John Shakespeare Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Martyr |
2009 |
Buy |
| Revenger |
2010 |
Buy |
| Prince |
2011 |
Buy |
| Traitor |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Man in the Snow |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Heretics |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Queen’s Man |
2014 |
Buy |
| Holy Spy |
2015 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Munich Wolf |
2024 |
Buy |
| Evil in High Places |
2025 |
Buy |
Tom Wilde Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Corpus |
2017 |
Buy |
| Nucleus |
2018 |
Buy |
| Nemesis |
2019 |
Buy |
| Hitler’s Secret |
2020 |
Buy |
| A Prince and a Spy |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Man in the Bunker |
2022 |
Buy |
| The English Führer |
2023 |
Buy |
| A Cold Wind From Moscow |
2025 |
Buy |
Rory Clements is a British author and former journalist who writes historical thrillers set in two distinct periods. His John Shakespeare series is set in Elizabethan England and follows a fictional elder brother of William Shakespeare who works as an intelligencer in Queen Elizabeth’s secret service. His Tom Wilde series moves forward to the 1930s and 1940s, following a Cambridge history professor drawn into espionage during the lead-up to and course of World War II.
Clements worked for the Daily Mail and Evening Standard before turning to fiction full-time in 2007. He has won the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger twice, a rare achievement that reflects his skill at bringing historical settings to life while keeping the pace and tension of a modern thriller.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Rory Clements written?
Rory Clements has written eighteen books across three series.
What was Rory Clements's first book?
Rory Clements’s first book is Martyr, published in 2009.
What awards has Rory Clements won?
Clements has won the Crime Writers’ Association Ellis Peters Historical Dagger twice, for Revenger (2010) in his John Shakespeare series and for Nucleus (2018) in his Tom Wilde series. The award recognizes the best historical crime novel of the year.