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The Hangman's Daughter
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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.”
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  • if you want to know who is responsible for anything, ask who benefits from it.
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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?
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  • It was difficult in such times to believe in God, but Jakob Kuisl discovered Him in the beauties of nature.
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  • Walpurgis Night…” “Witches’ night,”
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  • mandrake in my closet.” “A man—!
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  • The leather gloves he was wearing today would be burned after the execution.
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  • SCHONGAU OCTOBER 12, A.D. 1624
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  • The war brought ruin to Germany, but it couldn’t do any harm to these men. Lechner couldn’t suppress a smile. Fat will always float to the top.
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  • Schongauers had already moved to the execution site just outside the town walls, to get good seats.
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  • Pfaffenwinkel—the priests’ corner—and merry noise and laughter could be heard from the town. Drums rumbled, cymbals clanged, and somewhere a fiddle was playing. The aroma of deep-fried doughnuts and roasted meat drifted down to the foul-smelling tanners’ quarter. Yes, it was going to be a lovely execution.
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October 12 was a good day for a killing.

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Chapter 1 - Chapter 16

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  1. Oliver Pötzsch (Author)

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  1. Lee Chadeayne (Translator)

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

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Reading Level: Adults

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