Describes how the octogenarian father of psychoanalysis, his family, and his peers were targeted by the Nazis, revealing how the young commissar appointed to his case chose to hide evidence that would have resulted in Freud's execution.

Originally published: London : JR Books, 2009.

The bureaucracy of hate -- Biographies and restricted archives -- The making of a psychoanalyst -- Freud and Jung: a battle for supremacy -- A treasure trove of family letters -- The rise of the Nazis -- The poet and the analyst -- Freud's eightieth birthday -- World history in a teacup: the Anschluss -- The worst day of Freud's life -- Anton Sauerwald -- Freedom -- Moses and monotheism -- Last works, last words -- After the war: the fate of Sauerwald and others -- The trials of Anton Sauerwald -- The secret bank accounts.