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As Red as Blood

Salla Simukka

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English
Hot Key Books
01 August 2014
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- These have been runaway bestsellers in Europe, and Finland where they originate from (there is a third to come, not translated yet). Lumikki Andersson is in highschool, living alone and minding her own business. She doesn't let people close, and as the stories unfold the reader learns Lumikki was subjected to cruel and awful bullying as a younger student in her home town. In the first book, Lumikki is drawn in unwittingly, when she discovers a large amount of bloodstained money and realises the popular kids are hiding something… In the second, she has persuaded her parents to let her go to Prague for a holiday break, where she is approached by a slightly older girl who claims to be her unknown sister.  Atmospheric, taut, intriguing and well plotted, these are Scandi noir for young adult readers. Lindy

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Seventeen-year-old Lumikki Andersson is hardly your average teenager. She lives by herself in the city of Tampere, Finland, and has a firm rule to mind nobody's business but her own. But that rule is put to the test when she happens upon five hundred washed euro notes hanging up to dry in her school's darkroom, and it is shattered once Lumikki realises who owns them.

Caught in an increasingly tangled web of deception, corruption and danger, Lumikki finds herself navigating the Tampere's dark underbelly in the search to expose its shocking connection to the international drugs trade. Lumikki is smart, but is she smarter than a master criminal? Can she bring down the famous 'Polar Bear' - or will she become another one of his victims?

The first of a thrilling new Nordic crime series, this book will have you on the edge of your seat until the last page is turned... and then some. 

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Imprint:   Hot Key Books
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 17mm,  Spine: 130mm
Weight:   195g
ISBN:   9781471402463
ISBN 10:   1471402460
Series:   Snow White Trilogy
Pages:   240
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 16 to 19 years
Audience:   Young adult ,  Preschool (0-5)
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print

Salla Simukka was born in 1981 in Tampere, Finland. She studied Scandinavian philology at the University of Turku, and now lives with her husband in Tampere near the ducks at the park. She has written several novels and one collection of short prose for young people, and has translated adult fiction, children's books and plays. Her hobbies are baking and running, and she is also the associate editor at a literary publication for young people, LUKUFIILIS. Follow Salla at www.sallasimukka.wordpress.com.

Reviews for As Red as Blood

The first in the Snow White trilogy, this is a gripping and engrossing story featuring a strong and courageous heroine. Set against a wintry Finnish backdrop, this is an intriguing and brilliantly crafted thriller which keeps the reader absorbed right to the end. Booktrust It's packed with action, narrow escapes, memorable set pieces and terrific characters. A brilliant read...It's a cold destination but this story has a warm heart. This, the first of a great trilogy, is probably the best book in the series Crime Thriller Hound Book Blog I thoroughly enjoyed reading As Red As Blood (...) and if you enjoy YA books then I would highly recommend it! It's a very promising start to the series Bibliophile Book Club Blog


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