Ashes in the Snow by Katherine Gregor

A beautiful, moving detective story set in Auschwitz in the Christmas of 1943. A young Jewish prisoner.Auschwitz, 1943. It's 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 prove.Hugo 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 evil.In 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 well-written 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 book,.a complex case, interesting and often unpredictable characters and an ending that I certainly didn't see coming'`An 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 shan't 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'
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