The Sniper's Kiss

About the Author

Retired university professor, opera manager, editor, Justine Saracen has written eleven historical thrillers that span the ages, from Ancient Egypt (The 100th Generation) through the Italian Renaissance (Sistine Heresy), to World War II; on opera (Mephisto Aria) religion (Sarah, Son of God, Beloved Gomorrah), and mountain gorillas (Dian’s Ghost).

Recently, she’s focused on World War II, starting with Tyger, Tyger, Burning Bright, which traces the lives of spies, terrorists, and queers in Nazi Germany; Waiting for the Violins, about the French and Belgian resistance; The Witch of Stalingrad, on the life of Soviet fighter pilot, Lilya Litviak; and The Sniper’s Kiss, about female Soviet snipers, with shades of Dostoyevsky lurking in the background.

While her novels have won numerous Golden Crown and Rainbow prizes through the years, in February 2016, she was awarded the high-profile Alice B Readers’ medal for her entire body of work.

Justine, who speaks German and French, lives in Brussels, from whence she travels widely for research and scuba diving.