As Red as Blood

The Snow White Trilogy

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Pub Date Aug 01 2014 | Archive Date Aug 04 2015

Description

In the midst of the freezing Arctic winter, seventeen-year-old Lumikki Andersson walks into her school’s dark room and finds a stash of wet, crimson-colored money. Thousands of Euros left to dry—splattered with someone’s blood.

Lumikki lives alone in a studio apartment far from her parents and the past she left behind. She transferred into a prestigious art school, and she’s singularly focused on studying and graduating. Lumikki ignores the cliques, the gossip, and the parties held by the school’s most popular and beautiful boys and girls.

But finding the blood-stained money changes everything. Suddenly, Lumikki is swept into a whirlpool of events as she finds herself helping to trace the origins of the money. Events turn even more deadly when evidence points to dirty cops and a notorious drug kingpin best known for the brutality with which he runs his business.

As Lumikki loses control of her carefully constructed world, she discovers that she’s been blind to the forces swirling around her—and she’s running out of time to set them right. When she sees the stark red of blood on snow, it may be too late to save her friends or herself.

In the midst of the freezing Arctic winter, seventeen-year-old Lumikki Andersson walks into her school’s dark room and finds a stash of wet, crimson-colored money. Thousands of Euros left to...


Advance Praise

Praise for As Red as Blood, Book One in the Snow White Trilogy

“Limned in stark red, white and black, this cold, delicate snowflake of a tale sparkles with icy magic.” – Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Simukka creates a tough, self-sufficient heroine in 17-year-old Lumikki Andersson in this first book in the Snow White Trilogy… Fans of Nesbø and Larsson won’t be disappointed.”

– Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“[A] YA novel in the tradition of Nordic noir—edgy crime novels set in frigid lands.”

– Booklist (starred review)


“A compelling start, a strong female character, the rich background setting of Finland, and a hint of a Snow White retelling are highlights of this work.” – School Library Journal


“The Arctic setting of this import is used to full advantage, evoking a chilling mood and strewing genuine frigid weather obstacles in Lumikki’s way…The first entry in Simukka’s Snow White trilogy will tempt mystery readers back for more.”

– The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Praise for As Red as Blood, Book One in the Snow White Trilogy

“Limned in stark red, white and black, this cold, delicate snowflake of a tale sparkles with icy magic.” – Kirkus Reviews (starred...


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