A horror detective story about two sisters, whose world is created from
the surreal visions of Vojtěch Masek, one of the most acclaimed Czech
comics authors. When one of the Dietl sisters ends up in hospital after
what appears to be a brutal attack, leaving her with a mutilated face
and unable to move, Masek leads the reader on a detective story
exploring change of identity, doppelgängers, deformation, hallucination
and altered states of mind in contrast with idyllic family life. This
comics takes place in a fictional world woven from dreams, hazy and
distorted memories of childhood fears, fear of the unknown and the
desire for a safe hiding place. Reality constantly disrupted by doubts,
changing points of view, the neurotic need to find objective truth. All
this is contained in the story about the Dietl sisters - many theories,
many possibilities but seemingly with only one solution. Masek employs a
unique multilayered art style, combining backgrounds created from
various texts, newspaper cuttings and patterns with the main plot taking
place in the foreground. The connections and juxtapositions between
these two levels brilliantly evoking the main themes of the book.
