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By Oliver Pötzsch
Germany, 1660: while a demise boy is pulled from the river with a mark crudely tattooed on his shoulder, hangman Jakob Kuisl is named upon to enquire even if witchcraft is at play. So starts off The Hangman's Daughter--the chillingly particular, fast moving historic mystery from German tv screenwriter, Oliver Pötzsch--a descendent of the Kuisls, a recognized Bavarian executioner extended family.
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We are all here. This is good. You see? ” “My girls. Hannah. ” Izabel Makovský whispered the words and pulled prayer hands up to her lips. They were trembling, much like Kája’s had been out in the streets. “And, Jakob. ” He pulled an arm around Hannah’s shoulders and inclined his head in a quick nod. “No thanks is required,” he offered, then pulled Hannah in closer. “But I confess that I prayed with every step. And we have still to board a train out from here. ” “I’m sorry,” Kája whispered, suddenly noticing how overcome with emotion everyone was, and began wiping at the front of her father’s coat.
Copy-editors are secretaries and war reporters are working on the crosswords. She sighed. When would the world make sense again? indd 51 1/13/15 2:23 PM Ch a p t e r F i v e Z May 22, 1940 The Daily Telegraph K Fleet Street, London ája turned the corner and stopped dead in her tracks when she saw the glow of a single lamp lit against the basement archives. A man sat at a long wooden work table in the center of the room with tall bookshelves and ancient ledgers all around him. His features were encased in the dim light of a table lamp.
Penny’s doubt seeped through in the tone of one word. “Are you sure he—” “I know what you’re thinking, Penn. ” Sera’s heart sank with the flicker of doubt in Penny’s voice. ” Sera pounded her fist on the desk. “He told me he’s innocent and I believe him. ” “Penn, we’ve been engaged for months. We’ve spent time together over the last year, holidays, flying from coast to coast just to be a part of each other’s lives. He’s been in the gallery a hundred times. It’s not like we rushed into this. We may have made the decision to move the wedding up but that doesn’t mean it was blind.
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