The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi

By: Neal Bascomb

Narrated by: Jason Culp

A spy mission, a Holocaust tale, and a first-class work of nonfiction.

In 1945, at the end of World War II, Adolf Eichmann, the head of operations for the Final Solution, walked into the mountains of Germany and vanished from view. Sixteen years later an elite team of spies captured him at a bus stop in Argentina and smuggled him to Israel, resulting in one of the century's most important trials - one that cemented the Holocaust in the public imagination.

The Nazi Hunters is the thrilling and fascinating story of what happened between these two events. Survivor Simon Wiesenthal opened Eichmann's case; a blind Argentinean and his teenage daughter provided crucial information. Finally, the Israeli spies - many of whom lost family in the Holocaust - embarked on their daring mission, recounted here in full.

Based on the adult best seller Hunting Eichmann, which is now in development as a major film, The Nazi Hunters is a can't-miss work of narrative nonfiction for middle-grade and YA listeners.

©2013 Neal Bascomb (P)2016 Scholastic Inc.

Critic reviews

"Jason Culp reads this well-researched account of the sixteen-year ordeal to find Eichmann and bring him to justice.... Culp reads with precision, directness, and focus - echoing the efforts of the Nazi hunters in pursuit of their mission. He makes the complicated story easy to follow with accented character voices and conveys a palpable sense of the fear and tension endured in dangerous and fraught circumstances." ( AudioFile)

Informative historical account

I recommend book to those who enjoy reading about historical events and spy stories. Good narrative account of the life and capture of a Nazi war criminal.

the nazi hunters

i absolutely enjoyed the account of the capture and the events leading to it, and hope what happened will never be forgotten

gripping story

this was a good story and very interesting. I found it a very intriguing tale. I found myself excited to hear what happened next.

Real-life Spy Thriller

I should have known by the publisher (Scholastic) that this was a young adult selection but I didn’t. That didn’t matter. The book was well-crafted, approximately paced, and informative. This a book a history-loving family could listen to together.

Kept me on my toes!

Such a fantastic book, definitely want to read more from the author! Definitely recommend reading.