The Hangman's Daughter: Library Edition

from scot2

I sometimes forget to delete books from my kindle then find myself accidentally reading them again. This book was just as enjoyable the second time. The seventeenth century was not an easy time to be alive; witches, poverty, torture and hangmen! I loved the fact that the author could trace his fa...

from JEB5

A wonderfully descriptive journey into the life of a Hangman, his daughter and a small town young physician as "witch fever" strikes their town in the late 1600s and they seek to find the murder of some local orphans. The focus on life as it was back in the late 1600s was incredibly detailed and ...

from NPJacobsen

The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Potzsch is an historical novel set in Bavaria in the mid seventeenth century. I had never really thought about an executioner as a career, but the book opened my eyes to a lot of things about the job. What kind of person becomes an executioner? How are they traine...

from hemlokgang

A medieval murder mystery? A clever mix of medieval values, beliefs, and characters make for an intriguing story. I think this is an example of " the more things change, the more they stay the same". Is there witchcraft afoot? Or is it corporate espionage? Or did a simple desire to be safe create...

from jamespurcell

Living in the 17th Century would be pleasant for very few people, the aristocracy, who were as susceptible to disease and injury as were the common folk. The characters are not your usual suspects but their behavior is understandable in light of the times: remember that Salem had its witches as w...