| Blackthorn Winter | |
| Author: | Kathryn Reiss |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Young adult, mystery |
| Publisher: | Harcourt |
| Pub Date: | 2006 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages: | 352 pp. |
| Isbn: | 0-15-205479-0 |
| Congress: | PZ7.R2776 Bla 2006 |
| Oclc: | 57754049 |
| 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]