'There is a reaper. Death's his name.'
The Beggar King: A Hangman's Daughter Tale by Oliver Potzsch Once again the executioner’s daughter is embroiled in mayhem and mystery. This time Magdalena's father Jakob Kuisl, the Hangman of Schongau, has been lured to far off Regensburg where he is falsely accused of murdering his sister and her husband. Meanwhile, Magdalena and Simon having fled Schongau and become embroiled in the same plot. Someone wants the executioner Kuisl dead, and more, revenge! At the same time prostitutes are disappearing from the streets of Regensburg. Not enough to rouse the interest of the authorities, but enough to arouse the reader's. Dastardly plots and political mayhem color the very air of Regensburg confusing the senses Plots and sub plots abound. All lead to a very dangerous, cunning and nameless enemy of the Hangman of Schongau, and his family. The only clue, ‘Weidenfeld, 1637!' Who is that? Kuisl worries at it, as through a glass darkly. Who is friend? Who i...