A haunting WWII murder mystery tied to Einstein.
Tuscany, 1944: Nazi soldiers arrive at Robert Einstein’s villa and, hours later, innocents are dead and the perpetrators vanish. Thomas Harding follows the decades-long hunt for answers behind a forgotten wartime atrocity.
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The Einstein Vendetta: Hitler, Mussolini, And a True Story Of Murder
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A haunting WWII murder mystery tied to Einstein.
Tuscany, 1944: Nazi soldiers arrive at Robert Einstein’s villa and, hours later, innocents are dead and the perpetrators vanish. Thomas Harding follows the decades-long hunt for answers behind a forgotten wartime atrocity.
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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Hanns and Rudolf and The House by the Lake comes a gripping true story of murder, war and injustice in Nazi-occupied Florence
'I absolutely devoured The Einstein Vendetta' EDMUND DE WAAL
'Thomas Harding is a researcher of the first rank' DAILY EXPRESS
'Harding evokes time and place beautifully, while paying forensic attention to detail. The result is a slow burn of cliff-hangers to keep the pages turning' SPECTATOR
'The Einstein Vendetta will tug at your heartstrings and prompt righteous outrage' TELEGRAPH
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TUSCANY, 1944. German soldiers arrive at a villa on the outskirts of Florence to interrogate the cousin of the world's most famous scientist. Hours later, innocent civilians are dead and the troops have vanished.
Weaving together first-hand testimony, unpublished material and original interviews, Thomas Harding tells a dramatic story of vengeance - and of one family's personal torment - as Nazi forces made a last brutal stand ahead of impending Allied liberation.
Ideal for readers who…
- love narrative non-fiction that reads like a thriller, grounded in meticulous research and testimony
- are interested in WWII Italy and the brutal endgame of Nazi occupation ahead of Allied liberation
- want true stories that explore injustice, civilian suffering, and the human cost of war
- enjoy forensic, character-driven history with strong sense of place and escalating tension
- liked Thomas Harding’s Hanns and Rudolf or The House by the Lake and want his next gripping investigation
- About The Author
- Thomas Harding is a bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than 20 languages. He has written for the Sunday Times, the Washington Post and the Guardian, amongst other publications. He is the bestselling author of Hanns and Rudolf, which won the JQ-Wingate Prize for Non-Fiction, The House by the Lake, which was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award, Blood on the Page, which won the Crime Writers' Association 'Golden Dagger Award for Non-Fiction', and The Maverick, which was selected by the New York Times as a Critic's Pick for 2023. His most recent book, The Einstein Vendetta (2025), is a true story of betrayal and murder in Nazi-occupied Italy. You can follow Thomas on Twitter/x @thomasharding
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781405958462
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, (23 April 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 400
- Weight
- 316 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 197 x 129 x 27 mm
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