R. Galbraith

The Caretaker's Bible R. Galbraith

1972. While vacationing reporter BrianAllen Bennett visits a charming villa inTuscany, Italy, he receives a gift fromthe mysterious caretaker-a Bible thatcontains two cryptic documents: abirth certificate dated April 20, 1889,and a letter from a monk verifying thediscovery of a baby on the monasterydoorstep that same day. Professionalanalysis of writing throughout the Bibleproves that the handwriting is that ofAdolf Hitler. Bennett begins to investigate andlearns that the sickly infant abandonedby its father was the twin brother ofAdolf Hitler. Even more astoundingly,he grew up to be a monk. Bennett thenspends the next six months searchingfor more clues to Hitler's brother's pastwhile being relentlessly pursued bythe infamous pro-Nazi group, Friends ofthe Third Reich. With the caretaker's help, Bennetteventually uncovers an incredible storyof deception and intrigue swirling aroundthe greatest secret of the twentieth century. It all begins with Heinrich Glossen-the man who holds the key to the twins'pasts-at Kremsmünster Monastery, Austria, in 1939.