POLAND AUTHOR · POLICE · FICTION
Marek Krajewski
filolog klasyczny. Wykładowca na Uniwersytecie Wrocławskim (lecturer on Wroclaw University - Poland)
DION MOLOCH WALKED WITH THE DREAMY STRIDE OF A noctambulo among the apparitions on the Bowery.
— from Moloch, 1994
Most acclaimed
Phantoms Of Breslau
Breslau, 1919. The hideously battered bodies of four young sailors are discovered on an island in the River Oder. When Inspector Mock arrives at the scene to investigate, he discovers a note addressed to him, asking him to confess his sins and to become a believer. As he endeavours to piece together the elements of this brutal crime, Mock combs brothels and drinking dens of Breslau and is drawn into an insidious game by the murderer; ultimately he uncovers a secret society which appears to have the Inspector himself in its sights.
Mock
Wrocław, rok 1913. Młody wachmistrz kryminalny Eberhard Mock może stracić wszystko. Dał się wplątać w obyczajowy skandal, grozi mu wyrzucenie z policji. Nie może pogrzebać kariery, zbyt wiele ma do stracenia. Z wściekłą determinacją rzuca się w wir śledztwa, które jest boleśnie nieprzewidywalne-- albo ocali jego karierę, albo doprowadzi go do upadku. W Hali Stulecia znaleziono nagie ciała czterech gimnazjalistów. Nad nimi niczym makabryczny Ikar wisi trup mężczyzny ze skrzydłami u ramion. Czy to zbiorowe samobójstwo, a może rytualny mord? Kto jest winny? Żydzi? Masoni? Mock nie przypuszcza nawet, że ta sprawa otworzy przed nim najmroczniejsze zakamarki ludzkiej duszy. I sam przekona się, że w jego zawodzie nie ma miejsca ani na zaufanie, ani na litość.
The End Of The World In Breslau
"1927, Breslau, Poland: Two elaborate and sadistic murders are discovered within days of each other. The body of an unknown musician, bound and gagged, is found in the walls of a shoemaker's workshop--he's been sealed in alive. Elsewhere in the city, the mutilated body of a locksmith is found. Next to each victim is a torn-out calendar page, with the day of the death marked in blood. Nothing else seems to connect the cases. It falls to Criminal Councilor Eberhard Mock to uncover the link, the mystery taking him deep into the Breslau underground, a scene of bars and bordellos so sordid as to be nearly supernatural, and where seedy aristocrats trade in valuable information ... and where, it becomes clear, a serial killer lurks. Meanwhile, Mock's own hard-drinking nocturnal habits soon threaten his volatile marriage, and prompt some strange behavior from his young wife ... and before long, his team will be investigating not only two of the grisliest murders in the city's history, but Mock's own wife"--Publisher description.