“A fascinating account of Mengele’s life on the run and the fruitless efforts to apprehend him.”
—Los Angeles Times Book Review
“This is indeed the complete story, superior to other books on Mengele.”
—Boston Jewish Times
“Well-written, clearly documented, and frequently exciting, this is the book to have.”
—Library Journal
“[A] graphic and detailed history, [filled with] interesting revelations. . . . The authors present a vivid portrait of Mengele.”
—The Washington Times
“Posner is recognized as a leading authority on Mengele. . . . Posner offers a nonstop cloak-and-dagger account of the attempts to locate Mengele in Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil, and of his frantic attempts to stay one step ahead of his would-be captors. A sound, respectable work [that] takes the title of ‘definitive’ over several other Mengele books.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“[A] thorough, well-researched study. . . . The authors have provided the most complete portrait of Mengele that we are ever likely to have.”
—The Baltimore Sun
“The story of Mengele has now been excellently told. . . . This book is a considerable success.”
—The London Times
“Mengele’s trail through Germany, Southern Europe, and South America is recounted with detail and insight in this comprehensive biography of an elusive and devious war criminal.”
—The San Diego Tribune
“With its graphic descriptions of Mengele’s brutal Auschwitz experiments, this book is not for the squeamish. . . . [A] fascinating portrait of a man without a conscience.”
—Newsday
“The reader who enjoys the permutations and complications of the chase will be fascinated by the details of Mengele’s life on the run. . . . The authors have done a meticulous piece of work in tracing his life, dispelling myths and substantiating facts.”
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Formidably and exhaustively researched, the book has the ring of authenticity.”
—Detroit Free Press
“Posner and Ware have superlatively recorded the details of Mengele’s fantastic career. . . . [A] book that makes the blood boil.”
—The Cleveland Plain Dealer
“[The authors] do a creditable job tracing the varied attempts to locate the notorious ‘Angel of Death’. . . . The book effectively paints a picture of a lonely, embittered, remorseless Nazi. It knocks down decades of myths.”
—The Houston Post
“Excellent and thorough. . . . [Mengele] both fascinates and repels us.”
—Philadelphia Daily News
“The definitive life story . . . a nightmarish account.”
—The Toronto Star
“Chilling. . . . Mengele’s bones rattle . . . and pound against the sensibilities of justice seekers one more time.”
—The Columbus Dispatch