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The Prosecutor

One Man’s Battle to Bring Nazis to Justice

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The Prosecutor

By: Jack Fairweather
Narrated by: David Rintoul
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Brought to you by Penguin.

THE NEW BOOK FROM THE BESTSELLING, COSTA PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE VOLUNTEER

The true story of a Jewish lawyer who returned to Germany after WWII to prosecute war crimes, only to find himself pitted against a nation determined to bury the past.


At the end of the Nuremberg trial in 1946, some of the greatest war criminals in history were sentenced to death, but hundreds of thousands of Nazi murderers and collaborators remained at large. The Allies were ready to overlook their pasts as the Cold War began, and the horrors of the Holocaust were in danger of being forgotten.

In The Prosecutor, Jack Fairweather brings to life the remarkable story of Fritz Bauer, a gay German Jew who survived the Nazis and made it his mission to force his countrymen to confront their complicity in the genocide. In this deeply researched book, Fairweather draws on unpublished family papers, newly declassified German records, and exclusive interviews to immerse readers in the dark, unfamiliar world of postwar West Germany where those who implemented genocide run the country, the CIA is funding Hitler’s former spy-ring in the east, and Nazi-era anti-gay laws are strictly enforced. But once Bauer lands on the trail of Adolf Eichmann, he won’t be intimidated. His journey takes him deep into the rotten heart of West Germany, where his fight for justice will set him against his own government and a network of former Nazis and spies determined to silence him.

In a time when the history of the Holocaust is taken for granted, The Prosecutor reveals the courtroom battles that were fought to establish its legacy and the personal cost of speaking out. The result is a searing portrait of a nation emerging from the ruins of fascism and one man’s courage in forcing his people––and the world––to face the truth.

'FIVE STARS --Not all superheroes wear capes. Some, as Jack Fairweaher's superb biography of the German prosecutor and judge Frtiz Bauer shows, wear lawyer's robes instead...This is a magnificent book.' The Daily Telegraph

'Gripping and well-researced...Fairweather's book would be haunting to read at any time; it is especially bitter today.' New York Times

'Beautifully written and hugely evocative...a powerful literary memorial to Fritz Bauer, the German-Jewish lawyer whose tenacity forced a nation to confront it's crimes.' Katja Hoyer, bestselling author of BEYOND THE WALL


©2025 Jack Fairweather (P)2025 Penguin Audio

20th Century Biographies & Memoirs Europe Germany Military Modern Politicians Politics & Activism Holocaust Espionage Law

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