Pennie Clark Ianniciello, Costco's book buyer, has chosen The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch (Mariner, $18, 9780547745015) as her pick of the month for August. In Costco Connection, which goes to many of the warehouse club's members, she wrote:
"I love everything about this month's book buyer's pick, Oliver Pötzsch's novel The Hangman's Daughter. The cover is intriguing; the title captured my interest before I ever thumbed through the book. And then there's the story itself: The town hangman, Jakob Kuisl, is determined to prove the innocence of a midwife accused of murdering several children.
"Kuisl is easily my favorite character. He's strong and determined--necessary traits in his line of work, I imagine--yet he's also a loving father and husband. And he proves himself to be an honorable friend and fair mentor.
"Reading this novel felt very much like watching a film. Each scene unfolds fluidly and vividly as Kuisl, his oldest daughter, Magdalena, and a family friend race against the clock--or the hangman's noose--to solve the mystery."
"I love everything about this month's book buyer's pick, Oliver Pötzsch's novel The Hangman's Daughter. The cover is intriguing; the title captured my interest before I ever thumbed through the book. And then there's the story itself: The town hangman, Jakob Kuisl, is determined to prove the innocence of a midwife accused of murdering several children."Kuisl is easily my favorite character. He's strong and determined--necessary traits in his line of work, I imagine--yet he's also a loving father and husband. And he proves himself to be an honorable friend and fair mentor.
"Reading this novel felt very much like watching a film. Each scene unfolds fluidly and vividly as Kuisl, his oldest daughter, Magdalena, and a family friend race against the clock--or the hangman's noose--to solve the mystery."