Riley Schweitzer’s Reviews > Children of the Flames: Dr. Josef Mengele and the Untold Story of the Twins of Auschwitz > Status Update

Even early in the morning, the sky over Auschwitz looked opaque and foreboding, as if it were covered by a vast blood-soaked sheet. An oppressive smell permeated the air–soot and burning flesh, fumes from the crematoriums, and smoke from the arriving trains.