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OverviewSweden, 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 . . . Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rory ClementsPublisher: Zaffre Imprint: Zaffre Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 4.20cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.723kg ISBN: 9781838773335ISBN 10: 1838773339 Pages: 480 Publication Date: 21 January 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAn 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 * 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 * 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 * Author InformationRORY 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |