A Contribution to the History of Joy

A complex mix of crime fiction, historical narrative, and feminist social commentary that exposes a decades long coverup of atrocities archived in a Prague neighborhood.

The body of a wealthy, middle-aged businessman is discovered hanging in the attic of his Old Town Prague villa. At first, everything points to suicide, but his young Widow denies the possibility. The ensuing investigation leads a Detective to a house on Petřín Hill, where three elderly women live: a yoga instructor, a film d...