The Ratline: Love, Lies and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive

History, Second World War

Imprint

W&N
- Trade Paperback Apr 28, 2020 | 9781474608138 | RRP $34.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Apr 23, 2020 | 9781474608121 | RRP $49.99 Pre-Order
- e-Book Apr 23, 2020 | 9781474608152 | RRP $15.99 Pre-Order
- Audiobook Apr 23, 2020 | 9781409176367 | RRP $35.99 Pre-Order
Imprint

W&N
- Trade Paperback Apr 28, 2020 | 9781474608138 | RRP $34.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Apr 23, 2020 | 9781474608121 | RRP $49.99 Pre-Order
- e-Book Apr 23, 2020 | 9781474608152 | RRP $15.99 Pre-Order
- Audiobook Apr 23, 2020 | 9781409176367 | RRP $35.99 Pre-Order
Imprint

W&N
- Trade Paperback Apr 28, 2020 | 9781474608138 | RRP $34.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Apr 23, 2020 | 9781474608121 | RRP $49.99 Pre-Order
- e-Book Apr 23, 2020 | 9781474608152 | RRP $15.99 Pre-Order
- Audiobook Apr 23, 2020 | 9781409176367 | RRP $35.99 Pre-Order
Imprint

W&N
- Trade Paperback Apr 28, 2020 | 9781474608138 | RRP $34.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Apr 23, 2020 | 9781474608121 | RRP $49.99 Pre-Order
- e-Book Apr 23, 2020 | 9781474608152 | RRP $15.99 Pre-Order
- Audiobook Apr 23, 2020 | 9781409176367 | RRP $35.99 Pre-Order

The new book by the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize and author of the Sunday Times bestseller EAST WEST STREET - a historical detective story that sets out to uncover the truth behind what happened to leading Nazi Otto von Wachter

As Governor of Galicia, SS Brigadesfuhrer Otto Freiherr von Wachter presided over an authority on whose territory hundreds of thousands of Jews and Poles were killed, including the family of the author's grandfather. By the time the war ended in May 1945, he was indicted for 'mass murder'. Hunted by the Soviets, the Americans, the Poles and the British, as well as groups of Jews, Wachter went on the run. He spent three years hiding in the Austrian Alps before making his way to Rome and being taken in by a Vatican bishop. He remained there for three months. While preparing to travel to Argentina on the 'ratline' he died unexpectedly, in July 1949, a few days after having lunch with an 'old comrade' whom he suspected of having been recruited by the Americans.

In THE RATLINE Philippe Sands offers a unique account of the daily life of a Nazi fugitive, the love between Wachter and his wife Charlotte, who continued to write regularly to each other while he was on the run, and a fascinating insight into life in Rome and among American and Soviet spies active at the start of the Cold War. Using modern medical expertise, the door is unlocked to a mystery that haunts Wachter's youngest child, who believes his father was a good man - what was Wachter doing while in hiding, and what exactly caused his death?

Philippe Sands

Philippe Sands is Professor of Law at University College London and a practising barrister at Matrix Chambers. He frequently appears before international courts, and has been involved in many of the most important cases of recent years, including Pinochet, Congo, Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Iraq, Guantanamo and the Rohingya of Myanmar. He is the author of LAWLESS WORLD, TORTURE TEAM and the Sunday Times bestselling EAST WEST STREET, which also won the Baillie Gifford Prize and was named Non-fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards.