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June 1939. England is partying like there is no tomorrow, gas masks at the ready ... but the good times won't last. In Europe, the Nazis have invaded Czechoslovakia, and in Germany Jewish persecution is rife. Closer to home, the IRA has embarked on a bombing campaign throughout Britain. But the most far-reaching event of all goes largely unreported: in Germany, Otto Hahn has made the atomic bomb possible. German High Command fears that Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory could be close behind; they must discover its secrets before it is safe to wage war. When one of the Cavendish's finest brains is murdered, Professor Tom Wilde is drawn into the investigation. He unveils a conspiracy in which the fate of the world rests on the discovery of a kidnapped child. Can Tom Wilde discover the truth before it is too late?

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'Dramatic ... pacy and assured.' -- The Daily Mail 'Political polarisation, mistrust and simmering violence.' -- The Times 'A standout historical novel and spy thriller.' -- The Daily Express

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After a career in national newspapers, Rory Clements now lives in a seventeenth-century farmhouse in Norfolk and writes full time. When not immersing himself in the Elizabethan world, he enjoys village life and a game of tennis with friends. He is married to the artist Naomi Clements-Wright. Adam Sims is a LAMDA-trained stage, film and voice actor. His recordings for radio include BBC's The World According to Humphrey and The Salamander Letter. He is also the narrator of numerous audiobooks including titles by Haruki Murakami, Louise Penny and Max Brooks. Sims's film and theatre credits include Band of Brothers (HBO), Lost in Space, A Midsummer Night's Dream (Regent's Park) and Snake in Fridge (Manchester Royal Exchange), for which he won the award for Best Actor at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards.

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