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… - This is the author's debut novel. She is Italian but lives in Berlin, and this story is inspired by her uncle, who was sent to a concentration camp during WW2. - Incredibly moving and well-written, this is much more than just a detective novel set in Auschwitz. It will stay with readers long after they have finished reading. Competition: The;Alice Network;Choice;One Man;Field Grey;Winter in Madrid;Librarian;Tatttoist;Brothers;Twins;Sisters;Last Stop;of;The Boy Who Followed His Father into;Auschwtiz;Lullaby;Alone in Berlin;Cilka's Journey. by;Kate Quinn;Edith Eger;Andrew Gross;Philip Kerr;C J Sansom;Antonio Iturbe;Heather Morris