The End of Lieutenant Boruvka (1975)

by Josef Škvorecký

Series: Lieutenant Boruvka (3)

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Set in Czechoslovakia during 1968, Boruvka is puzzled by the younger generation - it is the time of sexual revolution and experimentation with LSD. The sad detective is on the trail of another murderer. This volume follows The Mournful Demeanor of Lieutenant Boruvka and Sins for Father Knox.

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I confess I'm a bit shocked to see Skvorecky so neglected on this site. I would have thought he was a mainstream popular writer...obviously I'm wrong.

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bringbackbooks | Jun 16, 2020 |

I confess I'm a bit shocked to see Skvorecky so neglected on this site. I would have thought he was a mainstream popular writer...obviously I'm wrong.

He's fabulous. (

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bringbackbooks | Jun 16, 2020 |

I confess I'm a bit shocked to see Skvorecky so neglected on this site. I would have thought he was a mainstream popular writer...obviously I'm wrong.

He's fabulous. (

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bringbackbooks | Jun 16, 2020 |

A superb follow-on to the The Mournful Deamenor of LT Boruvka. Again Boruvka is one of the more fascinating fictional detectives. And again the crimes or mysteries are not that astounding and the ending is a bit melodramatic. (

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Skvorecky the mystery writer is seriously, if quietly, entertaining.

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Konec poručíka Borůvky: detektivní žalozpěv

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Set in Czechoslovakia during 1968, Boruvka is puzzled by the younger generation - it is the time of sexual revolution and experimentation with LSD. The sad detective is on the trail of another murderer. This volume follows The Mournful Demeanor of Lieutenant Boruvka and Sins for Father Knox.

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