The Dark Monk
Imagine a murder mystery set in seventh century Bavaria with a hangman(Jacob Kuisl), his daughter (Magdalena), and the son of a local doctor (Simon Fronwieser) as the sleuths. Add to the mystery that the author, Oliver Potzsch
, is a descendant of the hangman’s family. In The Dark Monk
, Oliver Potzsch’s second “hangman’s daughter” novel, we have a mysterious death after a mysterious discovery at an ancient church. This novel requires elemental sleuthing as there are no DNA tests or ballistics to be run. It is a refreshing mystery without all the high-tech stuff. It also is a glimpse into a world and a time that we only see in movies involving vampires. It is a brutal time full of death and dark monks…