Oliver Pötsch - Die Henkerstochter

Oliver Pötsch - The Executioner's Daughter

A legendary treasure, the Ottoman army at the gates of Vienna—and the executioner’s family right in the thick of it. 1683: The Empire is in danger, for the Ottoman army is closing in on Vienna, and a devastating war seems inevitable. Things are also looking grim for the old executioner Jakob Kuisl; physical pain and worries plague him. He is all the more astonished when he receives a letter from his former companion Nepomuk, who asks him to come to Passau to help recover a treasure. Jakob Kuisl sets out on this final great journey in the hope of using his share of the treasure to buy citizenship for his family. But when the executioner arrives in the city on the Danube, he makes a terrible discovery: his friend has been murdered in a horrific manner. Kuisl soon learns that he is not the only one Nepomuk asked to come to Passau: four former comrades have also received letters. And so the five old mercenaries join forces to find out who killed Nepomuk—and why...Oliver Pötzsch’s historical novels captivate an audience of millions: With its blend of vivid period detail and gripping personal entanglements, *The Executioner’s Daughter and the Executioner’s Legacy* is a historical novel that encompasses a whole world.

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