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The Hangman’s Daughter series is a series of historical fiction novels by German novelist Oliver Potzsch. The title of the series refers to Magdalena Kusil, the daughter of a Bavarian hangman by the name of Jakob Kusil.
Oliver Potzsch is a German author of historical fiction. He is also a filmmaker. Oliver writes the Hangman’s Daughter series. He attended the German School of Journalism in the nineties, before going on to work for Radio Bavaria. Oliver Potzsch is a descendant of the Kusile, a dynasty of executioners that existed from the 16th […]