Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke (37 page)

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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. You can visit her online at
www.anneblankman.com
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Prisoner of Night and Fog

Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke

Cover art © 2015 by Anni Suvi

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CONSPIRACY OF BLOOD AND SMOKE
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2014038687

ISBN 978-0-06-227884-5 (hardcover)

EPub Edition © March 2015 ISBN: 9780062278869

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