Nucleus
a gripping spy thriller
Will be published approx. on 12. July 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-78576-452-3 (ISBN)
Description
WINNER OF THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER 2018.
The eve of war: a secret so deadly, nothing and no one is safe
June 1939. England is partying like there's no tomorrow . . . but the good times won't last. 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. German High Command knows Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory is also close, and when one of the Cavendish's finest brains is murdered, Professor Tom Wilde is drawn into the investigation. In a conspiracy that stretches from Cambridge to Berlin, and from the US to Ireland, can he discover the truth before it's too late?
Praise for Rory Clements
'Dramatic . . . pacy and assured' Daily Mail
'Political polarisation, mistrust and simmering violence' The Times
'A standout historical novel and spy thriller' Daily Express
'Enjoyable, bloody and brutish' Guardian
'A colourful history lesson . . . exciting narrative twists' Sunday Telegraph
'Well-researched and plausible, Nucleus offers an attractive combination of history and suspense' Shots Magazine
'A pacy and dramatic historical spy thriller' Historical Novel Society
The eve of war: a secret so deadly, nothing and no one is safe
June 1939. England is partying like there's no tomorrow . . . but the good times won't last. 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. German High Command knows Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory is also close, and when one of the Cavendish's finest brains is murdered, Professor Tom Wilde is drawn into the investigation. In a conspiracy that stretches from Cambridge to Berlin, and from the US to Ireland, can he discover the truth before it's too late?
Praise for Rory Clements
'Dramatic . . . pacy and assured' Daily Mail
'Political polarisation, mistrust and simmering violence' The Times
'A standout historical novel and spy thriller' Daily Express
'Enjoyable, bloody and brutish' Guardian
'A colourful history lesson . . . exciting narrative twists' Sunday Telegraph
'Well-researched and plausible, Nucleus offers an attractive combination of history and suspense' Shots Magazine
'A pacy and dramatic historical spy thriller' Historical Novel Society
Reviews / Votes
Dramatic, twisty thriller -- Elizabeth Buchan * Daily Mail * 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 * Lancashire Evening Post * Tense, authentic and very atmospheric * The Sun *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
293 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78576-452-3 (9781785764523)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
RORY CLEMENTS writes full time in a quiet corner of Norfolk, where he lives with his wife, the artist Naomi Clements Wright. He is a Sunday Times bestselling author, and twice winner of the CWA
Historical Dagger Award, for Revenger and Nucleus. Three of his other novels - Martyr, Prince and The Heretics - have been shortlisted for awards. Munich Wolf is Rory's fifteenth novel, and the first featuring Munich detective Sebastian Wolff. His books have sold over 1 million copies to date.
Historical Dagger Award, for Revenger and Nucleus. Three of his other novels - Martyr, Prince and The Heretics - have been shortlisted for awards. Munich Wolf is Rory's fifteenth novel, and the first featuring Munich detective Sebastian Wolff. His books have sold over 1 million copies to date.