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Evil in High Places
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The Sunday Times bestselling author returns with a gripping new WW2 thriller, set during the 1936 Munich Olympics. THE CLOSER YOU GET, THE FURTHER YOU HAVE TO FALL. Munich, 1936. All eyes are on the Bavarian capital for the upcoming Olympic games. As athletes fight for...
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The Sunday Times bestselling author returns with a gripping new WW2 thriller, set during the 1936 Munich Olympics.
THE CLOSER YOU GET, THE FURTHER YOU HAVE TO FALL.
Munich, 1936. All eyes are on the Bavarian capital for the upcoming Olympic games. As athletes fight for gold and the Nazis fight for power, Detective Sebastian Wolff faces a battle of his own.
A famous actress has disappeared and Wolff has been ordered to find her, fast. But Elena Lang is no ordinary film-star—she is the mistress of Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's right-hand man in the party that Wolff despises.
But corruption runs deep in Munich, and Elena is just the first to go missing. In a search that will take him from high society to the city's darkest corners, Wolff is about to learn just how easily the hunter becomes the hunted—this is a city on the brink of war, and some enemies are better left alone.
Walking the tightrope between justice and jeopardy, Evil in High Places is the gripping new historical thriller from the million-copy bestseller, Rory Clements.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241728178
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 August 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Viking
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 40.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 700g
Pages: 416
About the Author
Rory Clements writes full time in a quiet corner of Norfolk. He was raised all over the world while his father served in the Royal Navy, an experience that went on to inspire Rory's beloved historical thrillers. Previously a journalist for various papers, he is now a Sunday Times bestselling author, two-time winner and three-time nominee of the CWA Historical Dagger Award. His books have sold over 1 million copies to date.
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