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Evil in High Places

By: Rory Clements
Narrated by: Adam Sims
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The gripping and atmospheric new thriller from the award-winning, million-copy-bestselling author.

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 this is a country on the brink of war, and corruption runs deep. In a search that will take him from high society to the city's darkest corners, Wolff will soon learn just how fine the line is between justice and jeopardy...

© Rory Clements 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

 20th Century Espionage Historical Historical Fiction Mystery Police Procedurals Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense War

Critic reviews

Electrifying and atmospheric. Seb Wolff is a wonderful character: tough, smart, decent.
Master of the wartime thriller
Atmospheric and gripping
Dramatic, pacy and assured . . .
Enjoyable, bloody and brutish
A colourful history lesson . . . leavened by exciting narrative twists
Beautifully done . . . alive and tremendously engrossing
A masterpiece of spies, intrigue and political shenanigans
All stars
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an excellent story ,gripping ,twists and turns all the way through.
Adam sims narrates brilliantly as ever

excellent plot ,keeps you enthralled

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Fantastic storyline and great characters as per usual in a Rory Clements. The development of the main characters are subtle and you they are revealed more and more in each book

Great book

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really enjoyable ongoing story I look forward to the next one. Well done RC keep up the good work!

Top lead character

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It was extremely engaging on every level especially the historical accuracy. Reminds me of the way the world is now with the rise of European fascism yet again.

Compelling

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Fantastic book as always by the author and narration was excellent more of the same please

Fantastic

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