A beautiful, moving detective story set in Auschwitz in the Christmas of 1943.
A young Jewish prisonerâŠ
Auschwitz, 1943. Itâs 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 proveâŠ
Hugo Fischer is sent to investigate the unexplained death of the renowned Nazi. But Hugo is hiding a secret â 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 evilâŠ
In Auschwitz, Hugo comes face to face not only with a complex murder, but with a truth â that of the Final Solution. And he is forced to decide what is most important to him â and who, if anyone, he should try to saveâŠ
What readers are saying about Ashes in the Snow
âA haunting, emotionally dynamic and poignant mysteryâ
âI cannot recommend this book too highly, it is well-written and interesting, horrifying details are interwoven with the story keeping me on the edge of my seatâ
âThis book is powerful, interesting and horrifyingâ
âThis is an excellent book,.a complex case, interesting and often unpredictable characters and an ending that I certainly didn't see comingâ
âAn incredible book, reminiscent of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas but with a detective story twistâ
âWell written, beautifully paced and unputdownable â brilliant!â
âA moving, human account of life in the most inexplicably evil place everâ
â A book I shanât forget in a hurryâ
âA chilling but compelling read which leaves the reader with much to think aboutâ
âAll I ask is that you read it â pleaseâ
