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Author | Kathryn Reiss |
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Language | English |
Genre | Young adult, mystery |
Publisher | Harcourt |
Publication date | 2006 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print ( hardcover) |
Pages | 352 pp. |
ISBN | 0-15-205479-0 |
OCLC | 57754049 |
LC Class | PZ7.R2776 Bla 2006 |
Followed by | Murder at Heatherstone Hall |
Blackthorn Winter is a young adult mystery novel by Kathryn Reiss. [1] The book was first published on January 1, 2006 through Harcourt Children's Books.
A sequel, Murder at Heatherstone Hall, was published in 2015. [2]
Juliana, a fifteen-year-old girl, moves with her mother to the artists' colony of Blackthorn, England from the United States while her parents are undergoing a separation. She begins to investigate a murder of one of the artists living at the colony.
Critical reception for Blackthorn Winter has been mixed to positive, [3] [4] and the book received reviews from the School Library Journal and Horn Book Guide. [5] Kliatt gave Blackthorn Winter a positive review, stating that "YAs who like mysteries in atmospheric settings will enjoy this one." [6] The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books gave a more mixed review, as they felt that the book had too many elements at play that made what was an otherwise enjoyable read sluggish at points. [7]