Ashes in the Snow

A beautiful, moving detective story set in Auschwitz in the Christmas of 1943. A young Jewish prisoner�_�Auschwitz, 1943. It�_Ts 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�_T �_~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�_T �_~This book is powerful, interesting and horrifying�_T �_~This is an excellent book,.a complex case, interesting and often unpredictable characters and an ending that I certainly didn't see coming�_T�_~An incredible book, reminiscent of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas but with a detective story twist�_T �_~Well written, beautifully paced and unputdownable �_" brilliant!�_T �_~A moving, human account of life in the most inexplicably evil place ever�_T�_~ A book I shan�_Tt forget in a hurry�_T �_~A chilling but compelling read which leaves the reader with much to think about�_T �_~All I ask is that you read it �_" please�_T