The Einstein Vendetta

A gripping true crime investigation into the murder of the relatives of Albert Einstein, set against the backdrop of Nazi-occupied Florence during WWII Italy, August 1944. A unit of German soldiers arrives at a villa near Florence. Villa Il Focardo is home to Robert Einstein, cousin to the most famous scientist in the world, Albert Einstein ? a prominent enemy of the Nazi regime. Twelve hours after arriving, the soldiers have vanished ? and a family is dead. This crime ? and what happened next ? still haunts those who survived. In The Einstein Vendetta, Thomas Harding recounts the story of an until-now untold true crime, one that unspools to reveal Italy?s brutal wartime history ? its fall to fascism, antisemitism and bitter partisanship ? and a family?s search for justice.