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Invitation from a Dictator
  • Published: 27 September 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241728215
  • Imprint: Viking Fiction
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $55.00
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Invitation from a Dictator

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17 Nov 2026
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27 Aug 2026
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27 Aug 2026
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27 Sept 2026
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The Sunday Times bestselling author returns with a gripping new WW2 thriller, set in 1937 during the Windsor's infamous tour of Germany.

ON THE EVE OF WAR, A ROYAL GUEST IS LURED INTO HITLER'S DEADLY WEB . . .

Munich, 1937. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor have arrived in Germany for a historic meeting at Hitler's mountain retreat.

But recent attacks by ruthless Communist band, Red Freedom, has brought fear and bloodshed to the area. As brutal as the Nazis, their next targets are Edward, Wallis and the Fuhrer himself.

Detective Sebastian Wolff is charged with their protection, but the conflict between his job and his politics becomes even more complicated when Wolff realises who is behind Red Freedom: Ulrike, his first love and the mother of his son.

The personal and political collide in this electrifying new novel from the million-copy-bestselling 'master of the wartime thriller', Rory Clements.
  • Published: 27 September 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241728215
  • Imprint: Viking Fiction
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $55.00
Categories:

About the author

Rory Clements

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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Praise for Invitation from a Dictator

Clements delivers a masterclass in historical suspense. Terrifyingly atmospheric, blisteringly paced, and utterly unputdownable

Scott Mariani

Seb Wolff is the Inspector Morse of pre-war Germany. Fans of Michael Connelly or Lee Child will love this

Conn Iggulden

Master of the wartime thriller

Financial Times

A gripping, subtle and atmospheric thriller that focuses on a time when Hitler was seen as a necessary evil, rather than the ultimate evil that he would become

Sun

A well-plotted, character-driven thriller full of suspense and intrigue...Gripping and absorbing, this is a series worth investing in

Buzz Magazine

'A novel that works on two levels: as a taut, compulsive thriller and as a moral study of a man pushed to the edge of his own principles.....This is a story that entertains and unsettles leaving the reader pondering the fragile boundary between resistance and surrender'

Aspects of Crime

Rory Clements has built a reputation as one of the leading British writers of historical thrillers, blending meticulous research with propulsive, high-stakes storytelling.

i Paper

Clements’ thrilling murder mysteries are a real cut above

Lancashire Evening Post