{"product_id":"the-dark-monk-a-hangmans-daughter-tale-paperback","title":"The Dark Monk: A Hangman's Daughter Tale - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOliver Pötzsch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePicking up where international bestseller \"The Hangman's Daughter\" left off, the highly anticipated sequel about a dark legacy of the Knights Templar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE ANTICIPATED FOLLOWUP TO THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, \u003ci\u003eTHE HANGMAN S DAUGHTER\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e1660: Winter has settled thick over a sleepy village in the Bavarian Alps, ensuring every farmer and servant is indoors the night a parish priest discovers he's been poisoned. As numbness creeps up his body, he summons the last of his strength to scratch a cryptic sign in the frost. \u003cbr\u003eFollowing a trail of riddles, hangman Jakob Kuisl; his headstrong daughter Magdalena; and the town physician s son team up with the priest s aristocratic sister to investigate. What they uncover will lead them back to the Crusades, unlocking a troubled history of internal church politics and sending them on a chase for a treasure of the Knights Templar. \u003cbr\u003eBut they re not the only ones after the legendary fortune. A team of dangerous and mysterious monks is always close behind, tracking their every move, speaking Latin in the shadows, giving off a strange, intoxicating scent. And to throw the hangman off their trail, they have ensured he is tasked with capturing a band of thieves roving the countryside attacking solitary travelers and spreading panic. \u003cbr\u003eDelivering on the promise of the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Hangman s Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, once again based on prodigious historical research into Potzsch s family tree, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Monk\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on a whirlwind tour through the occult hiding places of Bavaria s ancient monasteries, bringing to life an unforgettable compassionate hangman and his tenacious daughter, painting a robust tableau of a seventeenth-century Bavaria still negotiating the lasting impacts of war, and quickening our pulses with a gripping, mesmerizing mystery. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvance Praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Monk\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Oliver Potzsch takes readers on a darkly atmospheric visit to seventeenth-century Bavaria in his latest adventure. With enough mystery and intrigue to satisfy those who like gritty historical fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Monk\u003c\/i\u003e has convincing characters, rip-roaring action, and finely drawn settings.\" Deborah Harkness \u003cbr\u003e\"Weaving together the mystery of a murdered priest, a Templar treasure, and a kind-hearted hangman, Oliver Potzsch's \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Monk\u003c\/i\u003e is a labyrinth of clues and rich characters in seventeenth-century Bavaria. Potzsch keeps the action boiling, the clues intriguing, and the history fascinating and authentic.\" William Dietrich \u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Hangman s Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"I loved every page, character and plot twist of \u003ci\u003eThe Hangman s Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, an inventive historical novel about a seventeenth-century hangman s quest to save a witch from himself.\" Scott Turow \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOLIVER PÖTZSCH, \u003c\/b\u003eborn in 1970, was for years a radio personality for Bavarian radio and a screenwriter for Bavarian public television. He is a descendent of the Kuisls, the well-known line of Bavarian executioners that inspired the novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 12, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764193722656,"sku":"9780547807683","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6df977609e4d85738bc13f0ffcaf7456.webp?v=1780245390","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-dark-monk-a-hangmans-daughter-tale-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}