To my mind, it's always cause for celebration when a new book by Rory Clements is published, especially when it's an addition to his terrific historical crime series featuring Cambridge history professor, Tom Wilde. I loved all three of the previous books - Corpus, Nemesis and Nucleus.
Hitler's Secret sees Tom transported from his usual Cambridge haunts to unfamiliar - in fact, enemy - territory in order to carry out a dangerous task that will see him get involved in political and personal intrigue that goes to the very top of the Third Reich.
The atmosphere of suspicion amongst the population of Germany is vividly evoked - informants everywhere, fear of denunciation or falling foul of the petty bureaucracy of permits. Words you definitely don't want to hear - "Papers, please" and "Trust me".
OK, the secret's not a secret for very long and there are some farfetched moments of coincidence and lucky escapes but that's standard for this genre. However, the plot progresses at such pace you don't have time to ponder on this, you just get carried away with wondering what's going to happen next.
A terrifically enjoyable read.
Hitler's Secret sees Tom transported from his usual Cambridge haunts to unfamiliar - in fact, enemy - territory in order to carry out a dangerous task that will see him get involved in political and personal intrigue that goes to the very top of the Third Reich.
The atmosphere of suspicion amongst the population of Germany is vividly evoked - informants everywhere, fear of denunciation or falling foul of the petty bureaucracy of permits. Words you definitely don't want to hear - "Papers, please" and "Trust me".
OK, the secret's not a secret for very long and there are some farfetched moments of coincidence and lucky escapes but that's standard for this genre. However, the plot progresses at such pace you don't have time to ponder on this, you just get carried away with wondering what's going to happen next.
A terrifically enjoyable read.