Hangman's Daughter Books in Order

A dying boy with a strange mark is pulled from the river, and a midwife is accused of witchcraft. Hangman Jakob Kuisl, his daughter Magdalena, and Simon search for the real killer.

When a priest is poisoned in Schongau, his final clue points toward a hidden Templar treasure. Jakob, Magdalena, and Simon must solve the murder before robbers and rivals reach the secret first.

Jakob Kuisl is framed for murder during a visit to Regensburg and faces the torture he once delivered. Magdalena and Simon race through the city to expose a larger conspiracy.

Simon and Magdalena travel to Andechs on pilgrimage and meet a strange inventor-monk. When he disappears and his workshop is destroyed, Jakob Kuisl joins a case of machines, secrets, and murder.

A family visit to Bamberg turns grim when dismembered bodies spark rumors of a werewolf. Jakob Kuisl rejects the panic and hunts for a human murderer hiding behind superstition.

In Oberammergau, a Passion Play actor is found crucified during rehearsals. Jakob Kuisl, Simon, and Magdalena face a village full of silence, fear, and pious secrets as the killings continue.

In 1672, Jakob Kuisl travels to Munich for a rare meeting of the empire’s hangmen. When young women turn up dead and suspicion falls on the guild, his family must help uncover the killer.