Description: "One girl must unlock the secrets within Paradise Lost to save her father's life"--
Brief description:
Anne Blankman is the acclaimed author of Prisoner of Night and Fog, which received a starred review and a Flying Start from Publishers Weekly. When Anne was twelve, she read Anne Frank's diary and has been haunted by World War II ever since. The idea for Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke came to her after she read about a real-life unsolved street assassination from January 1933, which was the inspiration for Monika Junge's murder. To research this book, she studied a wide range of sources, including biographies, memoirs, social histories, psychological profiles, old maps, photographs, and video footage.
Anne lives in southeastern Virginia with her husband, Mike, her young daughter, Kirsten, and, of course, lots and lots of books.
Review Quotes:
"Blankman weaves religion, science, literary genius, poetry, and romance into a mystery that, if solved, could turn the world upside down...Readers will love the journey." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"The in-depth characters draw readers in as each one's complexity propels the plot to the next twist and turn." - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
Praise for PRISONER OF NIGHT AND FOG: "PRISONER OF NIGHT AND FOG seamlessly blends the fascinating, terrifying facts of Hitler's rise to power with a gripping murder mystery. Gretchen is a brave and believable protagonist, and readers will become engrossed in her struggle to uncover the truth. I can't wait for the sequel." - Michelle Cooper, award-winning author of the Montmaray Journals series
Praise for PRISONER OF NIGHT AND FOG: "A nail-biting visit to Adolf Hitler's inner circle in the early days of the Nazi party's rise to power." - Jennifer Armstrong, author of In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer (with Irene Gut Opdyke)
Praise for PRISONER OF NIGHT AND FOG: "Completely engrossing" - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Praise for PRISONER OF NIGHT AND FOG: "An interesting perspective on a well-trod era." - Kirkus Reviews
Praise for PRISONER OF NIGHT AND FOG: "Haunting and captivating" - School Library Journal
Praise for PRISONER OF NIGHT AND FOG: "A winning gamble" - Booklist
Praise for CONSPIRACY OF BLOOD AND SMOKE: "Will leave the reader breathless with each unpredictable plot twist." - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (starred review)
Praise for CONSPIRACY OF BLOOD AND SMOKE: "Blankman once again expertly crafts a powerful story full of mystery, intrigue, romance, and edge-of-your-seat terror and suspense." - School Library Journal
Praise for CONSPIRACY OF BLOOD AND SMOKE: "Suspenseful and clever...The tight interweaving of Gretchen's journey with historical events lends a sense of the genuine-and results in the fascinating experience of following a quest readers know is doomed to fail." - Kirkus Reviews
Praise for CONSPIRACY OF BLOOD AND SMOKE: "Bold and brave" - Booklist
Praise for CONSPIRACY OF BLOOD AND SMOKE: "Heart-stopping drama...brilliant storytelling and characterization." - Romantic Times
Praise for PRISONER OF NIGHT AND FOG: "I'm in awed envy of the daring with which Anne Blankman plunges into her difficult and sensitive subject matter. It's terrifying and incredible to think how much of this story is true." - Elizabeth Wein, award-winning author of CODE NAME VERITY