The beggar king
Subtitle: a hangman's daughter tale
By: Oliver Pötzsch ; translated by Lee Chadeayne
Contributors: Chadeayne, Lee
Edition: 1st Mariner Books ed.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 466
ISBN-13: 9780547992198
Subjects: Fathers and daughters; Murder; Investigation; Executions and executioners; History; Fiction
Work titles: Henkerstochter und der  König der Bettler
Description: 1662. Alpine village hangman Jakob Kuisl receives a letter from his sister calling him to the imperial city of Regensburg, where a gruesome sight awaits him: her throat has been slit. Arrested and framed for the murder, Kuisl faces first-hand the torture he's administered himself for years. Jakob's daughter, Magdalena, and a young medicus named Simon hasten to his aid. With the help of an underground network of beggars, a beer-brewing monk, and an Italian playboy, they discover that behind the false accusation is a plan that will endanger the entire German Empire.