The Council of Twelve

In the seventh installment of the Hangman’s Daughter series, set in 1672 Munich, Hangman Jakob Kuisl and his family find themselves entangled in a grim mystery as young women begin turning up dead, initially dismissed as suicides. When Kuisl discovers a connection between the victims through matching amulets, suspicion falls upon the hangmen’s guild, igniting fear among the superstitious townsfolk. Joined by his daughter Magdalena, son-in-law Simon, and an array of eccentric hangmen, Kuisl races against time to uncover the truth and prevent dire consequences for the guild and beyond.