The Dark Monk: A Hangman's Daughter and The Hangman's Daughter

I recently got to read two books by Oliver Pötzsch called The Dark Monk: A Hangman's Daughter, and The Hangman's Daughter which I received from a site called BzzAgent completely free of charge. 

Both of these books are mystery books that are very good if you are into crime and uncovering mysteries. According to the description from Amazon, The Dark Monk: A Hangman's Daughter is:

"1660: Winter has settled thick over a sleepy village in the Bavarian Alps, ensuring every farmer and servant is indoors on the night a parish priest discovers he's been poisoned. As numbness creeps up his body, he summons the last of his strength to scratch a cryptic sign in the frost.

Following a trail of riddles, hangman Jakob Kuisl; his headstrong daughter, Magdalena; and the town physician’s son team up with the priest’s aristocratic sister to investigate. What they uncover will lead them back to the Crusades, unlocking a troubled history of internal church politics and sending them on a chase for a treasure of the Knights Templar.

But they’re not the only ones after the legendary fortune. A team of dangerous and mysterious monks is always close behind, tracking their every move, speaking Latin in the shadows, giving off a strange, intoxicating scent. And to throw the hangman off their trail, they have ensured he is tasked with capturing a band of thieves roving the countryside attacking solitary travelers and spreading panic."

According to the description from Amazon, The Hangman's Daughter is:

"Germany, 1660: When a dying boy is pulled from the river with a mark crudely tattooed on his shoulder, hangman Jakob Kuisl is called upon to investigate whether witchcraft is at play. So begins The Hangman's Daughter--the chillingly detailed, fast-paced historical thriller from German television screenwriter, Oliver Pötzsch--a descendent of the Kuisls, a famous Bavarian executioner clan."

 

If you love some mysterious books than these are for you... Personally I would have never bought this book because I am not a mystery book kinda girl. Overall these were really good.