Framing the Dialogue

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…