshly-graduated, overly-eager Navrátil, whom he immediately takes under his wing.

When fingers start to point inwards to someone familiar with police operations, Slonský and Navrátil are put in a difficult position.

If what they suspect is true, how deep does the corruption run? Are they willing to risk their careers in their pursuit of the truth?

Anyone could be lying, and others may be in danger of dying…

LYING AND DYING is the first international crime thriller in the detective series featuring Lieutenant Josef Slonský: an atmospheric police procedural full of dark humour.

JOSEF SLONSKÝ INVESTIGATIONS SERIES
BOOK ONE: Lying and Dying
BOOK TWO: Slaughter and Forgetting
BOOK THREE: Death On Duty
BOOK FOUR: Field of Death
BOOK FIVE: A Second Death
BOOK SIX: Laid in Earth
BOOK SEVEN: The Murdered Molls
BOOK EIGHT: The Ladies' Lounge

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Slaughter and Forgetting: Murder and intrigue on the streets of Prague... (Josef Slonský Investigations Book 2)
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Slaughter and Forgetting: Murder and intrigue on the streets of Prague... (Josef Slonský Investigations Book 2)
by Graham Brack (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 532
A detective series like no other! Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Jo Nesbo and Peter Robinson.

Has a man been hanged for a murder he didn’t commit…?

Prague, Czech Republic

Thirty years ago a young woman was brutally slaughtered in her home.

The police charged and eventually hanged a suspect in what appeared to be an open and shut case.

But when a retired police officer, Edvard Holoubek comes to Lieutenant Josef Slonský with memories that have haunted him for decades, it becomes clear that everything is not as it seemed…

Before Slonský can delve any further Holoubek is deliberately targeted in a hit and run.

It seems someone doesn’t want the truth to come out…

With memories failing and leads running cold Slonský finds himself in a race against time to find the real killer.

SLAUGHTER AND FORGETTING is the second international crime thriller in the detective series featuring Lieutenant Josef Slonský: an atmospheric police procedural full of dark humour.

JOSEF SLONSKÝ INVESTIGATIONS SERIES
BOOK ONE: Lying and Dying
BOOK TWO: Slaughter and Forgetting
BOOK THREE: Death On Duty
BOOK FOUR: Field of Death
BOOK FIVE: A Second Death
BOOK SIX: Laid in Earth
BOOK SEVEN: The Murdered Molls
BOOK EIGHT: The Ladies' Lounge

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Death On Duty: Authentic detective fiction, packed full of suspense (Josef Slonský Investigations Book 3)
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Death On Duty: Authentic detective fiction, packed full of suspense (Josef Slonský Investigations Book 3)
by Graham Brack (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 437
An international mystery with an unforgettable detective! Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Jo Nesbo and Peter Robinson.

Nothing is ever straightforward when Lieutenant Slonský is on the case…

The Bosnian government has sent an alert out to the criminal division in Prague that some of their ‘most wanted’ men may have escaped into the Czech Republic.

Lieutenant Josef Slonský, along with his dynamic officers, Kristýna Peiperová and Jan Navrátil are sent to comb the backstreets and search for informers.

But just as they appear to find one of the men, an undercover police officer is stabbed outside the flat they are watching, in broad daylight.

Will Slonský discover how the murder was committed with no witnesses in the middle of the day? Can he use his maverick tactics to catch his man?

Or will his investigations lead to a Death On Duty…?

DEATH ON DUTY is the third international crime thriller in the detective series featuring Lieutenant Josef Slonský: an atmospheric police procedural full of dark humour.

JOSEF SLONSKÝ INVESTIGATIONS SERIES
BOOK ONE: Lying and Dying
BOOK TWO: Slaughter and Forgetting
BOOK THREE: Death on Duty
BOOK FOUR: Field of Death
BOOK FIVE: A Second Death
BOOK SIX: Laid in Earth
BOOK SEVEN: The Murdered Molls
BOOK EIGHT: The Ladies' Lounge

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Field of Death: An atmospheric international mystery (Josef Slonský Investigations Book 4)
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Field of Death: An atmospheric international mystery (Josef Slonský Investigations Book 4)
by Graham Brack (Author)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 568
The indomitable Slonský returns! Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Jo Nesbo and Peter Robinson.

Slonský is back … and on a diet…

Josef Slonský is preparing to take up his promotion as Captain when a spanner is thrown in the works.

He has to pass a medical, and a lifetime’s supply of beer and sausage is not helping his chances of passing.

Faced with a strict diet and exercise regime, Slonský is even less amenable than usual.

But, his attention is caught when reports come in of a Second World War bomb detonating in a nearby field.

It seems four metal detectorists were killed in the blast upon discovering it.

But the pathologist Slonský works with suspects foul play…

Could this be a murder investigation? Was the bomb planted?

Slonský must solve the mystery surrounding this Field of Death

FIELD OF DEATH is the fourth international crime thriller in the detective series featuring Lieutenant Josef Slonský: an atmospheric police procedural full of dark humour.

JOSEF SLONSKÝ INVESTIGATIONS SERIES
BOOK ONE: Lying and Dying
BOOK TWO: Slaughter and Forgetting
BOOK THREE: Death on Duty
BOOK FOUR: Field of Death
BOOK FIVE: A Second Death
BOOK SIX: Laid in Earth
BOOK SEVEN: The Murdered Molls
BOOK EIGHT: The Ladies' Lounge

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A Second Death: An international thriller full of dark humour (Josef Slonský Investigations Book 5)
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A Second Death: An international thriller full of dark humour (Josef Slonský Investigations Book 5)
by Graham Brack (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 490
Slonský is back in his most shocking case yet! Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Jo Nesbo and Peter Robinson.

Is a child killer on the loose in Prague…?

When the body of a young girl washes up on the banks of the River Vltava, the Czech police are troubled.Brutally murdered and with evidence of sexual abuse, it is not the sort of crime they are used to investigating.

But the strangest thing is that the girl hasn’t been reported missing.

As a newly-appointed Captain, Josef Slonský takes the lead on the case.

But with his team seriously understaffed, and increasing pressure coming from the Ministry, he is struggling to keep everything under control.

Why has no one claimed the girl? What has happened to her family?

Slonský must dig deep to find the answers to this complex mystery…

A SECOND DEATH is the fifth international crime thriller in the detective series featuring Josef Slonský: an atmospheric police procedural full of dark humour.

JOSEF SLONSKÝ INVESTIGATIONS SERIES
BOOK ONE: Lying and Dying
BOOK TWO: Slaughter and Forgetting
BOOK THREE: Death on Duty
BOOK FOUR: Field of Death
BOOK FIVE: A Second Death
BOOK SIX: Laid in Earth
BOOK SEVEN: The Murdered Molls
BOOK EIGHT: The Ladies' Lounge

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Laid In Earth (Josef Slonský Investigations Book 6)
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Laid In Earth (Josef Slonský Investigations Book 6)
by Graham Brack (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 639
Could this be Josef Slonský’s final case…? Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Jo Nesbo and Peter Robinson.

Why dig a new grave when one already exists…?

With his diet slipping and his penchant for Czech beer and pastries ever-growing, Captain Josef Slonský is back to his old ways. Except now he has four officers in his team to manage.

The extra manpower is welcome when a complex case lands in his lap. A dead woman is found buried in a flower bed. But she wasn’t the only body dumped in the grave…

Decomposed bone fragments point to a corpse that has been there a lot longer. And the burial site isn’t any ordinary flower bed. It’s in the grounds of the Red House – a building used by state security in the years before the fall of the Communism regime.

Are the two bodies connected? Was the girl dumped there on purpose?

And could more bodies be hidden underneath the dank earth?

LAID IN EARTH is the sixth international crime thriller in the detective series featuring Josef Slonský: an atmospheric police procedural full of dark humour.

JOSEF SLONSKÝ INVESTIGATIONS SERIES
BOOK ONE: Lying and Dying
BOOK TWO: Slaughter and Forgetting
BOOK THREE: Death on Duty
BOOK FOUR: Field of Death
BOOK FIVE: A Second Death
BOOK SIX: Laid in Earth
BOOK SEVEN: The Murdered Molls
BOOK EIGHT: The Ladies' Lounge

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The Murdered Molls (Josef Slonský Investigations Book 7)
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The Murdered Molls (Josef Slonský Investigations Book 7)
by Graham Brack (Author)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 415
Slonský returns, but will an injury put him out of action…? Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Jo Nesbo and Peter Robinson.

Prague is plagued by a vicious killer…

A woman is discovered brutally murdered in her apartment, with some of her body parts surgically removed.

The pathologist has dubbed the perpetrator the nastiest killer he’s ever come across in the Czech Republic.

But after a scuffle with a cat burglar, Captain Josef Slonský has found himself laid up in hospital with a series of torn ligaments in his knee, unable to rush to the scene of the crime.

With his medical review due in less than nine weeks, and the threat of enforced retirement hanging on the outcome, he is determined to get out of bed and back on active duty asap.

With the help of his friend Valentin, Slonský signs himself out of hospital and puts his mind to solving the killing.

Is a serial killer at large? Are more women in danger?

And can Slonský prove his worth and keep the job that means so much to him?

THE MURDERED MOLLS is the seventh international crime thriller in the detective series featuring Josef Slonský: an atmospheric police procedural full of dark humour.

JOSEF SLONSKÝ INVESTIGATIONS SERIES
BOOK ONE: Lying and Dying
BOOK TWO: Slaughter and Forgetting
BOOK THREE: Death on Duty
BOOK FOUR: Field of Death
BOOK FIVE: A Second Death
BOOK SIX: Laid in Earth
BOOK SEVEN: The Murdered Molls
BOOK EIGHT: The Ladies' Lounge

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The Ladies' Lounge: A thrilling police procedural with an unexpected twist... (Josef Slonský Investigations Book 8)
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The Ladies' Lounge: A thrilling police procedural with an unexpected twist... (Josef Slonský Investigations Book 8)
by Graham Brack (Author)
Don’t miss the latest investigation led by Josef Slonský … Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Jo Nesbo and Peter Robinson.

Murder will speak…

When Captain Josef Slonský is sent to investigate reports of an unpleasant smell in an apartment building, he already knows what he’s going to find.

The man has been dead for some time with a brutal wound to the head. With no signs of forced entry, it seems likely he knew his attacker.

But this is not an unknown victim. Slonský recognises him as Dominik Vitek, previously the manager of various cabaret clubs in the centre of Prague.

Vitek’s clubs had great success and he even opened the first women’s club – The Ladies’ Lounge – as a safe place for the rich and powerful women of Prague to meet.

But his clubs were also known to host meetings of dissidents when the country was still under the Communist regime. As many years have passed since then, Slonský is not sure if there is a connection with Vitek’s death.

Was Vitek the victim of an old grudge? Was he punished for something in his past?

Or is Slonský about to uncover something more sinister?

THE LADIES’ LOUNGE is the eighth international crime thriller in the detective series featuring Josef Slonský: an atmospheric police procedural full of dark humour.

JOSEF SLONSKÝ INVESTIGATIONS SERIES
BOOK ONE: Lying and Dying
BOOK TWO: Slaughter and Forgetting
BOOK THREE: Death on Duty
BOOK FOUR: Field of Death
BOOK FIVE: A Second Death
BOOK SIX: Laid in Earth
BOOK SEVEN: The Murdered Molls
BOOK EIGHT: The Ladies’ Lounge

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Graham Brack

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Graham Brack has been writing for as long as he can remember, but now concentrates on crime fiction. Three times shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association's Debut Dagger prize (in 2011, 2014 and 2016) he never quite managed to win it.

Graham lives with his wife Gillian in Northamptonshire and has two children and three granddaughters, who are too young to be allowed to read Grandad's books, so he provides other stories for them.

He trained and practised as a pharmacist and has also written about football, rugby, cricket and medical law. He is an ordained priest in the Church of England.