Małgorzata Kożuchowska

After a body is found sewn inside a cow hide, a Wrocław detective discovers a killer is recreating an 18th-century "plague" of criminal punishments.

Purgatory examines the fate of the soul once it leaves the body after death. Drawing from the accounts of approved mystics such as Fulla Horak, St. Faustina Kowalska and St. Padre Pio. Purgatory tells the story of immortal souls living both in human bodies and those that have already left this world.

New scams. Old layouts. The true story of Polish fortunes and the story of the heroes from the first part has its colorful continuation. Can business friends continue to trust each other when even more money is at stake? How were state-owned companies privatized, garnering millions into private pockets? Who was pulling the strings in free Poland?

Fleeing despair after losing those dearest to him, a man hides in a safe land of memories, where time stands still and the dead are still alive.

Jagna is forced to marry a much older, wealthy farmer, despite her love for his son Antek. Over time, she must fight to preserve her independence.