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Haunted by the past: Winterberg’s Last Journey, by Jaroslav Rudis, reviewed

A garrulous nonagenarian and his patient carer make a long train trip to Sarajevo, hoping to solve a decades-old murder mystery

Jaroslav Rudis. [Alamy]
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  • Winterberg’s Last Journey

    Jaroslav Rudis, translated by Kris Best

    Jantar, pp. 440, £19

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