Based on the real-life witch hunts in 17th century Europe, this
"excellent" (Booklist) mystery in the acclaimed Hangman's Daughter
series is sure to fascinate modern readers--and chill them to the
bone. Germany, 1672: Hangman Jakob Kuisl and his family travel to
Munich for a meeting of the Council of Twelve, the leaders of the
hangmen's guild. But something dark is happening behind the scenes: in
the past weeks, young women have begun turning up dead. At first, the
authorities assume they are a rash of suicides but, when Kuisl notices
that each woman possesses a matching amulet, suspicions arise that
someone is murdering these women. With no prime suspect, the
superstitious townsfolk of Munich blame the hangmen's guild, certain
that they have called the devil upon the city. Soon it's up to Kuisl
who, along his daughter's help and the support of the Council, must
solve the mystery behind the murders...or find himself the next victim.