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The investigators involved in all cases are the crew of Murder Department (formerly Department of Violent Crime) or simply Office no. 141. There are also other important policemen who either command or support them. Learn their nicknames, you'll be reading them a lot.
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The investigators involved in all cases are the crew of Murder Department (formerly Department of for Violent Crime) or simply Office no. 141. There are also other important policemen who either command or support them. Learn their nicknames, you'll be reading them a lot.
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* Pavol Kukučka alias "Kuky"[[labelnote:pronounce]]Kooky[[/labelnote]]: A short guy skilled in martial arts. Don't [[BerserkButton make fun of his short stature]], you'll regret it.
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* Pavol Kukučka alias "Kuky"[[labelnote:pronounce]]Kooky[[/labelnote]]: A short guy skilled in martial arts. Don't [[BerserkButton make fun of his short stature]], you'll regret it. On the job he usually works vith Váňa. He also keeps bringing various exotic plants and pets into the office only to fail in taking care of them and all of them meet a quick untimely demise.
* Josef Fischer a.k.a. "José"[[labelnote:pronounce]]it just like the spanish name[[/labelnote]]:
* Josef Fischer a.k.a. "José"[[labelnote:pronounce]]it just like the spanish name[[/labelnote]]:
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* Mjr. Jozef Majchrán[[labelnote:pronounce]]Maykhraan[[/labelnote]]: Old boss of the Department for Violent Crime who was in charge before UsefulNotes/VelvetRevolution.
* Mjr. Alexander Mayor: Post revolution boss of the Murder Department.
* Filip Kiss: A colleague investigator from next-door office.
* Petra Pergnerová: A female colleague investigator from next-door office.
* Mjr. Alexander Mayor: Post revolution boss of the Murder Department.
* Filip Kiss: A colleague investigator from next-door office.
* Petra Pergnerová: A female colleague investigator from next-door office.
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The investigators involved in all cases are the crew of Murder Department (formerly Department of Violent Crime) or simply Office no. 141. There are also other important policemen who either command or support them: The most important characters are:them. Learn their nicknames, you'll be reading them a lot.
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* Eduard Burger (Edo fo short): The eldest member of Office no. 141. A [[HardBoiledDetective man of principles with lost of experience]]. A fatherly figure but doesn't go easy on his subordinates. Sometimes tough-headed.
* Oto Hanzel: The second eldest crewmember - a firearms and explosives expert. Cunning, cynical and sarcastic.
* Ivan Mikovich a.k.a. "Váňa"[[labelnote:pronounce]]Vaanya[[/labelnote]]: A severaly overwight middle-aged guy. Somewhat narrow-minded and sometimes malignant but [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold proves to be a great help for his colleagues]] when push comes to shove. [[BigEater Eats ludicrously much]].
* Pavol Kukučka alias "Kuky"[[labelnote:pronounce]]Kooky[[/labelnote]]: A short guy skilled in martial arts. Don't [[BerserkButton make fun of his short stature]], you'll regret it.
* Oto Hanzel: The second eldest crewmember - a firearms and explosives expert. Cunning, cynical and sarcastic.
* Ivan Mikovich a.k.a. "Váňa"[[labelnote:pronounce]]Vaanya[[/labelnote]]: A severaly overwight middle-aged guy. Somewhat narrow-minded and sometimes malignant but [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold proves to be a great help for his colleagues]] when push comes to shove. [[BigEater Eats ludicrously much]].
* Pavol Kukučka alias "Kuky"[[labelnote:pronounce]]Kooky[[/labelnote]]: A short guy skilled in martial arts. Don't [[BerserkButton make fun of his short stature]], you'll regret it.
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* TheDitz: "Váňa" doesn't compute such thing as irony. At times he's LiteralMinded and [[BookDumb math isn't his strong point either]]. He's not totally dumb though especially when it comes to understanding malice and motivation behind it.
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Unlike most crime-scene writers Dominik Dán's writing style is very visceral. Don't expect any musing about the site at which the corpse is found. Instead get ready for many witness reports full of juicy detail. The first step in ivestigation is idetifying the victim and then finding and contacting all their relatives and acquaintance. It's the information they provide you which clues you in on what really happened. Avoid jumping to conclusions as even if people are telling the truth[[note]]or what do they think is true[[/note]], the information may be misleading.
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Unlike most crime-scene writers Dominik Dán's writing style is very visceral. Don't expect any musing about the site at which the corpse is found. Instead get ready for many witness reports full of juicy detail. The first step in ivestigation is idetifying the victim and then finding and contacting all their relatives and acquaintance. It's the information they provide you which clues you in on what really happened. Avoid jumping to conclusions as even if people are telling the truth[[note]]or what do they think is true[[/note]], the information may be misleading.
misleading. ObstructiveBureaucracy is also a very real problem which gets in the way of murder investigation. And just like in RealLife, not every time the perpetrator is caught. Sometimes they manage to get away scot-free especially if they're someone important for the government.
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!! Members of Office no. 141:
* Richard Krauz[[labelnote:pronounce]]RiKHard[[/labelnote]]: Arguably the main protagonist and possibly author surrogate although he doesn't get significantly more "screentime" than his coleagues. Being 30 to 40 years old, he is one fo the youngest members of Murder Department. He's brash and sometimes impulsive but also clever and caring. He doesn't always necessarily abide the rules if he believes he's doing the right thing.
* Eduard Burger (Edo fo short): The eldest member of Office no. 141.
!! Other recurring policemen:
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The investigators involved in all cases are the crew of Murder Department (formerly Department of Violent Crime) or simply Office no. 141. There are also other important policemen who either command or support them: The most important characters are:
!! Members of Office no. 141:
* Richard Krauz[[labelnote:pronounce]]RiKHard[[/labelnote]]: Arguably the main protagonist and possibly author surrogate although he doesn't get significantly more "screentime" than his coleagues. Being 30 to 40 years old, he is one fo the youngest members of Murder Department. He's brash and sometimes impulsive but also clever and caring. He doesn't always necessarily abide the rules if he believes he's doing the right thing.
* Eduard Burger (Edo fo short): The eldest member of Office no. 141.
!! Other recurring policemen:
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All of his works take place in "Our City" with only occassional temporal trips to other places in Slovakia or Czech Republic. The central point of every novel is murder although in many cases accompanied by other severe crimes including drug dealing, rape, robbery, property scams/fraud, bribing and corruption.
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All of his works take place in "Our City" with only occassional temporal trips to other places in Slovakia or Czech Republic. The central point of every novel is murder although in many cases accompanied by other severe crimes including drug dealing, rape, robbery, property scams/fraud, bribing bribing/corruption and corruption.
organised crime. The murder cases involve both commoners and high-class people - the latter often connected to mafia.
Unlike most crime-scene writers Dominik Dán's writing style is very visceral. Don't expect any musing about the site at which the corpse is found. Instead get ready for many witness reports full of juicy detail. The first step in ivestigation is idetifying the victim and then finding and contacting all their relatives and acquaintance. It's the information they provide you which clues you in on what really happened. Avoid jumping to conclusions as even if people are telling the truth[[note]]or what do they think is true[[/note]], the information may be misleading.
Unlike most crime-scene writers Dominik Dán's writing style is very visceral. Don't expect any musing about the site at which the corpse is found. Instead get ready for many witness reports full of juicy detail. The first step in ivestigation is idetifying the victim and then finding and contacting all their relatives and acquaintance. It's the information they provide you which clues you in on what really happened. Avoid jumping to conclusions as even if people are telling the truth[[note]]or what do they think is true[[/note]], the information may be misleading.
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* Queen contra Bishop (Dáma kontra Strelec)[[note]]that the translated title doesn't make sense in context as the original title is a DoubleEntendre which only makes snse in Slovak. The Queen chess piece is called "Dáma" which means "Lady" and the Bishop piece is called "Strelec", which means "Shooter" or "Archer". The point is that the chess pieces refer to the murder victim and the perpetrator.[[/note]]
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* Queen contra Bishop (Dáma kontra Strelec)[[note]]that the translated title [[LostInTranslation doesn't make sense in context context]] as the original title is a DoubleEntendre which only makes snse in Slovak. The Queen chess piece is called "Dáma" which means "Lady" and the Bishop piece is called "Strelec", which means "Shooter" or "Archer". The point is that the chess pieces refer to the murder victim and the perpetrator.[[/note]]
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Republic. The central point of every novel is murder although in many cases accompanied by other severe crimes including drug dealing, rape, robbery, property scams/fraud, bribing and corruption.
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A well renowned Slovak crime novel writer under the pen name Dominik Dán. In public there are ongoing disputed concerning his real identity as he scrupulosly guards it due to both professional and security reasons.
All of his works take place in "Our City" with only occassional temporal trips to other places in Slovakia or Czech Republic.
A well renowned Slovak crime novel writer under the pen name Dominik Dán. In public there are ongoing disputed concerning his real identity as he scrupulosly guards it due to both professional and security reasons.
All of his works take place in "Our City" with only occassional temporal trips to other places in Slovakia or Czech Republic.
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* SmokingIsCool: '''Mercilessly averted'''. There are many notorious smokers throughout all books, including all detectives of Office no. 141, but the smoking takes its toll on them just like in real life. The most prominent example is Burger, who's severely addicted to tobacco and ends up wasting his lungs with cancer.
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Every novel contains a disclaimer at the beginning: "The city, events and characters are fictional and any resemblance with real events is purely coincidental although somebody may find them familiar."
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Every novel contains a The disclaimer at the beginning: beginning of every novel saying: "The city, events and characters are fictional and any resemblance with real events is purely coincidental although somebody may find them familiar."" sounds somewhat suspicious. Anyone who's adept in Slovak history, notices that the events of many books match real events rather too well.
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* Queen contra Bishop (Dáma kontra Strelec)[[note]]that the translated title doesn't make sense in context as the original title is a DoubleEntendre which only makes snse in Slovak. The Queen chess piece is called "Dáma" which means "Lady" and
the Bishop piece is called "Strelec", which means "Shooter" or "Archer". The pint is that the chess pieces refer to the murder victim and the perpetrator.[[/note]]
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* Queen contra Bishop (Dáma kontra Strelec)[[note]]that the translated title doesn't make sense in context as the original title is a DoubleEntendre which only makes snse in Slovak. The Queen chess piece is called "Dáma" which means "Lady" and
and the Bishop piece is called "Strelec", which means "Shooter" or "Archer". The pint point is that the chess pieces refer to the murder victim and the perpetrator.[[/note]]
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* The Fly (Mucha) - an unidentified female body in advanced state of decay is found by a lake just outside the city. The only relevant clue which would help to solve this case are fly larvae.
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* The Fly (Mucha) - an set in summer 1990. An unidentified female body in advanced state of decay is found by a lake just outside the city. The only relevant clue which would help to solve this case are fly larvae.
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* (Nevieš dňa, nevieš hodiny)
* (Klbko zmijí)
* In the shadow (V tieni)
* The Burden of past (Bremeno minulosti)
* Cat trail (Mačacia stopa)
* Arcane Veil (Tajomný závoj)
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* In the shadow (V tieni)
* The Burden of past (Bremeno minulosti)
* Cat trail (Mačacia stopa)
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* Beauty and the Beast[[labelnote:no]]not that one[[labelnote]] (Kráska a Netvor)
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* Beauty and the Beast[[labelnote:no]]not that one[[labelnote]] (Kráska a Netvor)
* The Poet (Básnik)
* No Forgiveness for the Innocent (Nevinným sa neodpúšťa)
* One Step to th Grave (Jednou nohou v hrobe)
* Blood is not Water (Krv nie je Voda)
* Velvet Mirage (Nežná fatamorgána)
* Death on the other shore (Smrť na druhom brehu)
* Roots of Evil (Korene zla)
* 2017 – Cigaretka na dva ťahy
* A Letter from beyond the grave (List zo záhrobia)
* Venus from the Creek (Venuša zo zátoky) - the Venus in the title is a referrence to the Venus of Moravany, which is missing arms and head.
* The Poet (Básnik)
* No Forgiveness for the Innocent (Nevinným sa neodpúšťa)
* One Step to th Grave (Jednou nohou v hrobe)
* Blood is not Water (Krv nie je Voda)
* Velvet Mirage (Nežná fatamorgána)
* Death on the other shore (Smrť na druhom brehu)
* Roots of Evil (Korene zla)
* 2017 – Cigaretka na dva ťahy
* A Letter from beyond the grave (List zo záhrobia)
* Venus from the Creek (Venuša zo zátoky) - the Venus in the title is a referrence to the Venus of Moravany, which is missing arms and head.
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!!WorksDominik Dán's bibliography consists of th following crime novels:
Disclaimer at th beginning of every novel.
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* The Well (Studňa)
* You Only Live Twice (Žiješ iba dvakrát)
* On Stilettos (Na podpätkoch)
* Leather Heart (Kožené srdce)
* You Only Live Twice (Žiješ iba dvakrát)
* On Stilettos (Na podpätkoch)
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* Cell no. 17 (Cela číslo 17)
* Crimson Captain (Červený kapitán)
* Our Daily Sin (Hriech náš každodenný)
* Count Death (Knieža smrť)
* Night of Dark Lies (Noc temných klamstiev)
* The Fly (Mucha)
* Flyswatter (Mucholapka)
* Crimson Captain (Červený kapitán)
* Our Daily Sin (Hriech náš každodenný)
* Count Death (Knieža smrť)
* Night of Dark Lies (Noc temných klamstiev)
* The Fly (Mucha)
* Flyswatter (Mucholapka)
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* Queen contra Bishop (Dáma kontra Strelec)[[note]]that the translated title doesn't make sense in context as the original title is a DoubleEntendre which only makes snse in Slovak. The Queen chess piece is called "Dáma" which means "Lady" and
the Bishop piece is called "Strelec", which means "Shooter" or "Archer". The pint is that the chess pieces refer to the murder victim and the perpetrator.[[/note]]
the Bishop piece is called "Strelec", which means "Shooter" or "Archer". The pint is that the chess pieces refer to the murder victim and the perpetrator.[[/note]]
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Ashes Equalize All (Popol Všetkých Zarovná)
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Buried Alive (Pochovaní Zaživa)
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* Ashes Equalize All Straighten Everyone (Popol Všetkých Zarovná)
* Shameless Lamb (Nehanebné Neviniatko)
* Brute
* Sara
* Knot (Uzol)
* Buried Alive (Pochovaní Zaživa)
* Shameless Lamb (Nehanebné Neviniatko)
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* BigEater: Taken to its logical extreme with "Váňa", who is eating atrociously often. So much that it ocassionally annoys his colleagues. Sometimes he'll even prioritize eating over doing serious work.
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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Being a former criminalist, Dominik Dán's work is based on his professional experience.
* WriteWhoYouKnow:
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* WriteWhatYouKnow: Being a former criminalist, Dominik Dán's work is based on his professional experience.
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Ashes Equalize All (Popol Všetkých Zarovná)
Knot (Uzol)
Buried Alive (Pochovaní Zaživa)
Ashes Equalize All (Popol Všetkých Zarovná)
Knot (Uzol)
Buried Alive (Pochovaní Zaživa)
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!! All of the following examples are fabricated and any association with Dominik Dán's works is purely coincidental although somebody may find them familiar...
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