Pamela Roth, like her brilliant father, German emigrant Russell Roth, exhibits from childhood a cool composure and rare intellect. Although only a teenager, she is increasingly absorbed with the history of the Hitler period, the Holocaust, and the truth of her fatherâ s early life in wartime Germany.Pamelaâ s mother becomes alarmed at her daughterâ s obsession and turns for help to Otto Ebenstein, an old friend and psychiatrist with an outstanding record for tracking down Nazi war criminals. Pamelaâ s youthful passion for Nazi history rekindles Ottoâ s flagging dedication to the cause.When two ex-Nazis are found sexually assaulted and tortured to death, Otto begins to suspect Pamela of powers beyond his reckoning. His investigations lead him to an astonishing discovery. Death Knell is a breathtaking novel of chilling suspense and retribution whose seed lies in the gas chambers of Auschwitz.