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The Hangman's Daughter
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The Hangman's Daughter: Book 1

The Hangman's Daughter (2008) (edit title/settings)

by Oliver Pötzsch (Author) (edit contributors)

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A brilliantly detailed, fast-paced historical thriller, "The Hangman’s Daughter" is the first novel from German television screenwriter Oliver Pötzsch, a descendent of the Kuisls, a famous Bavarian executioner clan. Children are being murdered and witchcraft is being blamed.

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Germany, 1660: When a dying boy is pulled from the river with a mark crudely tattooed on his shoulder, hangman Jakob Kuisl is called upon to investigate whether witchcraft is at play in his small Bavarian town. Whispers and dark memories of witch trials and the women burned at the stake just... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Germany, 1660: When a dying boy is pulled from the river with a mark crudely tattooed on his shoulder, hangman Jakob Kuisl is called upon to investigate whether witchcraft is at play in his small Bavarian town. Whispers and dark memories of witch trials and the women burned at the stake just seventy years earlier still haunt the streets of Schongau. When more children disappear and an orphan boy is found dead—marked by the same tattoo—the mounting hysteria threatens to erupt into chaos. Before the unrest forces him to torture and execute the very woman who aided in the birth of his children, Jakob must unravel the truth. With the help of his clever daughter, Magdelena, and Simon, the university-educated son of the town’s physician, Jakob discovers that a devil is indeed loose in Schongau. But it may be too late to prevent bloodshed.

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  • “When he dipped into the mysteries of nature, he was sure that there must be a God. Who else could create such lovely works of art?”
  • “If you want to know who is responsible for anything, ask who benefits from it.”
  • “A woman who buried her nose in books was regarded with suspicion by the men.”
  • “The few moments they had together were too precious to fill with death and suffering.”

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October 12 was a good day for a killing.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Prologue: Schongau. October 12, A.D. 1624
Chapter 1: Shongau, The morning of April 24, A.D. 1659. Thirty-five years later.
Chapter 2: Tuesday April 24, A.D. 1659. Nine o'clock in the morning.
Chapter 3: Wednesday April 25, A.D. 1659. Seven o'clock in the morning.
Chapter 4: Wednesday April 25, A.D. 1659. Nine o'clock in the morning.
Chapter 5: Thursday April 26, A.D. 1659. Seven o'clock in the morning.
Chapter 6: Thursday April 26, A.D. 1659. Four o'clock in the afternoon.
Chapter 7: Friday April 27, A.D. 1659. five o'clock in the morning.
Chapter 8: Friday April 27, A.D. 1659. Ten o'clock in the morning.
Chapter 9: Saturday April 28, A.D. 1659. Nine o'clock in the morning.
Chapter 10: Saturday April 28, A.D. 1659. Noon
Chapter 11: Sunday April 29, A.D. 1659. Six o'clock in the morning.
Chapter 12: Sunday April 29, A.D. 1659. Six o'clock in the eveing.
Chapter 13: Monday April 30, A.D. 1659. Eight o'clock in the morning.
Chapter 14: Monday April 30, A.D. 1659. Two o'clock in the afternoon.
Chapter 15: Monday April 30, A.D. 1659. Eleven o'clock in the evening, Walpurgis Night
Chapter 16: Tuesday May 1, A.D. 1659. Six o'clock in the evening.
Epilogue

A Kind of Postscript
About the Author
About the Translator

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 4 in The Hangman's Daughter. (standard series)

Followed by The Dark Monk.

This book is in Amazon Book Club Picks. (authoritative list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Oliver Pötzsch (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Lee Chadeayne (Translator)
  2. Grover Gardner (Reader)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: German
Publisher: Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH
Country: Germany
Publication Date: 2008
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Page Count: 448

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: PT2676.O895 H4613 2011
  • Dewey: 813

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

Descriptions of violence and torture

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