First published 2019
Peter Levenda arrives in Chile during martial law in June 1979. He seeks evidence linking Nazi ideology to occult practices at a secretive Andean colony that doubles as a torture center. German agents detain him and issue a stark warning about his unwelcome status. These men serve Operation Condor's assassination network while sheltering war criminals like Josef Mengele and Otto Skorzeny through ODESSA. Levenda pursues dangerous interviews and archival research to expose how occult leaders like Lanz von Liebenfels and Guido von List shaped early Nazi thinking. He investigates the mysterious Thule Gesellschaft and its founder Baron von Sebottendorf. The inquiry reveals whether Nazi leadership truly embraced astrology, magic, and reincarnation. His investigation uncovers the occult foundations beneath modern extremist movements across continents.
Genres: 20th-century, adventure, crime, 21st-century, academic
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: conspiracy, investigative-journalism
Setting: Chile, Andes, Germany
Period: 1979, World War II
447 pages · Kindle Edition · Ibis Press
Content warnings: torture, violence