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A beautiful moving detective story set in Auschwitz in the Christmas of 1943
A young Jewish prisonerAuschwitz 1943 Its snowing outside and Block 10 looks even bleaker than usual Gioele Errera a young Jewish boy imprisoned in the camp finds the body of an SS officer
A detective with everything to proveHugo Fischer is sent to investigate the unexplained death of the renowned Nazi But Hugo is hiding a secret he is suffering from a degenerative disease The only way for him to survive is to give his support to the Reich and hide his condition
A confrontation with pure evilIn Auschwitz Hugo comes face to face not only with a complex murder but with a truth that of the Final Solution And he is forced to decide what is most important to him and who if anyone he should try to save
What readers are saying about Ashes in the Snow
A haunting emotionally dynamic and poignant mystery
I cannot recommend this book too highly it is wellwritten and interesting horrifying details are interwoven with the story keeping me on the edge of my seat
This book is powerful interesting and horrifying
This is an excellent booka complex case interesting and often unpredictable characters and an ending that I certainly didnt see comingAn incredible book reminiscent of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas but with a detective story twist
Well written beautifully paced and unputdownable brilliant
A moving human account of life in the most inexplicably evil place ever A book I shant forget in a hurry
A chilling but compelling read which leaves the reader with much to think about
All I ask is that you read it please