Sands Philippe: The Ratline

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Hypnotic, shocking and unputdownable JOHN LE CARRE

Remarkable THE SUNDAY TIMES

Breathtaking, gripping, shattering ELIF SHAFAK

A taut and finely crafted factual thriller OBSERVER

A triumph of research and brilliant storytelling ANTONY BEEVOR

Extraordinary EVENING STANDARD

In this riveting real-life thriller, Philippe Sands offers a unique account of the daily life of senior Nazi SS Brigadefuhrer Otto Freiherr von Wachter and his wife, Charlotte. Drawing on a remarkable archive of family letters and diaries, he unveils a fascinating insight into life before and during the war, as a fugitive on the run in the Alps and then in Rome, and into the Cold War. Eventually the door is unlocked to a mystery that haunts Wachters youngest son, who continues to believe his father was a good man - what happened to Otto Wachter while he was preparing to travel to Argentina on the ratline, assisted by a Vatican bishop, and what was the explanation for his sudden and unexpected death?