The Beggar King, Oliver Potzsch
The Beggar King, Oliver Potzsch
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The Beggar King

Author: Oliver Pötzsch, Lee Chadeayne

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 15 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/08/2013

Synopsis

The Beggar King is the third book in Hangman’s Daughter, the million-copy bestselling series.The year is 1662. Alpine village hangman Jakob Kuisl receives a letter from his sister calling him to the imperial city of Regensburg, where a gruesome sight awaits him: her throat has been slit. Arrested and framed for the murder, Kuisl faces firsthand the torture he’s administered himself for years.Jakob’s daughter, Magdalena, and a young medicus named Simon hasten to his aid. With the help of an underground network of beggars, a beer-brewing monk, and an Italian playboy, they discover that behind the false accusation is a plan that will endanger the entire German Empire.Chock-full of historical detail, The Beggar King brings to vibrant life another tale of the unlikely hangman and his tough-as-nails daughter, confirming Pötzsch’s mettle as a writer to watch.

About Oliver Pötzsch

Oliver Pötzsch, born in 1970, has worked for years as a scriptwriter for Bavarian television. He is a descendant of one of Bavaria’s leading dynasties of executioners. Pötzsch lives in Munich with his family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by SoRoLi (Sonja) ♡ on August 22, 2022

Dieses ist bereits der dritte Band dieser Buchserie, und wenn das überhaupt möglich ist, werde ich mit jedem Buch ein größerer Fan! :) Ich mag den Schongauer Henker Jakob Kuisl und seine Abenteuer, und auch die Henkerstochter Magdalena sowie der Medicus Simon Fronwieser sind mir schon ans Herz gewach......more

Goodreads review by Charles on February 25, 2024

Great historical fiction, July 27, 2016 Verified Purchase This review is from: The Beggar King (US Edition) (A Hangman's Daughter Tale Book 3) (Kindle Edition) An outstanding work of historical fiction held together by a mystery. In this volume, Jakob is a suspect in the murder of his sister and has be......more

Goodreads review by SVETLANA on February 20, 2024

I read the first two books of this series more than 7 years ago, but they left a long-term imprint on me and when I found the 3rd book, decided to give it a try. The plot of the book takes us to 1662 Germany which is still recovering after the Thirty Years' War (17th century). Jakob Kuisl, the hangma......more

Goodreads review by Tim The Enchanter on October 13, 2014

Posted to The Literary Lawyer.ca Not Up to Par with the Rest - 3 Stars The third installment of the popular Hangman's Daughter series, is, in my opinion, the weakest offering to date. The novel lacked some of the clever storytelling of the two previous novels and the chirpy relationship between......more

Goodreads review by Maya on January 31, 2016

Another excellent offering from Oliver Pötzsch, another great translation by Lee Chadeayne. I'm not going into the details of the plot of this, the third in the series; you can read the synopsis for that. Suffice to say, it's another wonderful read. A plot that's just complex enough to keep you turn......more

Quotes

“The Beggar King is a richly appointed historical novel, a compelling tapestry of violence, intrigue, and tenderness. Pötzsch drags you into his beautifully rendered and dangerous seventeenth-century Europe and doesn’t let you escape until the final climactic page.” —Glenn Cooper, international bestselling author of Secret of the Seventh Son

“Twists and turns enmesh both the characters and the reader in this absorbing tale that captures, with an authenticity that is truly rare, the sounds and sights and smells of seventeenth-century Germany. A gripping story of love, betrayal, and long-delayed revenge.” —James Becker, author of The Moses Stone

“The Beggar King weaves a fascinating web of intrigue that invokes much more than just the intricate politics of 17th-century Germany. Oliver Pötzsch has brought to life the heady smells and tastes, the true reality of an era we’ve never seen quite like this before. The hangman Jakob and his feisty daughter Magdalena are characters we will want to root for in many books to come.” —Katherine Neville, bestselling author of The Eight and The Magic Circle

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