Title: The beggar king
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.
Subjects: Fathers and daughters, Murder, Investigation, Executions and executioners, History, Fiction, Fiction, historical, Fiction, mystery & detective, historical, Germany, fiction, Fathers and daughters, fiction
Places: Germany
Time periods: 17th century