Using a new technology, recently discovered documents, and sophisticated investigative techniques, a retired FBI agent and a cold case team painstakingly pieced together the months leading to the infamous arrest of Anne Frank and her family--and came to a shocking conclusion.

"An unforgettable memoir--with elements of Auntie Mame and Grey Gardens--that chronicles the world of one California family dominated by a powerhouse screenwriter"-- "'My feeling for Mike is something out of the ordinary,' Michael Frank overhears his aunt telling his mother when he is a boy of eight. 'It's stronger than I am. I cannot explain it ... I love him beyond life itself.' With this indelible bit of eavesdropping, we fall into the spellbinding...