The Story Behind This Book

This book had its origins in a simple, but nagging question I asked myself. When someone commits crimes against humanity on the scale of a Hitler, or a Stalin or a Mao, murdering tens of millions, can any punishment be adequate? And, if he or she escapes punishment here, what punishment might be waiting in the world to come? What, if anything, would constitute 'fitting' divine retribution? In attempting to answer that question, I wrote this book which speculates not only about the nature of Hitler's evil but of evil in general. (It also has a bit of a surprise ending.)