Lehusa
The mysteries of Bulgarian folklore come alive in monstrous dimensions in Mamnik's sequel.
The nighttime peace over the village of Vrakola in Trun is pierced by distant infant cries and the arrival of new demons. This time, border police officers Bozhana and Mitko will face even more complicated mysteries that will lead them to an ancient temple-well and a newly discovered Thracian treasure. Archaeologist Lora Kadurina, a friend of Bozhana's from her student years, will help them unravel the case. But Vrakola will prove too small for the scale of this mystery, and they will reach the secrets of the mountain Strandzha. In the labyrinths of the investigation, the characters will face new friends, but also new fears.
Vasil Popov
Vasil Popov was born in 1990 in Sofia. He graduated in Ecology from Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, after which he worked for three years for the television channel “National Geographic”. His passion for photography took him to impressive places throughout Bulgaria, and his interest in Bulgarian nature and folklore became central to his future creative path. In 2020, he won the first competition for an original audio series organized by Storytel Studio. This is how Mamnik appeared on the Bulgarian literary market—a work that changed the history of genre literature in Bulgaria and continues to reveal the enigmatic facets of Bulgarian folklore to thousands of readers.
He is also the author of the books "Wolf Tales" (2022) and "Permafrost" (2023). "Lehusa" is his latest novel.
