{"product_id":"the-terror-of-moravia-martin-lecian-9798233204579","title":"The Terror of Moravia: Martin Lecián","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Marcas Murphey\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Mark Kelly\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Mark Kelly\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Murder - Serial Killers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Terror of Moravia: Martin Leci�n \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the winter of 1927, a dying man with a gun held an entire nation captive. Martin Leci�n-safecracker, deserter, and multiple murderer-escaped from a military hospital in his pyjamas and leg irons, then evaded the largest manhunt in Czechoslovak history for ten brutal months. Newspapers transformed him into a romantic outlaw, the \"Czech J�nos�k.\" Street musicians sang ballads mocking the police who couldn't catch him. But behind the legend was a far darker reality: a tubercular criminal who murdered a night watchman, shot multiple police officers, and used a wet cloth to filter ash while cracking obsolete safes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on trial transcripts, forensic evidence, and contemporary newspaper accounts, historian [Author Name] reconstructs Leci�n's trajectory from neglected child to executed criminal, revealing how institutional failures at every turn-family collapse, brutal reformatories, military prisons-created the Terror of Moravia. This deeply researched narrative explores the birth of modern criminology, the dangerous relationship between media and crime, and why outlaw legends persist despite brutal reality. Leci�n's unmarked grave was meant to ensure he'd be forgotten. A century later, his legend endures-and the questions his case raises about crime, punishment, and justice remain disturbingly relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mark Kelly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47595108532375,"sku":"9798233204579","price":1928.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798233204579.webp?v=1774988446","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-terror-of-moravia-martin-lecian-9798233204579","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}