Rory Clements is a British author of historical fiction. He is best known for his John Shakespeare books, set in the Elizabethan era, and the Tom Wilde second world war spy thriller series. Clements has twice won the Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger.
Rory Clements | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dover[1] |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Notable works | Revenger, Nucleus |
| Notable awards | CWA Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award[2] |
| Spouse | Naomi Clements-Wright[3] |
| Website | |
| www | |
Biography
editFollowing a career in print media working for titles such as the Daily Mail and the Evening Standard, since 2007 Clements has been working as a full-time author. He has found success with his series of Elizabethan historical thriller novels about the character of John Shakespeare, and also the Tom Wilde series of spy novels focused on the second world war era.[4]
In 2010 Clements' historical mystery novel Revenger won the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award.[3][5][6] A further three of the John Shakespeare novels, Martyr, Prince, and The Heretics, were nominated for the same award.[7] In 2018 Clements won the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award again, this time with the second world war Tom Wilde thriller novel Nucleus.[2][8]
A TV series of the John Shakespeare novels is under development.[1]
Clements lives in Norfolk, England, and is married to artist Naomi Clements-Wright.[3]
Works
editJohn Shakespeare series
edit- Martyr (2009; ISBN 9781848542235)[9]
- Revenger (2010; ISBN 9781848543881)[10]
- Prince (2011; ISBN 9781848544277)
- Traitor (2012; ISBN 9781848544314)
- The Man in the Snow (2012; ISBN 9780062301895)
- The Heretics (2013; ISBN 9781848544352)[11]
- The Queen's Man (2014; ISBN 9781848548466)
- Holy Spy (2015; ISBN 9781848548510)
Tom Wilde series
edit- Corpus (2017; ISBN 9781785762635)[12]
- Nucleus (2018; ISBN 9781785763731)
- Nemesis (2019; ISBN 9781785767517)
- Hitler's Secret (2020; ISBN 9781838770310)
- A Prince and a Spy (2021; ISBN 9781838773373)[13]
- The Man in the Bunker (2022; ISBN 9781838777692)
- The English Führer (2023; ISBN 9781804181058)[2][14]
Other works
edit- Munich Wolf (2024; ISBN 9781804181423)[15]
See also
edit- Robert Harris (novelist) – English novelist (born 1957)
- R. N. Morris – English writer and advertising copywriter
- C. J. Sansom – British author of crime fiction (1952–2024)
References
edit- ^ a b "Rory Clements". Readers First. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Peel, Adrian (9 March 2023). "Rory Clement's Cambridge spy Tom Wilde returns in The English Führer". Cambridge Independent. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ a b c "Rory Clements Books & Biography". HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Meet the Author: Rory Clements". Suffolk Libraries. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Historical Dagger 2010 Winner". Crime Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "RORY CLEMENTS BOOKS IN ORDER". Book Series in Order. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Rory Clements". Hachette. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Historical Dagger 2018 Winner". Crime Writers' Association. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ O'Connell, John (20 June 2009). "Martyr". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Revenger: A Novel of Tudor Intrigue". Publishers Weekly. 258 (18): 36–37. 2011.
- ^ Norfolk, Pam (28 March 2018). "Book review: The Heretics by Rory Clements". Lancaster Guardian.
- ^ MANN, JESSICA (March 2017). "March 2017 Crime Round-up". Literary Review. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Reviews of A Prince and a Spy:
- Scott, Lee (17 October 2021). "Book review: Tom Wilde returns for intriguing WWII thriller". Jacksonville Florida Times-Union. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- Kirby, Carolyn (19 January 2021). "Review: A Prince and a Spy by Rory Clements". Historia Mag. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- Melton, E (2021). "A Prince and a Spy". Booklist. 117 (22): 31.
- ^ Norfolk, Pam (26 January 2023). "The English Führer by Rory Clements: Packed with drama, action and subterfuge – book review –". Lancashire Post. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Bardos, Alan (20 May 2024). "Historia review: Munich Wolf by Rory Clements". Historia. Retrieved 7 September 2024.