The Disappearance of Joseph Mengele

“Angel of Death” – this is what the prisoners of Auschwitz called Joseph Mengele. Tens of thousands became victims of his “medical experiments”, the description of which chills the blood. After the war, they searched for him, but were never able to find him. Who was he – this modest scion of a wealthy family, a medic of average abilities, who coldly embraced inhumane ideas? One of the terrifying myths of the 20th century is investigated in his stunning novel by French writer Olivier Guez, resurrecting the fate of “Doctor Death” right up to the end, when pursued by the whole world, changing names and countries, Mengele comes face to face with the ghosts of a terrible past.