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The Poisoned Pilgrim is the fourth book in Hangman’s Daughter, the million-copy bestselling series.

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.

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July 16, 2013
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From Publishers Weekly

Set in Bavaria in 1666, Pötzsch’s stellar fourth Hangman’s Daughter mystery (after The Beggar King) features three unlikely sleuths: hangman Jakob Kuisl; his daughter, Magdalena; and Magdalena’s husband, Simon Fronweiser, a “bathhouse medicus” in the town of Schongau. Magdalena and Simon, the parents of two boys, leave the children with Magdalena’s parents in order to undertake a pilgrimage to the monastery at Andechs—a trip that turns out to be anything but spiritual. When Coelestin—a novitiate who stumbled onto a horrific heresy—drowns, his death is deemed accidental, until Simon notices marks of violence on the corpse. More deaths follow, and the arrest of Brother Johannes, an old friend of Kuisl, prompts the executioner to leave his ailing wife to come to Johannes’s aid. The author maintains tension throughout as the trio seeks to unravel the intricate scheme behind the killings, which are connected to a lifelike human automaton. —Reviewed on 05/27/2013.

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Magdalena Kuisl and her husband Simon have embarked on a religious pilgrimage to the Bavarian Holy Mountain, leaving their young boys in her parents’ care. This trip goes awry when the duo encounters violence, including a bell tower attack on Magdalena, and three apparent murders. When a monk is wrongfully jailed for the murders, he confides in Magdalena that he’s a former hangman and begs her to get her father, Jakob, to come help. Within days, religious pilgrims will be mobbing the site for the annual Festival of The Three Hosts, unaware that some monks are stripping the monastery of its priceless treasures. Meanwhile, time is running out for the Kuisls in their hunt for the real murderer. VERDICT: Word-of-mouth popularity is richly deserved for Pötzsch’s historical series (after The Beggar King) about a Bavarian hangman and his family, based loosely on the author’s forebears. He creates an intoxicating mix with frenetic pacing, strong doses of adventure and wit, and 17th-century historical detail. The hefty length doesn’t detract from vivid storytelling along the lines of Katherine Neville and William Dietrich. —Reviewed on 07/01/2013.

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PRAISE FOR The Hangman’s Daughter series

"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

"Oliver Pötzsch 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, The Dark Monk has convincing characters, rip-roaring action, and finely-drawn settings." —Deborah Harkness, author of A Discovery of Witches and the forthcoming Shadow of Night

"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

About the Author

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.

LEE CHADEAYNE, translator, is a former classical musician and college professor. He was one of the charter members of the American Literary Translators Association and is editor in chief of the ALTA Newsletter.

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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 lightning 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.

This thrilling fourth entry of The Hangman’s Daughter series features scheming monks, murderous robots, and the action and intrigue that never seem to cease when the Kuisls are on a case.

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PRAISE FOR The Hangman’s Daughter series

"A bewitching mix of history and mystery, The Poisoned Pilgrim will please long-time Pötzsch fans, and bring new ones into the fold."—Samuel Thomas, author of The Midwife’s Tale

"Swift and sure, compelling as any conspiracy theory, persuasive as any spasm of paranoia, The Dark Monk grips you at the base of your skull and doesn't let go." —Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked and Out of Oz

"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

"Oliver Pötzsch 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, The Dark Monk has convincing characters, rip-roaring action, and finely-drawn settings." —Deborah Harkness, author of A Discovery of Witches and the forthcoming Shadow of Night

"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

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

ASIN : B00B7NY4U6
Publisher : Amazon Crossing (July 16, 2013)
Publication date : July 16, 2013
Language : English
File size : 2285 KB
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Print length : 512 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 1477806113
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Best Sellers Rank: #32,795 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #7 in German Literature (Kindle Store)
- #15 in German Literature (Books)
- #91 in Historical German Fiction

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The Poisoned Pilgrim Delivers a Delicious Tale of Medieval Mayhem

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2020

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Sometimes a pilgrimage is way more than a religious journey to give thanks. With the hangman's daughter and her husband, Simon, Oliver Potzsch has created two intrepid investigators who fight ad bicker with each other and all the while must solve not one, but several mysteries — all without putting themselves into too much danger. And their pilgrimage opens a window into not only human greed and suspicions but into a couple's own need to work together as a team.

While the couple's journey begins as a trip to the monastery at Andechs to give thinks for their children's survival, it quickly becomes a lot more complicated as there are mysterious happenings at the religious site. Getting there, they are part of a group that get caught in a dangerous thunder storm and are rescued by an ugly monk.

But a quiet time of prayer and reflection are not in the cards. Two of the monks apparently are early explorers into science and their experiments are being seen for something more sinister. In addition, some of the villagers and the guests are becoming sick. Simon is quickly put to task treating those who have become ill but both begin a bit of snooping as the body count from both illness and mysterious events begin to climb — including the disappearance of one monk, the watchmaker.

Potzsch has created a world of the 1600s in which most of life is still filled with portents of witchcraft and as the mysteries continue, the simple solution is to find a witch causing the mysterious events. And who better than a monk whose explorations are beyond the understanding of those around him. Ugly to boot, the monk is quickly accused.

Simon and Magdalena know better; someone is actually using science to cause misadventure and they are on the hunt for a solution. Time is running out and soon, Magdalena turns to her father to help find the solution to a missing monk and the mysterious deaths.

Potzsch delves into his family history for a strong basis of his mysteries. This world is one of rare education and easy suspicions o those who are different. It is easy to see why someone who can read and explore would be looked at differently and when bad things happen, to place the blame whether right or wrong.

And in creating his characters of Simon, Magdalena and her father, the hangman Jakob, he has indeed come up with a very good read. It is hard not to follow along and be riveted to their efforts to solve not one but several mysteries at the monastery. This may not be great reading but it is a very good read.

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the novel is recommended if you can overlook mistranslation issues and Simon

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2018

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This is the fourth in The Hangman's Daughter series, entitled The Poisoned Pilgrim. I rated the book a four for the plot line and the development of the characters. I did not have the option to rate a three for inconsistency, writing/translation, redundancy, and inconsistency. The gist of the novel is that multitudes are climbing a mountain to a monastery for the celebration of "the three hosts," an annual religious event. The year is 1666 and the setting is a village in Bavaria close to where the author actually grew up. The novel contains myriad simultaneous stories within the central story, and this is quite well done. The lead Benedictines are painted with a negative brush while little is written about the ordinary monks who comprise the majority of the community. The novel is replete with a type of sensory and visual realism, that is, the rough conditions of the time, the intertwining of Church and State, the smells of feces and floating carcasses, and so forth. Superstition and religion are difficult to separate, while there is evidence that science is beginning to present itself at the monastery. A major translation or author error relates to the improper use of the word "novitiate". This word means either a place where novices of an order live and are trained or a period of time which novices spend in special prayer and learning. The proper word for a person who is in this period of development is "novice" (L. novus = new). The novel consistently transposes novitiate for novice, an indication of superficial knowledge/bad translation of the text. In general, the novel is recommended if you can overlook mistranslation issues and Simon, the medicus, behaving out of character.

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Sandra, Kindle Customer

Very interesting story

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2020

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In book four you have holly relics, a automaton, traitorous monks, torture and sickness all blended together to make a dynamic storyline. The Kuisl family goes on a pilgrimage to give thanks for their sons health but stumble into a murder that nearly causes their death. The Hangman needs to save his best friend from a torturous death and almost joins him. Jakob must use his wonderful mind and strength to get everyone home alive. If you like history mixed with a good story this book is for you.

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Marilyn L.

Historical fiction

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2017

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The author uses his own knowledge and serious investigation to work the bones of his story, but what makes this very good historical fiction. He presents the flavor of the 1600"s in Bavaria without holding back the sounds, flavors and odors of a bygone age, that should makes us appreciate .ore gentle justice, hand washing and food inspection more than most do. His main character has much to overcome, her husband ends up so tired he just finally falls asleep. It is interesting to read the afterwords and realize that the celebration does continue to be celebrated into our days. The word choices, one in particular, are concise.. After describing the smells of the main community near the end of the story in a few unappetizing words the doctor sums it up with "the smell of people, which I love".

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 18, 2017

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An excelant tale well written keeps you enthralled all the way through

islanderray

The Hangmans Daughter triumphs once again

Reviewed in Canada on September 6, 2013

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Oliver Potzsch continues the saga in his own inimitable way, with the usual mystery and intrigue, his description of the various locals are s realistic you can just picture being there. The miraculous way every body escapes from danger is nothing short of miraculous! I hope we get more Hangman's Daughter adventures sometime in the future. If you like European historical, drama, humour and intrigue theses books are for you.

John L. Barton

Disreputable family triumphs again

Reviewed in Canada on July 29, 2016

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Once again the Kuisil family becomes embroiled in a murderous conspiracy. A well plotted page turner that offers a taste of 16th century life and beliefs.

melodie davis

... few of the Hangman's Daughter books and I do enjoy them. I do have to slog through the ...

Reviewed in Canada on May 2, 2015

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I have read quite a few of the Hangman's Daughter books and I do enjoy them. I do have to slog through the language differences, though, to be able to get through the interactions between the daughter, her father and husband. Something gets lost in the translation; I am assuming that it was translated from a Germanic language. I may be wrong on which language but some of the phrasing doesn't quite translate well.

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I absolutely love this book

Reviewed in Canada on January 13, 2017

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I absolutely love this book!
Great story line, so interesting
I am definitely purchasing other Oliver Potzsch novels from now on

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