The Dark Monk

A Hangman's Daughter Tale, Book 2

It is 1648, a small village in the Alps: In the thick of a blizzard,a town priest discovers he’s been poisoned. As numbness creeps up his body, he summons the last of his strength and scratches a sign in the frost that will lead the town hangman, his daughter, and the town physician in pursuit of a treasure of the Knights Templar. But the priest’s murderer is already on their trail, and he’s not the only one after the legendary fortune: a dark monk is not far behind,and a band of thieves is roving the countryside, attacking solitary travelers and spreading panic. The race is on, and the stakes are high.

Delivering on the promise of his first book, Oliver Pötzsch takes readers on a whirlwind tour through the occult hiding places of Bavaria’s ancient monasteries, bringing to life the compassionate hangman - who’s destined to join the ranks of literature’s most beloved characters.

©2012 Oliver Pötzsch (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Exciting!

'The Dark Monk' is the the scariest antagonist in this exciting 1660 mystery series so far! He means business. The dark monk is killing for god, well, also maybe a bit for his own sake, to tell the truth. Templar secrets are involved! It means a hot time is in store for Schongau's hangman, Jakob Kuisl, and his daughter, Magdalena...

Not graphic, but almost. Not a cozy, but almost. Lots of fun, though!

Workman-like

I really enjoyed the first book in the series, but... While the writing was strong enough to keep my interest, there were a number of plot points that had me rolling my metaphorical eyes.

The riddle-to-discover-more-riddles trope is more than a little worn out, as well as trying to force 20th century medical knowledge into a 17th century physician's perspective to make everything work out in the end. The history is pretty well researched, but I have to throw in the pedantic nit about the story points depending on someone or other striking a match they happened to be carrying. Quite the feat, given they wouldn't be invented for another 150 years - and not widely available for a few decades after that.

Grover Cleveland was as impeccable as ever with his naration.

great follow up to the first book

this book is the sequel to the Hangmans Daughter, which I very much enjoyed. This book was equally enjoyable and the performance of the audiobook narrator was excellent. i especially liked his characterization of Jakob Quisel.

its been a few years since I had read the Hangmans Daughter, 7 or 8 now that I think of it. that gap didnt keep any enjoyment from the listening to this book, while I dont remember the details of that book exactly I also dont really need to, this book was its own entity using the same characters, both were a contained story which I appreciate in a continuing story that I may not be able to continue right away

overall I recommend this book and the audiobook

As good as the first.

I am really enjoying this series and I hope they keep coming.

nothing

I've tried for several weeks ... always " error, come back and try again later". Boooo