The Good Assassin: How a Mossad Agent and a Band of Survivors Hunted Down the Butcher of Latvia – A True Crime Thriller of Holocaust Justice - Couverture souple

Talty, Stephan

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ISBN 10 : 0358522471 ISBN 13 : 9780358522478

Editeur : Mariner Books, 2021

Synopsis

Inspiration for the hit new podcast "Hunting the Butcher"

The untold story of an Israeli spy’s epic journey to bring the notorious Butcher of Latvia to justice—a case that altered the fates of all ex-Nazis.

Before World War II, Herbert Cukurs was a famous figure in his small Latvian city, the “Charles Lindbergh of his country”. But he was soon better known as the Butcher of Latvia, a man who murdered some thirty thousand Jews. By 1965, a statute of limitations on Nazi war crimes threatened to expire, potentially absolving ex-Nazis like Cukurs of their crimes. Jacob Medad, the misfit Mossad agent who had previously kidnapped Adolf Eichmann, knew if Cukurs was not captured soon, he may never be brought to justice. In a thrilling undercover operation, Medad traveled to Cukurs’ new home in Brazil in an elaborate disguise, befriended him, and earned his trust, while negotiations to extend Nazi innocence neared a boiling point.

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À propos de l?auteur

Stephan Talty is a critic and journalist who has contributed numerous pieces on race and American culture to publications such as the New York Times Magazine, Vibe, George, Chicago Review, the Irish Times, and Playboy. Originally from Buffalo, New York, he now lives in Brooklyn.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0358522471
• ISBN 13: 9780358522478
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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