The Poisoned Pilgrim, Oliver Potzsch
The Poisoned Pilgrim, Oliver Potzsch
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The Poisoned Pilgrim

Author: Oliver Pötzsch, Lee Chadeayne

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 16 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/16/2013

Synopsis

The Poisoned Pilgrim is the fourth book in Hangman’s Daughter, the million-copy bestselling series.1666: The monastery at Andechs has long been a pilgrimage destination, but when the hangman’s daughter, Magdalena, her doctor husband Simon, and their two small children arrive there, they learn that the monks have far larger concerns than saying Mass and receiving alms. It seems that once again, the hangman’s family has fallen into a mysterious and dangerous adventure.Two monks at the monastery experiment with cutting-edge technology, including a method of deflecting the lighting that has previously set the monastery ablaze. When one of the monks disappears and his lab is destroyed, foul play is suspected. Who better to investigate than the famed hangman Jakob Kuisl? But as the hangman and his family attempt to solve the mystery of the missing monk, they must deal with both the eccentric denizens of the monastery and villagers who view the monks’ inventions as witchcraft that must be destroyed at all costs.

About Oliver Pötzsch

OLIVER PÖTZSCH, born 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 who inspired his novels. He lives with his family in Munich.

Reviews

Goodreads review by SoRoLi (Sonja) ♡ on November 12, 2022

Band vier dieser Buchreihe von Oliver Pötzsch hat mich wieder einmal überzeugen können. Ich mag diese Geschichten rund um den grantigen Henker Jakob Kuisl, seine Tochter Magdalena und dem Medicus Simon, der mittlerweile Kuisl´s Schwiegersohn ist. Dieser Fall ist wieder spannend und knifflig, aber am......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on October 18, 2021

In this 4th book in 'The Hangman's Daughter' series, the hangman's family gets involved with strange events that are blamed on magic and sorcery. The book can be read as a standalone. ***** Mystery is afoot in a monastery in Bavaria in 1666, a popular pilgrimage destination. Monks are experimenting wi......more

Goodreads review by Ray on August 04, 2013

OK, this is the fourth in the series and it has some issues. The story is still fun as the Hangman and his family solve another mystery. The problem is that this is a translation not only from German to English, but also from 17th century to 21st century. The translator in this case uses common turn......more

Goodreads review by Emma on March 26, 2019

I read the first 3 in the series a few years ago and enjoyed the first 2 more than the third, which failed to hold my interest so I set aside the series. Then recently the rest of the series was on kindle discount, only 99p each so I bought them up. I’ve really struggled with this book, finding it b......more

Goodreads review by Kim on July 22, 2013

2.5 stars I'm going to divide this into pros and cons. Pros: -I'm still enjoying the 17th century setting and all the details of the society. -A general theme of both this book and the series seems to be the dangers of faith and superstition taken to extremes. It's definitely thought provoking to imag......more

Quotes

“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“I loved every page, character and plot twist of The Hangman’s Daughter, an inventive historical novel about a 17th-century hangman’s quest to save a witch—from himself.” —Scott Turow“In this subtle, meticulously crafted story, every word is a possible clue, and the characters are so engaging that it’s impossible not to get involved in trying to help them figure the riddle out.” —Oprah.com

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