Tom Wilde Series 4 Books Collection Set By Rory Clements (Corpus, Nucleus, Nemesis, [Hardcover] Hitler's Secret)

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What is to follow is a rollercoaster ride that will start in Berlin and will more or less end in and around Cambridge for Tom Wilde, Sunny Somerfeld and ten-year-old Klara, in an attempt to try and stay ahead from deadly enemies from Nazi Germany, and all along with Klara Wolf (Rieger) being used as a pawn in a devious deadly Nazi chess-game between on the one hand, Hermann Göring, and on the other, Martin Bormann, and each with their own agenda for power. Tom is aided in his bid to escape from Germany by the widow of a Luftwaffe hero, and his old friend from the American Embassy in Berlin, Jim Vandenberg.

Chapter 1 - Autumn 1945 - In Norfolk, Liz Lightfoot and Tony Hood are lovers, but are both married to other people. Tony’s wife Sandra. Liz’s husband Lucas. They’re all friends. Then along came Hitler, lucas quit the railways and joined royal norfolks, Tony unable to enlist as he has a farm and his dad had a stroke. So where across the dark waters out where the sea is, a submarine monstrous rises above the surface. Tony and Liz were making out then have to run for their lives. Someone sees them.. A huge event goes unreported at the same time. Otto Hahn in Germany has made the first man-created fission and now the possibility of an atomic device coming to fruition is very likely. The Nazis have set their own physicist group up to build their own superbomb, aware that the Americans and the British are doing the same. Meanwhile, Liz tells Tom and Danny what she saw in the dunes. The huge vessel appearing in the sea. She can now as Tone is dead and Lucas is in prison for murder.Every book in the Tom Wilde series works as a standalone story, but the lives of the different characters evolve from one novel to the other. Tom Wilde is a professor (was a spy), in Cambridge. Rupert Weir is his old friend, he’s a police surgeon and wants to talk to Tom about his case. Lydia Morris is convinced that Nancy's death is not an accident and convinces history professor, Thomas Wilde, to look closer into the matter. Connections are seen in the gruesome murders of the Langleys which ostensibly seem to be committed by the forces of the left. Other murders take place and for Wilde it seems that there might be more to the events than the left being responsible. We encounter Spanish Gold, Nazis, conspiracies, White Russians, treachery, betrayal, double crosses and the Intelligence Agencies. Thomas and Lydia have to fight for their lives as danger comes to engulf them. Events culminate into a thrilling finale. The book is set in the Autumn of 1945, when all of a sudden in a small village called, Flowthorpe, a kind of lethal virus is injuring and killing people. Rory Clements manages to produce a masterpiece in a suspenseful, tension filled thriller, combined with the plenty of research to make this a highly compelling read a wonderful mix of fact and fiction.

As for the book, I really enjoyed it. It's my first experience with Rory Clements, who has chosen a much more modern period than usual: the 1930s. It's the perfect foil for political intrigue: Nazis, spies, Cambridge professors involved in Communist or Nazi plots, the abdication of the King, murder, drugs, Spanish gold... Clements has thrown it all in. The plot was well done, the writing good, but the winner for me was the lead, Thomas Wilde. He's intelligent and capable without being a superman. Plus, I was won over by that speech early on and thankfully never had to change my opinion of the man as the story sped along. I will certainly be around for his next adventure.

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From the outset we are witness to some unpleasant events. This is a regime built on terror, and some of the behaviours shown are chilling. There’s still good guys, and though we’re not always sure of the boundaries we have to place our trust in them. It's for certain a spy thriller that will keep you spellbound from the very start until right to the end. There are suggestions 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?

There have already been some ‘pandemic novels’ and I’m sure there will be many more. Clements gives the merest nod to the pandemic here by having a biological weapon brought to England in the autumn of 1945. The actions taken to contain the threat are all too familiar to us now yet don’t feel anachronistic. I had nearly finished reading when I was sent a link to the audiobook; I might give it a try while I wait for another welcome return to Wilde and Cambridge.

The atom was split in the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, so could the scientists there win the nuclear bomb race? The generals working for Hitler need to know the secrets, making it safer for them to wage war. When one of the finest minds in Cambridge is murdered, Tom Wilde finds himself pulled into a situation he cannot escape from. 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 . . . Just when Tom believes he’s achieved his mission troubles – and further danger – await closer to home, sometimes from the most unlikely of sources. Plus he’s faced with a moral dilemma made more difficult by his own position as a new father. Is, as the saying goes, all’s fair in love and war?

I enjoyed all of it – the somewhat predictable plot, the amazing coincidences, the chase across Germany and the Baltic, the doubtful characters, as well as all the twists and turns and seemingly impossible situations that they encounter. It’s fast paced, full of action, danger, violence and double-cross – a most satisfying and compelling thriller. The ending in England is also intriguing, full of heart stopping moments in scenes that had my head whirling. Needless to say really, but I was gripped by this book and I just had to find out what happened. I think the last final twist about Hitler’s secret was very well done. One of those books where you want to take in every word and thanks to the authors creativity and writing you can feel yourself there as the action unfolds. THE STORY: In the autumn of 1945, a Japanese submarine surfaces off the coast of England, unloads a lethal cargo, then blows itself to pieces.My thanks to Bonnier Books U.K. Zaffre for an eARC and to Bonnier U.K. Audio for a review copy of the unabridged audiobook edition, both via NetGalley, of ‘The English Führer’ by Rory Clements. The audiobook is narrated by Adam Sims.