THE EINSTEIN VENDETTA - Historical True Crime Author Talk

About the Book

A true crime investigation into the M**der of the relatives of Albert Einstein, set against the backdrop of Nazi-occupied Florence during WWII.

Florence, August 1944. Fifteen miles southeast of the city, a unit of German soldiers arrive at Il Focardo, the home of Robert Einstein, first cousin of the famous scientist Albert Einstein. Nearby, Robert is hiding out in the Tuscan countryside, while his wife and daughters remain in the villa. Twelve hours later, Nina, Luce, and Anna-Maria are brutally murdered.

In The Einstein Vendetta, Thomas Harding recounts the story of an unthinkable 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. Vividly told, Harding threads history and detective story to build an unquiet, haunting testimony.

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About the Author

Thomas Harding is a bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than 16 languages. He has written for the Sunday Times, the Washington Post, and The Guardian, among other publications. He is the bestselling author of Hanns and Rudolf, which won the JQ-Wingate Prize for Non-Fiction; The House by the Lake, which was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award; Blood on the Page, which won the Crime Writers' Association Golden Dagger Award for Non-Fiction; and most recently, White Debt. Harding’s previous books have been Sunday Times bestsellers, prize-winning publications and praised by authors including John le Carré, Ben Macintyre, and Max Hastings.

In 2024, Thomas Harding was elected as a visiting fellow of Jesus College Cambridge. For ten years (2014-2024) he was president of the Alexander Haus project outside of Berlin. He lives in Hampshire, England, with his wife, the author Debora Harding. You can follow Thomas on twitter @thomasharding and author website www.thomasharding.com

About Mark Steitz

An economist by training and long-time political strategist, Mark Steitz is founder of TSD Communications and an Adjunct Professor at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs. He served as Director of Communications and Research at the Democratic National Committee under Chairman Ron Brown and previously worked on the presidential campaigns of Jesse Jackson and Gary Hart. He lives in Washington, D.C.

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