From the award-winning Sunday Times bestselling author of CORPUS
Rory Clements was born on the edge of England in Dover, the son of a Royal Naval officer and a former WREN. Since 2007, Rory has been writing full-time in a quiet corner of Norfolk, England, where he lives with his family. He won the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award in 2010 for his second novel, Revenger. A TV series of the John Shakespeare novels is currently in development by the team behind Poldark and Endeavour. Find out more at www.roryclements.co.uk.
The history of this episode is eventful enough and, in this second
of the Wilde series, the author whips it up into an additionally
dramatic, twisty thriller.
*Daily Mail*
Dramatic . . . pacy and assured
*Daily Mail*
The series really hits its stride with the second volume. The
murder of a physicist is one of many storylines that Clements
juggles with aplomb
*Daily Express*
Rory Clements evokes the nervous, reckless build up to the outbreak
of war in a convincingly detailed thriller
*Daily Mail*
an elegant, tense spy thriller
*Sunday Express*
Political polarisation, mistrust and simmering violence
*The Times*
A standout historical novel and spy thriller
*Daily Express*
Enjoyable, bloody and brutish
*Guardian*
Sends a shiver down your spine
*Daily Mail*
A colourful history lesson . . . exciting narrative twists
*Sunday Telegraph*
If you want to kick start your year with a cracking historical
thriller then Nucleus is for you. I really liked the first book in
the Tom Wilde series, Corpus, but this follow up is even better. As
a thorough researcher, Clements has an impeccable sense of time and
place. There are some very nice misleading threads that keep the
reader on their toes but ultimately it all comes together as the
pace builds to a nice crescendo. I am already looking forward to
the next Tom Wilde novel. This is a great read.
*Nudge Books, Book Noir*
Rory Clements has created two fine characters with Tom and Lydia
and he deploys them with cleverness and skill. There's an air of
intellectualism about these novels - as there would be with a
professor for the central character - but there are no ivory towers
here. The world is waking up to a second world war and Tom will
have to get his hands dirty. With no doubt at all, this is one of
the best historical and spy series being written today. I can't
wait for more
*For Winter Nights*
A very satisfying thriller that captures the spirit of the era
perfectly, enlightens the reader with its intelligent, but never
overpowering, use of historical and social detail
*Raven Crime Reads*
Clements hits top gear in this entertaining new outing for the
intrepid and unorthodox professor...In trademark Clements style,
there are plot strands and twists aplenty as immaculately
researched real history and a gripping sense of time and place
blend seamlessly with a full-throttle, suspense-packed spy mystery
that moves from Washington D.C. and the hallowed halls of Cambridge
to German High Command in Berlin and the west coast of Ireland.
Diverse characters like Nazi sympathisers, brave refugee smugglers
and a Hollywood actress jostle with scientists, academics and
politicians in a pulsating story that brings alive the fraught,
paranoid and terrifying months when the world stood on the brink of
war. Dark history with a thrilling fictional edge...
*Lancashire Evening Post, Lytham St Annes Express, Lancaster
Guardian, Leigh Observer, Blackpool Gazette, Wigan Today, The
Visitor, Burnley Express*
Apart from Wilde and Lydia, the reader doesn't quite know who to
trust and there is an effective and genuine surprise at the end
when the identity of an enemy agent is revealed. Well-researched
and plausible, Nucleus offers an attractive combination of history
and suspense.
*SHOTS magazine*
Nucleus is a fascinating historical thriller which is totally
convincing in its authenticity, alive with menace and teeming with
characters that stay with you long after the last page is
turned.
*Jaffa Reads Too*
The author knows how to write a killer final paragraph of a chapter
and the whole things zips along leaving this reader slightly
breathless at the end. I dislike the word 'unputdownable' and I'll
be honest I did put this book down...but only for the time it took
to make a cup of tea and then I was rushing back to pick it up
again. With more thrills than a 100mph burn-up on Tom Wilde's
trusty Rudge Special, Rory Clements has produced another cracking
historical thriller. If you thought Corpus was brilliant, wait
until you read Nucleus. Sign me up for Tom Wilde #3!
*What Cathy Read Next*
Clements seems to have struck a perfect balance between a thriller
which is full of espionage and mystery while keeping it light
enough that it's easy to follow and a relatively quick read.
Clements is a confident and assured writer and this is a good
mystery full of twists and turns which are heightened because of
the historical and political context.
*Bibliomaniac*
Tom Wilde is a well-drawn central character...There are several red
herrings laid in his path and I must admit that I found the story
quite a complex one and certain characters kept me guessing.
Cambridge in the late 1930's shone like a jewel in the story and a
glance at Rory's website has some interesting information about the
period. In short: well written, detailed and substantial, the
suspense builds throughout.
*Books, Life and Everything*
This is what a good action political thriller should be and I
couldn't turn the pages fast enough. An excellent story and I can't
wait to read what else Rory Clements has in store for Tom and
Lydia...
*Broad Bean Books*
The plotting is superb and deliciously intricate. You do need to
keep your wits about you and keep alert and the rewards are
enormous. I was thoroughly immersed in the plot and caught up in
the tension. Lydia is arguably the most appealing and interesting
of all of the characters in the novel. It's good to read a spy
novel in which women play an equal role...With no doubt at all,
this is one of the best historical and spy series being written
today. I can't wait for more.
*For Winter Nights*
Nucleus is an exhilarating page turner...I enjoyed Nucleus and I
found Tom Wilde to be an endearing and compelling protagonist.
Readers who are looking for an introduction into historical fiction
should add Nucleus to their lists of must reads.
*Murder and Moore*
there is certainly enough real and plausible drama, and satisfying
plot twists to make me stay, not only with this, as a recommended
read - but be keen to hope Clements still has places to go with Tom
Wilde
*Lady Fancifull*
Professor Tom Wilde finds himself the central character in this
gripping conspiracy spy thriller. It's compelling from start to
finish
*Choice Magazine*
With subtle sub-plotlines threading through this clever and Darkest
Hour timely yarn, quality evenings by the bedside lamp are
guaranteed
*Weekend Sport*
I loved the intricacies of this puzzle and can't wait to be thrust
back into the dizzying (anti) social whirl of pre-war Cambridge
again
*Crime Fiction Lover*
This is a gripping tale...Tom Wilde is an iconic protagonist and I
had so much fun following him throughout his fascinating venture.
NUCLEUS is an absolutely and utterly brilliant spy thriller that I
would highly recommend
*Bookishly Ever After*
The whole things zips along leaving this reader slightly breathless
at the end. I dislike the word 'unputdownable' and I'll be honest I
did put this book down...but only for the time it took to make a
cup of tea and then I was rushing back to pick it up again
*What Cathy Read Next*
Somehow Clements manages to keep a firm grip on both his readers
and his narrative, creating a pacy and dramatic historical spy
thriller in the process. There is little time to draw breath as the
author weaves his magic and places his characters in a series of
increasingly dangerous situations. As the twisty plot drives the
main characters towards the gripping conclusion, everyone finally
must take a side and put their beliefs and lives on the line. An
excellent read that will surely not be the last we hear of
Professor Tom Wilde.
*Historical Novel Society*
a very enjoyable return to Cambridge with my new favourite hero,
and I'm already looking forward to the next book in the series
*The Secret Library Site*
All the best thrillers inform as well as entertain, and Rory
Clements offers us the choreography as well as the tap dance...on
the basis of this superbly plotted work Professor Wilde will be
packing his Walther automatic along with his fountain pen for some
time to come
*Catholic Herald*
Against a pleasingly authentic backdrop, [Clements] handles his
complex factual material deftly, seamlessly integrating fictional
characters and real people. And he manipulates his plot like a
potter working clay. A sudden tweak, your perceptions are altered,
and you're looking at a story of an entirely different shape...
This is even better than Wilde's first outing, Corpus. If the
upward trajectory continues, the next one will be very fine
indeed
*Church Times*
A cast of colourful characters, a plot rich in deception and
intrigue, and a tangled web of espionage and murder is a real
rollercoaster, equally appealing to fans of historical 'faction' or
of spy fiction and thrillers. This is another standout historical
thriller from a fine writer who can turn his hand to any historical
period and brings the urgency of a news story to the frame of the
novel
*Crime Review*
This is a fast paced, clever narrative with strong
characterisation
*Journal Online*
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