Ashes in the Snow

By: Oriana Ramunno, Katherine Gregor - translator

Narrated by: Saul Reichlin

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’

Critic reviews

“A novel that moves … beyond the crime genre to which it appears initially to belong” The Times

“There is no doubting the power of the story and the righteous anger of its telling” Shots magazine

Heart wrenching

This book goes right to the horrors of the Nazis. There can never be enough written about the sorrow of the Jews. A story that needs to be told over and over. This book is excellent. I recommend it as one of the books that should be read by all.