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A Prince and a Spy

A Prince and a Spy

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Summary

In the gripping new spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Hitler's Secret， a Cambridge spy must unravel a dangerous mystery that goes all the way to the heart of the Third Reich - and the British Monarchy 。 。 。

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 。 。 。

Dramatic， intelligent， and brilliantly compelling， A PRINCE AND A SPY is Rory's best WWII thriller yet - perfect for readers of Robert Harris， C J Sansom and Joseph Kanon。

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Reviews

Denise ，

The mysterious death of Prince George， Duke of Kent， in a plane crash in Scotland in 1942 has sparked a bunch of conspiracy theories over the years。 Rory Clements presents his own take on one in the latest utterly gripping Tom Wilde wartime spy thriller。 Considering that I've developed a bit of a fascinating with the Duke of Kent （entirely Blake Ritson's fault， in case you're wondering）， this book was bound to catch my attention。 Noticing it among the new releases in the bookstore was what put t The mysterious death of Prince George， Duke of Kent， in a plane crash in Scotland in 1942 has sparked a bunch of conspiracy theories over the years。 Rory Clements presents his own take on one in the latest utterly gripping Tom Wilde wartime spy thriller。 Considering that I've developed a bit of a fascinating with the Duke of Kent （entirely Blake Ritson's fault， in case you're wondering）， this book was bound to catch my attention。 Noticing it among the new releases in the bookstore was what put this series on my radar in the first place， and I'm glad it did。 I do believe this was the best installment so far， so I'm very much looking forward to the next one。 。。。more

Pete daPixie ，

The death of the Duke of Kent on August 25th 1942 holds mysterious connotations similar to the death of Diana Spencer in Paris in 1997。 The crash of the Sunderland flying boat in Scotland during WWII has been featured on televised investigative programmes， but I have never come across any book covering this subject before。 Rory Clements' 'A Prince and A Spy'， just published in 2021， is a fictional thriller very much centred on the Duke's demise that weaves a different scenario around this event The death of the Duke of Kent on August 25th 1942 holds mysterious connotations similar to the death of Diana Spencer in Paris in 1997。 The crash of the Sunderland flying boat in Scotland during WWII has been featured on televised investigative programmes， but I have never come across any book covering this subject before。 Rory Clements' 'A Prince and A Spy'， just published in 2021， is a fictional thriller very much centred on the Duke's demise that weaves a different scenario around this event than the official 'accident' verdict。Clements is a clever writer who continues to feature the wartime espionage exploits of Cambridge professor Tom Wilde。 As in his previous publications in this series which include 'Corpus'， 'Nucleus'， 'Nemesis' and 'Hitler's Secret'。Fiction is not my usual reading fayre but I found this a compulsive page turner， somewhat in the style and pace of John Buchan's '39 Steps'。 I also found this plot far more logical that the official story from 1942。 。。。more

Richard Underwood ，

This is the 5th book in the Tom Wilde series but it doesn't say so on the cover of the book so I was unaware of that fact when I started reading it。 That in no way detracted from the enjoyment I got from the book。Anyone who enjoys war stories， spy stories， or second-world-war-time history will enjoy this book。Like all good authors， Rory Clements takes an actual mysterious war time event （a plane crash in which the king's brother is killed） and weaves it into a well written believable but fiction This is the 5th book in the Tom Wilde series but it doesn't say so on the cover of the book so I was unaware of that fact when I started reading it。 That in no way detracted from the enjoyment I got from the book。Anyone who enjoys war stories， spy stories， or second-world-war-time history will enjoy this book。Like all good authors， Rory Clements takes an actual mysterious war time event （a plane crash in which the king's brother is killed） and weaves it into a well written believable but fictional spy story。The fact that it begins with an actual event which， because of wartime restrictions， was not publicly examined in depth at the time， has allowed the author to do what he does best。 He takes those bare facts and asks， "what if？" His imagination weaves his fiction into the bare facts， with the result that his story is almost believable despite being fiction。Now I've read this 5th book of the series I will be looking out for the others。 They are， presumably， in chronological order， but the 5th book is perfectly readable on its own， and I am hoping the others in the series will be too。 。。。more

Martin Greene ，

Excellent

James Koppert ，

I recently spoke about this book to a book club and the best way I could put it is to imagine James Bond fighting nazis in World War Two。 It is that exciting an idea and concept。 I like Tom Wilde。 You will too。 He's a pretty down to earth guy with a great set of morals who gets thrown in on the action and has to work through the dangers and clues to get the results he needs for the Allies in the war。 Speaking of the Allies， this book highlights they aren't as clear cut as you all may think， alth I recently spoke about this book to a book club and the best way I could put it is to imagine James Bond fighting nazis in World War Two。 It is that exciting an idea and concept。 I like Tom Wilde。 You will too。 He's a pretty down to earth guy with a great set of morals who gets thrown in on the action and has to work through the dangers and clues to get the results he needs for the Allies in the war。 Speaking of the Allies， this book highlights they aren't as clear cut as you all may think， although fighting for the same outcome， there are different way different countries may want to do this。 Another thing Clements has on his side is creating the bad guy。 Often in spy thrillers， they can be a bit caricature。 However， Clements draws upon real history filled with real nazis who are really really nasty and scary。 Clements use of history makes his books a realistic read where you are able to put yourself in time and feel very genuinely the heart racing adrenalin as the pace of his books pick up。 After reading previous books I was very excited to pick this one up。 Another blockbuster deserving of the Hollywood treatment 。。。more

Brendan Moore ，

Having visited Poland and Auschwitz， this story really resonated with me。 The struggle to inform the world about the atrocities in the camps in Nazi Poland was real。 I only recently discovered Rory Clements and his character， Tom Wilde but I'm glad that I did。 Having visited Poland and Auschwitz， this story really resonated with me。 The struggle to inform the world about the atrocities in the camps in Nazi Poland was real。 I only recently discovered Rory Clements and his character， Tom Wilde but I'm glad that I did。 。。。more

Stuart Moir ，

Entertaining and a good read。

Pirate ，

Interesting premise the main plot surrounding the death of the roustabout Duke of Kent in a plane crash in 1942 based round the eyewitness account of the sole survivor the rear gunner 。。as relayed by his daughter years later。 Purrs along at a rattling pace and is very entertaining whilst interesting too on the what if scenario。。。though I note that a book written along the lines of the fictional account here was judged implausible but the beauty of fiction is that it has very liberal boundaries a Interesting premise the main plot surrounding the death of the roustabout Duke of Kent in a plane crash in 1942 based round the eyewitness account of the sole survivor the rear gunner 。。as relayed by his daughter years later。 Purrs along at a rattling pace and is very entertaining whilst interesting too on the what if scenario。。。though I note that a book written along the lines of the fictional account here was judged implausible but the beauty of fiction is that it has very liberal boundaries and certainly does here and works well。 Also rather nice to see the extremely unattractive real life character Heinrich 'Gestapo' Muller get a whipping。。。。now there is a gateway for the hero of this series to carry on as Muller is the one leading Nazi that no remains were found post War although he was in Berlin till the end。。。some surmise he was whisked off by the Soviets who utilised his knowledge on significant post war German personalities and brutal torture techniques although the Soviet thugs were capable enough at that themselves。。。。anyways I digress for no reason at all。 This is certainly worth a read。。perfect for the beach erm whether that is Cornwall or the South of France covid restrictions will dictate that。 A definite page turner。 。。。more

Bob ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 An excellent continuation of the Tom Wilde series。 Touching on unsolved mysteries and， as the author says， difficult issues。 When confronted with the story of the Nazis’ mass murder of the Jews （and others） Tom Wilde’s reaction was not unusual - he simply didn’t believe it and had to be convinced。 Wilde is the intellectual spy - a Cambridge professor and a man of action so can handle thugs as well as interrogation。 There is the love interest - not only his long term partner， Lydia， but the beaut An excellent continuation of the Tom Wilde series。 Touching on unsolved mysteries and， as the author says， difficult issues。 When confronted with the story of the Nazis’ mass murder of the Jews （and others） Tom Wilde’s reaction was not unusual - he simply didn’t believe it and had to be convinced。 Wilde is the intellectual spy - a Cambridge professor and a man of action so can handle thugs as well as interrogation。 There is the love interest - not only his long term partner， Lydia， but the beautiful and alluring spy Harriet （ and whose side is she on？）。This time， perhaps because I listened on audio， Wilde came over as a bit of a prig and a bit less sympathetic than in the other two I have read。One or two ironies: the British traitor Quayle is an overt homosexual。 He wouldn’t have done well in Nazi Germany。Clements deals with some difficult issues， including the extent to which German aristocrats embraced the Nazi party fearing Bolshevism more than the fascists。 This touches on a key issue for me: the extent of support for Hitler。 Collaboration in France is now well documented。 It happened for a variety of reasons including anti -semitism and the need to blame others for Germany’s troubles。 But I have always been concerned at the way history has been re-written now that Germany is a close ally。 The common trope is that Britain fought ‘The Nazis’， as if somehow they had nothing to do with Germany。 No。 The Germans voted Hitler to power， supported him in their millions and fought and died for him。 Of course there were objectors， who took action at their peril; but in 1939， as Chamberlain said， This country is at war with Germany’。 。。。more

Robert ，

Weak

Gram ，

The 5th book in the Tom Wilde series sees Tom， now working for the OSS （Office of Strategic Services） sent to Scotland on behalf of President Roosevelt， to investigate the crash of a Sunderland flying boat which was carrying Prince George， Duke of Kent， brother of the King of England。 Once in Scotland， he discovers various discrepancies in the story of an unfortunate accident which leads him to seek out a mysterious woman who survived the crash。Soon， Tom is involved in a battle to reveal the dea The 5th book in the Tom Wilde series sees Tom， now working for the OSS （Office of Strategic Services） sent to Scotland on behalf of President Roosevelt， to investigate the crash of a Sunderland flying boat which was carrying Prince George， Duke of Kent， brother of the King of England。 Once in Scotland， he discovers various discrepancies in the story of an unfortunate accident which leads him to seek out a mysterious woman who survived the crash。Soon， Tom is involved in a battle to reveal the deadliest secret of the Second World War and finds himself wondering who he can trust。This is a marvellous mix of fiction and historical fact which adds up to a fast moving， gripping spy thriller。 。。。more

Jo ，

A reasonably engaging thriller centred around the death of King George VI's brother in a plane crash during WWII。 The author weaves a conspiracy theory and tales of spies and defectors around this true event。 An enjoyable， if not always convincing， read。 A reasonably engaging thriller centred around the death of King George VI's brother in a plane crash during WWII。 The author weaves a conspiracy theory and tales of spies and defectors around this true event。 An enjoyable， if not always convincing， read。 。。。more

MS S M CROOK ，

Rivetting to the endBased on a historic mystery and never sure who is on what side， this keeps you guessing and even at the end you still wonder。

Peta Hooper ，

Tom Wilde novels are always an exciting and fast paced read and this was no exception。Rory Clements is the master of the spy novel。In this Tom Wilde adventure we witness a secret meeting held between Prince Philip Von Hessen and the Duke of Kent， Prince George。Inexplicably just a short time after this fateful meeting Prince George is killed in a plane crash in the North of Scotland。Trying to keep it hush hush there are already rumours of scandal and foul play at work。Tom is not prepared to accep Tom Wilde novels are always an exciting and fast paced read and this was no exception。Rory Clements is the master of the spy novel。In this Tom Wilde adventure we witness a secret meeting held between Prince Philip Von Hessen and the Duke of Kent， Prince George。Inexplicably just a short time after this fateful meeting Prince George is killed in a plane crash in the North of Scotland。Trying to keep it hush hush there are already rumours of scandal and foul play at work。Tom is not prepared to accept the official line of accidental death so is soon on the case。 Investigating he finds a dark web of deceit and lies and just how does Harriet Hartwell a cryptic figure fit into all this？I love the way Clements weaves a fictional tale around some true life， historical events that have happened。Makes the plot more exciting and that little more realistic。 。。。more

Gill Mather ，

I’ve read all Rory Clements’s WW2 Tom Wilde novels since discovering Corpus some years ago， and have loved all of them。 A Prince and a Spy is no exception。 The pleasure of anticipation when opening the book has never resultedin disappointment; quite the reverse。The novel is well-researched as have been all the others， conveying a sense of the times while also being upbeat， not at all gloomy as might be the case。 Professor Wilde can be relied upon to get himself in the thick of the action， in Eng I’ve read all Rory Clements’s WW2 Tom Wilde novels since discovering Corpus some years ago， and have loved all of them。 A Prince and a Spy is no exception。 The pleasure of anticipation when opening the book has never resultedin disappointment; quite the reverse。The novel is well-researched as have been all the others， conveying a sense of the times while also being upbeat， not at all gloomy as might be the case。 Professor Wilde can be relied upon to get himself in the thick of the action， in England and， this time， in Sweden。 The regular characters have become familiar and the new ones equally interesting， Harriet Hartwell in particular。 Real life historical figures have been painted convincingly into life。The novel weaves a clever story through and around real events in an ingenious way and leaves slight， tantalising doubts at the end which possibly promise more mayhem to come in future novels。I look forward to the next jaunt into Tom Wilde’s exciting world， and if Mr Clements were to decide to write other novels outside the series set in the same period， I’m sure they’d be equally riveting。 。。。more

Anne Robinson ，

Yet another excellent episode in this excellent series。The plot was edge-of-the-seat exciting against the background of the sheer horror of the Holocaust。 Accurate historical events were woven together with more fictional， speculative narrative and characters to create a brilliant book。 The amount of research that must be tackled before writing a book like this must be enormous。I can’t wait to read the next book！

Judy ，

Although I had not read previous books in this series， I had no trouble getting to know the characters and their expectations。 Professor Tom Wilde is an interesting character with an interesting background。 I enjoyed meeting him in this narrative and look forward to reading more of his escapades。In the gripping new spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Hitler's Secret， a Cambridge spy must unravel a dangerous mystery that goes all the way to the heart of the Third Reich - and Although I had not read previous books in this series， I had no trouble getting to know the characters and their expectations。 Professor Tom Wilde is an interesting character with an interesting background。 I enjoyed meeting him in this narrative and look forward to reading more of his escapades。In the gripping new spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Hitler's Secret， a Cambridge spy must unravel a dangerous mystery that goes all the way to the heart of the Third Reich - and the British Monarchy 。 。 。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 。 。 。 。。。more

Zainab ，

The first thing that pulled me in to read this book was the colours not only does the red and black scream love and romance but also mystery and death。 The story was very fast paced involving many different type of stuff that would somehow put Tom Wilde in danger such as mysteries， life and death struggles ect。 I love the fact that the story wasn’t just based in England but the whole of Europe。 The plot was so intriguing never knowing who to trust creating a sense of tension throughout most of The first thing that pulled me in to read this book was the colours not only does the red and black scream love and romance but also mystery and death。 The story was very fast paced involving many different type of stuff that would somehow put Tom Wilde in danger such as mysteries， life and death struggles ect。 I love the fact that the story wasn’t just based in England but the whole of Europe。 The plot was so intriguing never knowing who to trust creating a sense of tension throughout most of the book。 The ending was quite dramatic and left on a cliff hanger as always！！ Tom Wilde has got a all new and unresolved clue to the mystery meaning Tom Wilde will be back again！！ I definitely recommend this book as it pulled me in so much and was so entertaining。 I also recommend this book if you love history！！ Although being set in 1942 i felt like i was with Tom Wilde！！！ I 100% recommend 。。。more

David Butler ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 PLOT SPOILER - I loved this book。 But I'm missing something。 Could someone please help me by explaining the significance of the British submarine at the very end。 Why did this unsettle Wilde？ I must not have been concentrating somewhere。 Thanks in advance。 PLOT SPOILER - I loved this book。 But I'm missing something。 Could someone please help me by explaining the significance of the British submarine at the very end。 Why did this unsettle Wilde？ I must not have been concentrating somewhere。 Thanks in advance。 。。。more

Zoon ，

Unexpectedly， I loved it I often find I cannot resonate with historical fiction that well， 'A prince and a spy， however， broke an internal record。Written in such a way you'd think you're reading a rather interesting history book， most historical fictions can't really 'hook' you on to the book。 Rory Clements however keeps you engaged whilst simultaneously keeping the wonderful informational part of the book we all love。The book keeps this wonderful feeling of you knowing what's happening yet the Unexpectedly， I loved it I often find I cannot resonate with historical fiction that well， 'A prince and a spy， however， broke an internal record。Written in such a way you'd think you're reading a rather interesting history book， most historical fictions can't really 'hook' you on to the book。 Rory Clements however keeps you engaged whilst simultaneously keeping the wonderful informational part of the book we all love。The book keeps this wonderful feeling of you knowing what's happening yet the mystery stays there。While the nazi part of the book， at first， had me sceptical。 But keeping an open mind I kept on reading。 My only regret of reading the book is that I won't be able to read it for the first time again。Im excited to see more from Rory as his writing skills is spectacular and it shows how much effort is put in to this wonderful book。 。。。more

Elite Group ，

PedestrianThis is billed on Amazon as “the most anticipated spy thriller of 2021” so it was not without a certain amount of dread and misgivings that I started the first chapter。 I appreciate that publishers must do their best by their authors and their company to maximise sales and generate interest but it reaches a point where every single new publication proclaims something similar and quotes several famous authors and newspapers that this book outshines any other and stands head and shoulder PedestrianThis is billed on Amazon as “the most anticipated spy thriller of 2021” so it was not without a certain amount of dread and misgivings that I started the first chapter。 I appreciate that publishers must do their best by their authors and their company to maximise sales and generate interest but it reaches a point where every single new publication proclaims something similar and quotes several famous authors and newspapers that this book outshines any other and stands head and shoulders above the rest。 Surely， they can’t all be right。The plot is set during the Second World War and dives straight into the action with a plane crash in Scotland which kills most onboard including the brother of the British monarch， hence the use of “Prince” in the title。 The action moves around the country and then on to Sweden。 For some reason which I have yet to fathom the plot revolves around Professor Tom Wilde （the spy） trying to establish and prove that the Nazis are murdering thousands of Jews in death camps in Eastern Europe。 To what end remains a mystery to me。 Even if FDR and Churchill could be convinced it’s not clear what action would or could be taken。The prequel to this thriller is Hitler’s Secret which based on this offering won’t be on my birthday or Christmas present wish list but this is the 5th in the Tom Wilde series。 The characters have little to commend them and in many cases are caricatures of the British aristocracy or the wicked German High Command。 The dialogue is flat and stilted and， in many instances， appeared to try to recreate the atmosphere of the 1940s without a great deal of success。mr zorgElite Reviewing group received a copy of the book to review。 。。。more

Catherine ，

Brilliant ！

Mark ，

Brilliant tense thriller 39 steps meets tinker tailor spy I’ve not read the later Rory Clements books only the Tudor Elizabethan ones。 This is apparently the fourth from the WW2 era featuring Tom Wilde an unorthodox history professor from Cambridge who is a US citizen。 This book has it all Nazi gestapo characters Royals and a femme fatale love it best book this year so far！

Jeremy ，

We've all heard of Edward VIII I'm sure - him and Mrs Simpson。 But， I for one， did not know he had a brother， George （well he had other siblings for sure） but George， or Georgie， seems airbrushed out of history。 The reason why can be found here: https://therake。com/stories/icons/the。。。It's quite a tale and it surprises me its take Rory Clements to find it and turn it into a novel some 80 years later。 So much intrigue， mystery and loose ends and all coming from a series of true （unfortunate？） eve We've all heard of Edward VIII I'm sure - him and Mrs Simpson。 But， I for one， did not know he had a brother， George （well he had other siblings for sure） but George， or Georgie， seems airbrushed out of history。 The reason why can be found here: https://therake。com/stories/icons/the。。。It's quite a tale and it surprises me its take Rory Clements to find it and turn it into a novel some 80 years later。 So much intrigue， mystery and loose ends and all coming from a series of true （unfortunate？） events。 I'm even more surprised that Robert Harris didn't get hold of this first。I think using his American Tom Wilde character to investigate the very strange air crash and stumble across the loose ends - Harriet Hartwell for one and the silence and rebuttals of the RAF and the establishment as well as the strange secret service people- and then start to find the connections with the Hitler regime finding himself sucked deeper and deeper into a twisted story that an American has no place to be， or maybe only an American could get into and sort out。 The story is full of characters we know from history （and are included in the link above） making Rory Clements telling of the events and the unraveling of a （still） secret story all the more believable。 Maybe the crash did happen the way he describes， for the reason he describes。 In any event， the Allies should hang their head in shame for not acting on the evidence this all uncovered （in fact as well as fiction） including Churchill and Roosevelt。 。。。more

Runa Begum ，

This thriller about war and espionage。 It is the 5th book in a series set in World War 2 and the main character Tom Wilde is a Cambridge Professor who solves crimes as a spy。Prince George， brother to the King of England， supposedly died in a plane accident but not everything as it seems。 Tom Wilde investigates the conspiracy whether it truly was an accident or foul play。 Having read， the previous book in the series titled， 'Hitler's secret，' I didn't mind reading another book by the same author This thriller about war and espionage。 It is the 5th book in a series set in World War 2 and the main character Tom Wilde is a Cambridge Professor who solves crimes as a spy。Prince George， brother to the King of England， supposedly died in a plane accident but not everything as it seems。 Tom Wilde investigates the conspiracy whether it truly was an accident or foul play。 Having read， the previous book in the series titled， 'Hitler's secret，' I didn't mind reading another book by the same author with the same lead characters。 Again， the author has created all rounded realistic characters。 He has also provided enough dialogues as well as descriptions to engage his readers。 It makes you think about films of war and those with spies。 He had created suspense， I was intrigued about what is going to happen next and it was again a worthwhile read。 。。。more

Carole ，

Another great read & I love how Rory Clements gives the historical background facts at the end。 Brilliantly researched。

09/01 ，

Worth a readStarts of like a steam train，who 's a traitor？ Who's a friend？ There are twists and turns at every stage。 Just found it a bit drawn out at times。 Worth a readStarts of like a steam train，who 's a traitor？ Who's a friend？ There are twists and turns at every stage。 Just found it a bit drawn out at times。 。。。more

Clemens Schoonderwoert ，

This fabulous entertaining spy thriller is the 5th volume of the fantastic "Tom Wilde" series， from the formidable author， Rory Clements。The historical details concerning this terrific tale can be found and absorbed in the Historical Note at the back of the book， and there's also an explanation about certain important people and what happened to them during and after the war。Storytelling has been once again of a top-notch quality， the dark times of England in war time， and the rest of Europe， es This fabulous entertaining spy thriller is the 5th volume of the fantastic "Tom Wilde" series， from the formidable author， Rory Clements。The historical details concerning this terrific tale can be found and absorbed in the Historical Note at the back of the book， and there's also an explanation about certain important people and what happened to them during and after the war。Storytelling has been once again of a top-notch quality， the dark times of England in war time， and the rest of Europe， especially the atrocities towards the Jews in Nazi Germany， come very lifelike off the pages， while all figures， whether real historical or wonderful fictional， come vividly to life within this spy thriller of courage， perseverance， loyalty， betrayal and death。Its another spy thriller that will keep you spellbound from start to finish。This story starts in Sweden in 1942， during negotiations between Prince George， the Duke of Kent， and younger brother of the King of England， and his cousin， Prince Philipp von Hessen， friend and aide to Adolf Hitler。These secret negotiations will in the end have very severe consequences， being the plane crash and subsequent death of Prince George and his crew in the north of Scotland， while an important aide of Prince Philipp von Hessen， Rudi Coburg， has gone in hiding with very important knowledge to deliver to England and the rest of the world。What is to follow is an action-packed and intriguing spy thriller， in which our main protagonist， the American Cambridge historian， Thomas Wilde， now working for the OSS in London， will be summoned by Bill Phillips of the American Embassy to go to Scotland and investigate this crash， while at the same time he's being monitored by MI5， Walter Quayle and MI6， Lord Templeman and Philip Eaton， and while discovering the secrets behind the death of Prince George he will run into Harriet Hartwell， also a very important witness/agent of events， and together they will have very interesting exploits in Sweden and England in particular， until eventually they will find out the truth about this crash with all its political intrigue and betrayal， and in which a sinister secret society called the Athels will also be very important， when finally in the end world politics in WWII shows us that it can and will be brutal and deadly whenever necessary。Highly recommended， for this another top-class fast-paced account about spying and politics in its most gripping and exciting way， and that's why I like to call it: "A Very Captivating Spy Thriller"！ 。。。more

Ruth ，

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 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 。 。 。Can't speak highly enough of this book and this series in fact。Absolutely loved it-kept reading into the night。 If you like a spy thriller with adventure， intrigue and fabulous character's then this is for you。 I didn't want to come to the end。 love the mix of WW2 history 。Enjoyed this so much。 。。。more

Reader_2043 ，

Usually I give books a few chapters for me to sink in and get into this book。 However， this novel didn’t grab me in by a few chapters。 Most of the times， I give the benefit of the doubt and start reading the book even if I don’t like it。 Generally I end up getting hooked but sadly this wasn’t the case with this novel。 After a few chapters I gave in as the book felt draining to read。 This perhaps may be because I don’t like historical fiction， but mainly because of the slow paced writing。 Also th Usually I give books a few chapters for me to sink in and get into this book。 However， this novel didn’t grab me in by a few chapters。 Most of the times， I give the benefit of the doubt and start reading the book even if I don’t like it。 Generally I end up getting hooked but sadly this wasn’t the case with this novel。 After a few chapters I gave in as the book felt draining to read。 This perhaps may be because I don’t like historical fiction， but mainly because of the slow paced writing。 Also the characters were just annoying and I couldn’t pick up the book after the first sitting。 On the other hand， the setting is really clear and intriguing。 If it wasn’t for the clear gender inequality in the beginning of the book， I may have carried on reading。 Since this novel is based on real life， the author did so well in arranging the scenarios and dates。 。。。more

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