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Books to look out for in 2020

1 January 2020 By Frances Owen

A new year, and new historical books, both fiction and non-fiction, to look out for, written by HWA members. The Second World War continues to be popular, and there are refreshingly different takes on the Tudor era. The medieval period makes a strong showing. There are new additions to well-loved series and second books from […]

Nemesis by Rory Clements

25 July 2019 By Editor

Can a ruthless spy ring change the course of war? In a great English house, a young woman offers herself to one of the most powerful and influential figures in the land – but this is no ordinary seduction. She plans to ensure his death . . .  On holiday in France, Professor Tom Wilde […]

Nemesis by Rory Clements

24 January 2019 By Editor

Can a ruthless spy ring change the course of war? In a great English house, a young woman offers herself to one of the most powerful and influential figures in the land – but this is no ordinary seduction. She plans to ensure his death … On holiday in France, Professor Tom Wilde discovers his […]

Exclusive Extract: Nucleus by Rory Clements

14 February 2018 By Rory Clements

Rory Clements introduces an exclusive extract from his latest novel. In 1939, Jews in Nazi Germany were desperate to get out of the country, but that was not easy. Not only did they need an exit visa, they also needed a permit to stay in their destination country. Because of this, the understaffed British passport office […]

January Giveaway!

1 January 2018 By Editor

We have FIVE copies of Rory Clements’ latest novel Nucleus to give away. Five winners will each receive a hardback copy of this follow up to Rory’s hit historical thriller, Corpus. And look out for a special feature about the history behind the books, coming soon. Just follow the instructions below to enter.  You’ve got four chances to […]

Corpus by Rory Clements

28 February 2017 By Jane Harlond

During the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, a young Englishwoman delivers vital forged documents to a Jewish scientist. This is her first ‘assignment’, she is out of her depth and justifiably scared – and in a very short time she lies dead of an apparent heroin overdose in a Cambridge bedroom. So begins Rory Clements’ […]

Historia Interviews: Rory Clements

23 January 2017 By Katherine Clements

Best known for the acclaimed John Shakespeare series of historical thrillers, Rory Clements won the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award with Revenger and hit the bestseller lists with Holy Spy. His new book, Corpus, is the first in a major new series and is already garnering great reviews. You can win a copy here. Katherine Clements (no […]

January Giveaway!

19 January 2017 By Editor

Win a copy of Corpus, the new novel from bestselling author 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. Set against the drumbeat of war and moving from Berlin to Cambridge, from Whitehall to the […]

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