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After a local midwife is accused of being a witch and murdering an orphan in the 17th century, bavarian hangman jakob kuisl and his daughter, magdalena, believe that midwife is innocent and seek out the true killer, despite jakob being charged with torturing a confession out of the accused woman. High octane sf adventure with smiths trademark twist jamie sawyer, author of the lazarus war it was the kind of dirty, violent work the bastards were made for. Readers who like a plotdriven story with identifiable heroes and villains will be drawn to this ambitious novel. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. You may also install the latest update directly from the. The hangman, jakob kuisl and his family are so well depicted, and despite his job he s a very likable character, a man ahead of his time. A brilliantly detailed, fastpaced historical thriller, the hangmans daughter is the first novel from german. The daughter s demands the daughter of the ceo book 3 the peaceful.
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