Brad W. (bewilbered) reviewed The Council of Twelve (Hangman's Daughter, Bk 7) on + 36 more book reviews
The Hangman's Daughter mysteries have a unique milieu and Potzsch is gifted at putting the central family in high-stakes situations. But for my money they don't belong in any elite grouping of historical mysteries because of the indulgent repetitiveness of the writing. Probably 75 pages could be trimmed from any book in the series without sacrificing anything of plot or characterization. Squalor, shame, societal underbelly, drunkenness--yes, we get it.
