He soon gets charged with hunting down the leadership of Odessa, an organization that helps Nazi war criminals escape to South America.
Cronley's quest takes him to his mother's home town of Strasbourg and to Vienna.
At Strasbourg he picks up his cousin Luther, who turns out to be a war criminal himself and is taken to Nuremberg.
As with the other books in this series, Death at Nuremberg is filled with intrigue as agents of the fledgling CIA work to rid the United States of enemies in Europe.
"[5] Elise Cooper, in a review in the BlackFive website, made a more positive evaluation of this book, "Griffin’s signature writing style is very evident as he blends humor, espionage, danger, and great characters in his latest novel.