Corpus
Tom Wilde, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Adam Sims
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By:
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Rory Clements
About this listen
This big-canvas international spy thriller marks the beginning of a brilliant new direction for Rory Clements.
1936. Europe is in turmoil. The Nazis have marched into the Rhineland. In Russia, Stalin has unleashed his Great Terror. Spain has erupted in civil war. In Berlin, a young Englishwoman evades the Gestapo to deliver vital papers to a Jewish scientist. Within weeks she is found dead, a silver syringe clutched in her fingers.
In an exclusive London club, a conspiracy is launched that threatens the very heart of government. When a renowned society couple with fascist leanings are found brutally murdered, a maverick Cambridge professor is drawn into a world of espionage he knows only from history books. The deeper Thomas Wilde delves, the more he finds to link the murders with the girl with the silver syringe - and, even more worryingly, to the scandal surrounding the Abdication....
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- Brian
- 31-08-22
A dissapointing start
I have a couple of Rory Clements' books purchased via the Deal of the Day, so I thought I would start at the beginning and get this to listen to first. I enjoy novels that have a 'hidden history' aspect to them, so I was disappointed with this one not to get author's notes at the end describing the real events that inspired the plot. The abdication is a well-known story, but the plot to stop it and change history described in this novel appears to have no basis in reality (perhaps it was planned, but it would be nice to know). The writing is OK but a little wooden. Some of the descriptions of real-life characters read as if they are taken from a history book. The leading characters are engaging but lack depth. The narration is good, but the lack of pauses between scenes (and the scenes switch frequently) are a bit confusing. One minute Tom Wilde is speaking, the next minute Stanley Baldwin is!
I have brought the second novel from Oxfam and am founding the print version easier to follow and more interesting. Perhaps this series isn't for me on Audible!
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- Dr tom Clark
- 10-05-19
Very imersive
Very well interpreted a must if you like this author i will listen again it is a must
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- Ms. C. Beak
- 22-08-24
Reading the first book last!
Another excellent Tom Wilde book.
I probably should have started with this one.
Superbly narrated.
Would recommend
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- Kent Bird Lover
- 21-08-24
Fantastic start to the Thomas Wilde spy series
An intelligent multilayered story intertwining different elements from the history of 1936, I read this after 3 other Thomas Wilde novels and it stands alone on its own, while setting up the character and future relationships. Not a lot is said about this period anymore but the degree to which the nazis had support in the UK is startling. Although this is a work of fiction, It's all too believable.
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- Neels
- 11-05-18
Great gripping ever moving story
Fantastic detailed complex story extremely well performed. Had a real beginning, middle and understandable end !
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- Jean Kent
- 08-08-22
Discovering Rory
I recently read a new book by Rory Clements and enjoyed the atmosphere and close depiction of historical events. A great way to learn about key moments in history. I have gone back to the first Tom Wilde book and really looking forward to the next in the series.
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- Lindy
- 01-05-22
Enjoyable
This is good, but to my mind nothing like as good as Hitler’s Secret. The narration was excellent
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- its a great game !!!
- 23-02-23
Fantastic
Loved it along with all the other books by this author
Cant wait for the next .
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- Therealgallaway
- 28-11-22
Excellent
Cannot wait for the next instalment! So well written & narrated & the detail throughout the story is flawless.
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- Wendy Barton
- 17-10-22
Ripping yarn!
Enjoyable 1930s spy novel. Interesting plot, excellent performance. This is the second book I've listened to by this author and can recommend it.
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