The standalone pre-WW2 crime novel from Sunday Times bestselling Rory Clements - set in Munich in the early 1930s.
Rory Clements Book order (chronological)
Rory Clements now writes full-time, having previously enjoyed a long and successful career in newspapers. His novels are known for their historical settings and gripping plots that draw readers into bygone eras. Clements masterfully evokes the atmosphere of the period and crafts characters who feel vivid and believable. His works explore the intricate relationships between power, intrigue, and personal destiny.







Autumn 1945 - Off the east coast of England, a Japanese sub surfaces, unloads its mysterious cargo, then blows itself to pieces. Former spy Professor Tom Wilde is enjoying peacetime in Cambridge, settling back into teaching and family life. Until a call from senior MI5 boss Lord Templeman brings him out of retirement. A nearby village has been locked down by the military, its residents blighted by a deadly illness. No one is allowed in or out. There are rumours the Nazi machine is still operational, with links to Unit 731, a notorious Japanese biological warfare research laboratory. But how could they possibly be plotting on British soil - and why? What's more, Wilde and Templeman's names are discovered on a Gestapo kill list. And after a series of assassinations, an unthinkable question emerges: could an Englishman be behind the plot?
Day by day, American and British intelligence officers subject senior members of the Nazi regime to gruelling interrogation in their quest for their truth. Enter Tom Wilde - the Cambridge professor and spy sent in to find out the truth...
Sweden, 1942 - Two old friends meet. The other is Prince Philipp von Hesse, a committed Nazi and close friend of Adolf Hitler. Days later, the Prince George is killed in a plane crash in the north of Scotland.
Podzim 1941. Druhá světová válka se pro spojence nevyvíjí příliš dobře. Pokud se chtějí ubránit Hitlerovi, je zoufale zapotřebí nějaká nová zbraň. V Cambridgi požádá americký zpravodajský důstojník geniálního profesora historie Toma Wildea, aby mu pomohl propašovat záhadný balíček z nacistického Německa – něco tak tajného, že dokonce ani Hitler sám o existenci této věci neví. Tom Wilde ale brzy zjistí šokující pravdu o tomto „balíčku“ a pochopí, proč se nacisté nezastaví před ničím, jen aby zabránili tomu, aby opustil Německo
Holy Spy
- 480 pages
- 17 hours of reading
Set in the Tudor era, this thrilling installment follows John Shakespeare, the Queen's Intelligencer, as he navigates a web of espionage and intrigue. With a blend of historical detail and suspenseful storytelling, the narrative promises to captivate fans of CJ Sansom and SJ Parris. As Shakespeare uncovers secrets and faces danger, the stakes are high in a world where loyalty is uncertain and betrayal lurks around every corner.
With WWII on a knife-edge, the most devestating weapon against the Nazis may not be a weapon at all...In Sunday Times bestselling Rory Clement's most intelligent, thrilling novel to date, only the truth can turn the tide of war.
In a great English house, a young woman offers herself to one of the most powerful and influential figures in the land - but this is no ordinary seduction. She plans to ensure his death... On holiday in France, Professor Tom Wilde discovers his brilliant student Marcus Marfield, who disappeared two years earlier to join the International Brigades in Spain, in the Le Vernet concentration camp in the foothills of the Pyrenees. Wilde secures his release just as German tanks roll into Poland. Meanwhile, a U-boat sinks the liner Athenia in the Atlantic with many casualties, including Americans, onboard. Goebbels claims Churchill put a bomb in the ship to blame Germany and to lure America into the war. As the various strands of an international conspiracy begin to unwind, Tom Wilde will find himself in great personal danger. For just who is Marcus Marfield? And where does his loyalty lie?
Nucleus
- 448 pages
- 16 hours of reading
The Nazis have invaded Czechoslovakia, in Germany Jewish persecution is widespread and, closer to home, the IRA has embarked on a bombing campaign.Perhaps, most worryingly of all, in Germany Otto Hahn has produced man-made fission and an atomic device is now possible.
This big canvas international thriller marks the beginning of a major new series from bestselling, award-winning author Rory Clements.


