The Final Procedure

by Stanley Pottinger

Christmas Eve in Auschwitz, 1944. Hitler's Angel of Death, Dr. Josef Mengele, and his brilliant young protégé, Adalwolf, are on the verge of a nightmarish medical discovery when the war brings it all to an end. But Mengele's insane visions for the Third Reich live on.More than half-a-century later, FBI agent Melissa Gale's mission is to bring Adalwolf to justice before it's too late. He's emerged from the shadows of history to resurrect a biological terror and unleash it on the world. But tracking him is easier than Melissa imagined. Because for years, Adalwolf has been tracking her.Melissa and her unborn child have something Adalwolf needs-a genetic history that holds the key to his success. As a dance of death is engaged between hunter and hunted, Melissa realizes how far the last Nazi will go to fulfill his dark dreams for his Ultimate Solution-and just how far she is prepared to go to stop him...

Genres: Fiction

352 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 2, 2004

About the author

John Stanley Pottinger was an American novelist and lawyer. In the 1970s, he held federal offices involved with civil rights enforcement. He also worked as a banker in the 1980s.

Reviews

[Linda Harris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible

I stayed up all night reading this book! Couldn’t stop….even though I “thought” I had it figured out! Good luck trying to put it down

[Marti · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you like to read about hunting Nazis, you'll feel right at home with this novel. On the cover it says, "It's in the hands of one woman to stop the ultimate evil." Actually there are more characters involved in doing so.

There is a virus involved, and as I read this in late April, we were reading about cases of swine flu which could possibly lead to a panedemic, so there is a little of that uncertainty even today. I found FBI Agent Melissa Gale to be a little less of a sympathetic character--somehow arrogant, but maybe that is how FBI agents are.

[krin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this thriller about the past coming back to life. I especially liked Melissa gradually learning who Adalwolf is and how strong she could be.

[Tracy · Rating 4 out of 5]

quick read - good story

[Jim Moffett · Rating 5 out of 5]

10-10