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In this classic thriller, Ira Levin imagines Dr Josef Mengele's nightmarish plot to restore the Third Reich. Alive and hiding in South America 30 years after the end of the Second World War, Mengele gathers a group of former colleagues for a sinister project - the creation of the Fourth Reich. Ageing Nazi hunter Yakov Lieberman is informed of the plot, but before he hears the evidence, his source is killed....

Spanning continents and inspired by true events, what follows is one of Levin's most masterful tales, both timeless and chillingly plausible.

©2016 Ira Lewin (P)2016 Hachette Audio UK Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Fiction Scary

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Praise for Ira Levin:
"Levin is the Swiss watchmaker of the suspense novel." (Stephen King)
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Fantastic book written on the South American Nazis and in particular Dr Josef Mengele and post war experimentations.
But how much truth lies in the story? Some would argue there is now lots of evidence pointing to it and certainly so much more since this excellent book was written.
Highly recommended.

Excellent book on factional theories

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Mark Meadows is an incredible reader. He goes from character to character (doing all the voices) so convincingly.

So good. Everything about it.

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An amazing tail of espionage and mad scientists. The true story of Nazi hunting flows in nicely with the fiction of this story. A truly thrilling listen!

Performance was enjoyable, but I feel like some of the accents and characters got a bit mixed and made parts hard to follow.

I can see why it's a classic!

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This is what Audible is all about. Take an absorbing story and add value with a PERFECT performance by the narrator. His vocal skills and a good deal - I'm gonna say 45% extra - to already immaculately written characters.

If you'll forgive a gender stereotype, this would be a great starting point for a lazy man lile me to convert from fiddlimg with the iPad in bed to enjoying a great story to end the day.

Very highly recommended.

The best audiobook experience to date

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This book asks and almost answers every what if question about WW11 that I've ever asked myself. Brilliant story, brilliant narration, brilliant everything. I don't know if it's obvious but I loved it!

Pure Genius

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