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 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. The official story is that it was an accident - but not everyone is convinced. 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 . . .
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 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. The official story is that it was an accident - but not everyone is convinced. 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 . . .
The thrilling follow up to the Sunday Times bestseller Hitler's Secret, as Tom Wilde returns to unravel a dangerous mystery that goes all the way to the heart of the Third Reich - and the British Monarchy.
RORY CLEMENTS is a Sunday Times bestselling author. He won the CWA
Ellis Peters Historical Award for his second novel, Revenger, and a
TV series of the John Shakespeare novels is currently in
development. His latest novel, Hitler's Secret, is a Sunday Times
bestseller.
Rory lives in Norfolk with his family. Find out more at
www.roryclements.co.uk.
An engaging protagonist and a gripping, intelligent storyline
confirms Clements' reputation as a master of the wartime spy
thriller
*Financial Times*
A highly satisfying adventure for spy thriller fans...Clements
takes the reader on a fast-paced, ever-twisting journey...ends with
a suitably dramatic and conclusive finale
*Historia, magazine of the HWA*
Pick of the week: Based on a true event, this is an enthralling
historical espionage thriller
*Irish Independent*
Brutal, menacing, packed with drama and subterfuge, and with a
humble hero spy who always manages to keep his humanity in the face
of others' inhumanity, A Prince and A Spy is one of the best
historical adventures you will read this year
*Lancashire Evening Post*
Cleverly combining historic fact with believable imagination, this
is an engrossing read
*Choice*
As always, Clements delivers a fascinating and highly enjoyable
read.
*Crimesquad.com*
Action-packed, with a thrilling plot, interesting and well-drawn
characters...a novel I have no hesitation in recommending.
*Historical Novel Society*
Atmospheric. A true thriller, carrying the reader with a superbly
crafted tale along at pace. Outstanding.
*Journal of the Law Society of Scotland*
This dramatic, twisty and intelligent thriller is by far the best
of the developing series so far, but equally ideal as a
standalone... with an all-action, fast-moving, but complex
plot.
*CrimeReview.co.uk*
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