Born in Dover, Rory Clements grew up in a family with close links to the military; his great-grandfather served in the Crimea and his grandfather and parents in the First and Second World Wars respectively – a background which, in addition to his fascination with history, the author has listed as a major source of inspiration for his fiction. Before becoming a full-time writer, Clements had a long career in journalism, working in editorial for Today, the Daily Mail and at the Evening Standard.
In 2009, Clements published his debut novel, Martyr – the first part in his historical mystery series that centers on Elizabethan England’s most magnificent investigator, John Shakespeare. Clements’ bestselling second series, which opens with Corpus (2016) set in 1936, follows Cambridge history professor Tom Wilde who gets drawn into a world of treachery, espionage, conspiracy and murder. The series takes place against the backdrop of the atrocities and power politics of the Second World War, whilst The English Führer (2023) sees the professor-turned-spy come out of retirement to uncover a deadly plot threatening post-war Britain.
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