Book Synopsis:
Germany, late summer 1945 – The war is over but the country is in ruins. Millions of refugees and holocaust survivors strive to rebuild their lives in displaced persons camps. Millions of German soldiers and SS men are held captive in primitive conditions in open-air detention centres. Everywhere, civilians are desperate for food and shelter. No one admits to having voted Nazi, yet many are unrepentant.
Adolf Hitler is said to have killed himself in his Berlin bunker. But no body was found – and many people believe he is alive. Newspapers are full of stories reporting sightings and theories. Even Stalin, whose own troops captured the bunker, has told President Truman he believes the former Führer is not dead. Day by day, American and British intelligence officers subject senior members of the Nazi regime to gruelling interrogation in their quest for their truth.
Enter Tom Wilde – the Cambridge professor and spy sent in to find out the truth…
Dramatic, intelligent, and brilliantly compelling, THE MAN IN THE BUNKER is Rory’s best WWII thriller yet – perfect for readers of Robert Harris, C J Sansom and Joseph Kanon.
My Review:
I’ve been a huge fan of this series since the start so I was very excited to get an early copy of this book to review. It was great to be back with Tom Wilde following him on another exciting investigation. This time he is joined by Mozes Heck a Jewish army lieutenant from the British army who is out for revenge on those who killed his family during the war. He is extremely trigger happy, which definitely keeps Tom on his toes. He helps add another exciting element to the book as you were never sure what he was going to do.
I’ve read a lot of books set during the war but not many describing what life was like after the war In Germany. I found it very interesting to learn more about this especially that the population seemed divided between deep shame over what happened and while some were still defiant in their loyalty to Hitler despite all he’d done. The author’s descriptions of ordinary people who had been displaced or were suffering because of events in the war were very poignant and helped add an emotional element to the thriller too.
Overall I really enjoyed this book which I thought was a fast paced and hugely exciting read. The book starts at a great pace and doesn’t really let up as there was always something happening to keep me turning the pages. The book follows Tom and Mozes through some very remote and harsh terrain which I found very interesting to explore with them. The ending was very unexpected and I’m hopeful will lead to more adventures with Tom in the future despite the war being over.
Huge thanks to Tracy Fenton for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Zaffre for my copy of this book via netgalley. If you’re a fan of historical thrillers, I highly recommend this series!
About The Author:
RORY CLEMENTS is a Sunday Times bestselling author. He won the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award for his second novel, Revenger, and a TV series of the John Shakespeare novels is currently in development. His latest novel, Hitler’s Secret, is a Sunday Times bestseller.
Rory lives in Norfolk with his family. Find out more at http://www.roryclements.co.uk.
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I’m reading this at the moment and loving it.
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I’m reading it too for the tour next week and it’s another goody! xx
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