Cave

Do you know why we ask questions about Michael’s death? 

Do you know that he was stabbed with a knife? 

Did you know it was murder? 

It was 2002. My friends and I embarked on what should have been a fantastic sailing and scuba diving adventure along the Croatian coast. We discovered an underwater cave and went exploring. Through a cruel twist of fate, a mix of coincidence, a mistake, and bad luck, one of us vanished into the darkness. We searched for him, without any success. The following day, the authorities deployed two navy divers who seemed not to have been in any cave before to find our friend. One diver never came back. 

Two days later, the nightmare intensified. One of my friends and I were accused of murder and thrown into custody. Croatian police needed someone to blame. They claimed they had found our deceased friend with his diving knife buried in his chest. 

Could they manufacture the evidence to sentence us? 
 

Our fight for freedom started. 

The story depicted in this book is a tragic, yet true account of the events from 2002 that unfolded after Dan’s friend got lost in an underwater cave in Croatia, and then, out of the blue, Dan and one of his other friends from the group became falsely suspected of murder and thrown into custody. Croatian police needed someone to blame. They claimed that they found the deceased friend with his diving knife in his chest. Dan’s fight for freedom started. 

Dan feels that hyperactivity is his superpower, enabling him to do a crazy number of things at the same time. He is a father of two brilliant kids and is aspiring to be a good husband. He loves sports, adventure, spending time with friends, reading, writing, being in the ocean, and (too) many other activities. He also continuously searches for peace of mind, with mixed results. 

Life took Dan from his birthplace in Prague to many corners of the world. He has built a successful career in large, multinational companies. Then, in 2016, he quit the corporate world and moved to Bali with the whole family. The reason? Green School Bali for the kids — a truly special place with a unique approach to education. He started his own advisory firm and works with a small number of clients, helping them build better businesses. He also created an online fitness programme for better management of lower back pain called ExFitt.com. 

He loves teaching freediving and riding motorcycles. Last, but definitely not least, three dogs and a cat are all part of the family.