num_pages: 292
description: “Not only are the stories well written, they are constantly witty and engaging. . . . Boruvka has the logic of Aristotle and the tenacity of a bulldog.” ― Washington Post A pensive, conscience-stricken man driven to melancholy by the fiendish truths of murder, the Czechoslovak policeman Lieutenant Boruvka is a notable new member of the brilliant-eccentric-detective literary tradition. Twelve bizarre tales―to be read as a continuous account―involve theatrical people, musicians, and mountaineers, who lead the lieutenant, and the reader, on an ingenious chase through the paths of crime.
language: English
title: The Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka: Detective Tales
titlecomplete: The Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka: Detective Tales
characters: Lieutenant Boruvka
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Czech Literature, Short Stories
ratings_count: 182
series: Lieutenant Boruvka
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company