The Hangman's Daughter

A Hangman's Daughter Tale, Book 1

De: Oliver Pötzsch, Lee Chadeayne - translator

Narrado por: Grover Gardner

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.

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.

©2011 Oliver Pötzsch, Lee Chadeayne (translation) (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

good listen.

story: kept my listening till the end. I truly did enjoy the mystery.

performance: I almost didn't get this one because I didn't like the sample but I'm glad I did as his voice grew on me and seemed to fit the story.

Why the Title?

Although the information is considered to be factual, I found much of the book to be boring. I would have preferred that it not have been written as fiction.

Best of all❤️❤️❤️❤️

After growing up with Armenian old stories and reading Hans Christian Andersen this book is by far my favorite 🤩. I am moving to the next one .

Travel back in history

I was looking for a fall, historical mystery. Maybe something a little spooky, and this it the spot. At first I wasn't sure I like the narrator after I got into the first chapter, realized he was the perfect fit for this book. Really loved it and finished it in two days.

Great story

I really enjoyed listening to this book. That time in the past was very interesting and terrifying. I can't imagine what people went through when accused of a crime or witch craft. I also didn't realize that this novel was based after the authors's ancestor, the hangman, until the very end.
I would highly recommend this book.