Early life
Pötzsch was born in Munich. His mother was an elementary school teacher. He is a descendant from a long line of hangmen.Bibliography
''The Hangman's Daughter'' series
* '' The Hangman's Daughter'' (2008, ) * ''The Dark Monk'' (2009, ) * ''The Beggar King'' (2010, ) * ''The Poisoned Pilgrim'' (2012, ) * ''The Werewolf of Bamberg'' (2014, ) * ''The Play of Death'' (2016, ) * ''The Council of Twelve'' (2018, )''A Leopold von Herzfeldt Case'' series
* ''The Gravedigger's Almanac'' (2025)Other works
* ''Die Ludwig-Verschwörung'' (2011) * ''Die Burg der Könige'' (2013) * ''Ritter Kuno Kettenstrumpf'' (2014) * ''Ritter Kuno Kettenstrumpf und die geheimnisvolle Flaschenpost'' (2015) * ''Die Schwarzen Musketiere − Das Buch der Nacht'' (2015) * ''Die Schwarzen Musketiere − Das Schwert der Macht'' (2016) * ''Der Spielmann: Die Geschichte des Johann Georg Faustus'' (2018) *''Das Buch des Totengräbers'' (2023)Personal life
Pötzsch is married to Katrin, with whom he has two children.References
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