Corpus

The action-packed new WW2 thriller from the award-winning author of Munich Wolf and A Cold Wind from Moscow, perfect for fans of Robert Harris, C.J. Sansom and Philip Kerr.<BR><BR>'Master of the wartime thriller' Financial Times<BR>'A cracking historical thriller' Irish Independent<BR>'Electrifying and atmospheric' Conn Iggulden, bestselling author of the Nero trilogy<BR><BR>HOW DO YOU CATCH A KILLER WHO BELIEVES THEY'RE ABOVE JUSITCE?<BR><BR>Munich, 1936. All eyes are on the Bavarian capital for the upcoming Olympic Games. As athletes fight for gold and the Nazis fight for power, Detective Sebastian Wolff faces a battle of his own.<BR><BR>A famous actress has disappeared and Wolff has been ordered to find her, fast. But Elena Lang is no ordinary film-star: she is the mistress of Joseph Goebbels - Hitler's right-hand-man in the party that Wolff despises.<BR><BR>But this is a country on the brink of war, and corruption runs deep. In a search that will take him from high society to the city's darkest corners, Wolff will soon learn just how fine the line is between justice and jeopardy...<BR><BR>Praise for Rory Clements:<BR><BR>'Atmospheric and gripping' The Times<BR>'A dramatic, twisty thriller' Daily Mail<BR>'A masterpiece of spies, intrigue and political shenanigans' Sunday Express <BR>'Fast-paced, tense detective WW2 novel . . . keeps you on the edge of your seat' 5-star reader review<BR>'5 stars isn't a high enough rating . . . one of the best novels I've read' 5-star reader review<BR>'An unputdownable historical fiction thriller!' 5-star reader review<BR>'One of the best writers around' 5-star reader review

'An atmospheric and gripping standalone thriller' - THE TIMES<BR><BR>The gripping new 2024 thriller from the Sunday Times and one million copy bestselling author of The English Führer. In this brilliant standalone crime novel set in 1930s Munich, Detective Sebastian Wolff must walk a tight line between doing his job and falling foul of the Nazi party he despises.<BR><BR>MUNICH, 1935 - The Bavarian capital is a magnet for young, aristocratic Britons who come to learn German, swim in the lakes and drink beer in the cellars.<BR><BR>What they don't see - or choose to ignore - is the brutal underbelly of the Nazi movement which considers Munich its spiritual home.<BR><BR>When a high-born English girl is murdered, Detective Sebastian Wolff is ordered to solve the crime. Wolff is already walking a tight line between doing his job and falling foul of the political party he abhors. Now Hitler is taking a personal interest in the case.<BR><BR>Followed by the secret police and threatened by his own son, a fervent member of the Hitler Youth, the stakes have never been higher. And when Wolff begins to suspect that the killer might be linked to the highest reaches of the Nazi hierarchy, he fears his task is simply impossible - and that he might become the next victim.<BR><BR>Praise for Rory Clements:<BR><BR>'Master of the wartime spy thriller' - FT<BR>'Rich in deception' - DAILY EXPRESS<BR>'A dramatic, twisty thriller' - DAILY MAIL<BR>'Enjoyable, bloody and brutish' - GUARDIAN<BR>'A colourful history lesson . . . exciting narrative twists' - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH<BR><BR>*Sunday Times bestselling author of MUNICH WOLF w/c 27th January 2024 ending 3rd February 2024*

The gripping new historical thriller from the award-winning author of Munich Wolf and Evil in High Places , perfect for fans of Philip Kerr, Robert Harris and Simon Scarrow. <BR><BR>ON THE EVE OF WAR, A ROYAL GUEST IS LURED INTO HITLER'S DEADLY WEB . . .<BR><BR>Munich, 1937. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor have arrived in Germany for a historic meeting at Hitler's mountain retreat.<BR><BR>But recent attacks by ruthless Communist band, Red Freedom, has brought fear and bloodshed to the area. As brutal as the Nazis, their next targets are Edward, Wallis and the Fuhrer himself.<BR><BR>Detective Sebastian Wolff is charged with their protection, but the conflict between his job and his politics becomes even more complicated when Wolff realises who is behind Red Freedom: Ulrike, his first love and the mother of his son.<BR><BR>The personal and political collide in this electrifying new novel from the million-copy-bestselling 'master of the wartime thriller', Rory Clements.

The action-packed new WW2 thriller from the award-winning author of Munich Wolf and A Cold Wind from Moscow, perfect for fans of Robert Harris, C.J. Sansom and Philip Kerr.<BR><BR>'Master of the wartime thriller' Financial Times<BR>'A cracking historical thriller' Irish Independent<BR>'Electrifying and atmospheric' Conn Iggulden, bestselling author of the Nero trilogy<BR><BR>HOW DO YOU CATCH A KILLER WHO BELIEVES THEY'RE ABOVE JUSITCE?<BR><BR>Munich, 1936. All eyes are on the Bavarian capital for the upcoming Olympic Games. As athletes fight for gold and the Nazis fight for power, Detective Sebastian Wolff faces a battle of his own.<BR><BR>A famous actress has disappeared and Wolff has been ordered to find her, fast. But Elena Lang is no ordinary film-star: she is the mistress of Joseph Goebbels - Hitler's right-hand-man in the party that Wolff despises.<BR><BR>But this is a country on the brink of war, and corruption runs deep. In a search that will take him from high society to the city's darkest corners, Wolff will soon learn just how fine the line is between justice and jeopardy...<BR><BR>Praise for Rory Clements:<BR><BR>'Atmospheric and gripping' The Times<BR>'A dramatic, twisty thriller' Daily Mail<BR>'A masterpiece of spies, intrigue and political shenanigans' Sunday Express <BR>'Fast-paced, tense detective WW2 novel . . . keeps you on the edge of your seat' 5-star reader review<BR>'5 stars isn't a high enough rating . . . one of the best novels I've read' 5-star reader review<BR>'An unputdownable historical fiction thriller!' 5-star reader review<BR>'One of the best writers around' 5-star reader review

In the gripping new spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Hitler's Secret, a Cambridge spy must unravel a dangerous mystery that goes all the way to the heart of the Third Reich - and the British Monarchy.<BR><BR>'A master of the wartime spy thriller' - FINANCIAL TIMES<BR>________________<BR><BR>Sweden, 1942 - Two old friends meet. They are cousins. One is Prince George, Duke of Kent, brother of the King of England. The other is Prince Philipp von Hessen, a committed Nazi and close friend of Adolf Hitler.<BR><BR>Days later, the Prince George is killed in a plane crash in the north of Scotland. The official story is that it was an accident - but not everyone is convinced.<BR><BR>There is even a suggestion that the Duke's plane was sabotaged, but with no evidence, Cambridge spy Tom Wilde is sent north to discover the truth . . .<BR><BR>Dramatic, intelligent, and brilliantly compelling, A PRINCE AND A SPY is Rory's best WWII thriller yet - perfect for readers of Robert Harris, C J Sansom and Joseph Kanon.

HITLER IS DEAD. A NEW THREAT IS BORN.<BR><BR>In the gripping new 2023 spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Man in the Bunker, a retired spy must uncover a deadly plot as Britain counts the cost of war. But who is the English Führer?<BR><BR>'MASTER OF THE WARTIME SPY THRILLER' - FINANCIAL TIMES<BR>________________<BR><BR>Autumn 1945 - Off the east coast of England, a Japanese sub surfaces, unloads its mysterious cargo, then blows itself to pieces.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>A nearby village has been locked down by the military, its residents blighted by a deadly illness. No one is allowed in or out.<BR><BR>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?<BR><BR>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?<BR><BR>Thrilling, intelligent, and brilliantly compelling, The English Führer cements Rory's position as the 'master of the wartime thriller' (FT) - perfect for readers of Robert Harris, C J Sansom, Mick Herron and Joseph Kanon.

The gripping spy thriller for fans of Robert Harris from Sunday Times bestseller Rory Clements, author of the award-winning NUCLEUS.<BR>______________________________<BR><BR>1936 - Europe is in turmoil. The Nazis have marched into the Rhineland. In Russia, Stalin has unleashed his Great Terror. Spain has erupted in civil war.<BR><BR>In Berlin, a young Englishwoman evades the Gestapo to deliver vital papers to a Jewish scientist. Within weeks, she is found dead, a silver syringe clutched in her fingers.<BR><BR>In an exclusive London club, a conspiracy is launched that threatens the very heart of government. When a renowned society couple with fascist leanings are found brutally murdered, a maverick Cambridge professor is drawn into a world of espionage he knows only from history books. The deeper Thomas Wilde delves, the more he finds to link the murders with the girl with the silver syringe - and even more worryingly to the scandal surrounding the Abdication . . .<BR><BR>Set against the gathering drumbeat of war and moving from Berlin to Cambridge, from Whitehall to the Kent countryside, and from the Fens to the Aragon Front in Spain, this sweeping international thriller, like C J Sansom's WINTER IN MADRID, marks the beginning of a brilliant new series for Rory Clements.<BR><BR>What the critics are saying about CORPUS:<BR><BR>'Dramatic . . . pacy and assured . . . Well crafted, it has all the pleasures of an intriguing lead character, intricate plot and fascinating historical context' Daily Mail<BR><BR>'Rory Clements's timely spy thriller set in the 1930s evokes a period of political polarisation, mistrust and simmering violence. Corpus is fast-paced and there are plenty of red herrings to keep you guessing. This is the first of a promising series and Wilde is a likeable hero' The Times<BR><BR>'This clever novel, rich in deceptions and intrigue, shows the reach of Stalin and Hitler into every class of British society, threatening violence on horrific scale. Corpus is a standout historical novel and spy thriller' Daily Express

A Cambridge spy must unravel a dangerous mystery that goes all the way to the heart of the Third Reich-and the British Monarchy-in this vivid new spy thriller from a London Times bestselling author.<BR><BR>Two old friends meeting in a remote castle in Sweden. They are cousins.<BR> <BR> One is Prince George, brother of the king of England, and the other Prince Philipp von Hesse, a close friend of Adolf Hitler and a committed Nazi. Days later Prince George is killed in a plane crash and the country weeps, but not everyone believes that it was an accident.<BR> <BR> When FDR, who happens to be a good friend of the prince, hears the tragic news, he wants to find out exactly what happened. The American OSS doesn't believe the story that MI5 are pedalling. The situation is delicate. Professor Tom Wilde, Cambridge don, is called in to uncover the truth-but what he discovers is far more than he bargained for.

WHAT IF HITLER HAD SURVIVED?<BR><BR>In the gripping new spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Hitler's Secret, a Cambridge spy must find the truth behind Hitler's death. But exactly who is the man in the bunker?<BR><BR>'MASTER OF THE WARTIME SPY THRILLER' - FINANCIAL TIMES<BR>________________<BR><BR>Germany, late summer 1945 - The war is over but the country is in ruins. Millions of refugees and holocaust survivors strive to rebuild their lives in displaced persons camps. Millions of German soldiers and SS men are held captive in primitive conditions in open-air detention centres. Everywhere, civilians are desperate for food and shelter. No one admits to having voted Nazi, yet many are unrepentant.<BR><BR>Adolf Hitler is said to have killed himself in his Berlin bunker. But no body was found - and many people believe he is alive. Newspapers are full of stories reporting sightings and theories. Even Stalin, whose own troops captured the bunker, has told President Truman he believes the former Führer is not dead. Day by day, American and British intelligence officers subject senior members of the Nazi regime to gruelling interrogation in their quest for their truth.<BR><BR>Enter Tom Wilde - the Cambridge professor and spy sent in to find out the truth...<BR><BR>Dramatic, intelligent, and brilliantly compelling, THE MAN IN THE BUNKER is Rory's best WWII thriller yet - perfect for readers of Robert Harris, C J Sansom and Joseph Kanon.

The blockbuster spy thriller from the award-winning author of Corpus.<BR>___________________<BR><BR>Autumn 1941. The war is going badly for Britain and its allies. If Hitler is to be stopped, a new weapon is desperately needed.<BR><BR>In Cambridge, professor Tom Wilde is approached by an American intelligence officer who claims to know of such a weapon - one so secret even Hitler himself isn't aware of its existence. If Wilde can smuggle the package out of Germany, the Third Reich will surely fall.<BR><BR>But it is only when he is deep behind enemy lines that Wilde discovers why the Nazis are so desperate to prevent the 'package' falling into Allied hands. And as ruthless killers hunt him through Europe, a treacherous question hangs over the mission: if Hitler's secret will win them the war, why is Wilde convinced it must remain hidden?<BR><BR>Dramatic, intelligent, and utterly compelling, Hitler's Secret is the Sunday Times bestselling spy thriller of 2020 from the award-winning author of Corpus and Nucleus - perfect for readers of Robert Harris, C J Sansom and Joseph Kanon.<BR><BR>_____________________________<BR><BR>Praise for Rory Clements:<BR><BR>'Political polarisation, mistrust and simmering violence' The Times<BR><BR>'A standout historical novel and spy thriller' Daily Express<BR><BR>'Enjoyable, bloody and brutish' Guardian<BR><BR>'A dramatic, twisty thriller' Daily Mail<BR><BR>'A colourful history lesson . . . exciting narrative twists' Sunday Telegraph