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A Cold Wind from Moscow

Tom Wilde, Book 8

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A Cold Wind from Moscow

By: Rory Clements
Narrated by: Adam Sims
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Winter, 1947. Britain's secret services have been penetrated. The country is more vulnerable than ever - and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin knows it. He decides it is time to send his master of 'Special Tasks' to create extra chaos.

But Stalin has a more important motive than mere disruption. He has a man on the inside who must be protected at all costs - a communist super-spy who has the secrets of the atomic bomb at his fingertips.

Freya Bentall, a senior MI5 officer, no longer knows who to trust and is left with one option: to bring in an outsider whose loyalty is beyond question - Cambridge professor Tom Wilde. His task: to find the traitor in MI5.

Bentall has three main suspects and Wilde must get close to them all. That means delving deep into the criminal underworld, attaching himself to the cultural elite of the arts and finding a way into the extreme reaches of British politics.

As winter bites and violence erupts, Wilde faces an uphill battle to protect those he loves from merciless killers. And he knows that one slip will spell disaster for the country - and his family.©2025 Rory Clements (P)2025 Bonnier Books UK
20th Century Espionage Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Military Political Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense War & Military Stalin

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Atmospheric precursor to the Cold War

I loved the stories set during and across the backdrop of the Second World War so was curious how the sorrows would develop with that done and dusted. A Cold Wind From Moscow doesn’t disappoint and (hopefully) opens a new chapter in Tom Wilde’s adventures!

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The plot and how the characters interact

Tom can be a bit of an amateur disaster waiting to happen but still very enjoyable

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One of the best writers and the best performer

As ever, a brilliantly exciting and beautifully researched book. Simply couldn’t stop listening. And Adam Sims is, to my mind, the best performer. No-one can touch him. Longing for the next book Rory. Soon, please.

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Editing issues

My only issue with the recording is that there were moments when the audio seemed to have been poorly edited, making the narrative confusing. The nature of this meant that mid chapter, two scenes merged into one another.

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Good story, shame about some of the terminology and pronunciation

Another good Tom Wilde story but some of the terminology has been Americanised. I’m firmly of the belief that terminology and pronunciation should be consistent with the author’s country and where the books were published. And the narrator/producers need to understand the differences between Oxford and Cambridge pronunciation of some names/terms.

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Another fast paced outing for Tom Wilde

Real events and fiction combine again and this is an interesting complex plot. A few modernisms are creeping in to these books, and those of us who remember the time feel we should put Rory right! We put money in the slot in phone boxes, not the meter! Narration smooth, but sometimes British place names elude Tom’s American mind! That said another great listen.

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Superb as always!

No spoilers so I will simply say that Clements is the absolute master of weaving fact with fiction & I hope that this series will continue!
He is also a master of researching his subject matter.

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Another page turning Tom Wilde adventure

Rory Clements returns to his Tom wilde series with a yarn about the post war era and the race for nuclear weapons. The battle weary British are only now waking up to the danger of their former allies the soviet union the Soviets have a spy at the heart of the British nuclear program. After the death of a British spy Tom Wilde is called on to try and find the traitor.

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Good story as with previous books

Author has a fine ‘eye’ for including relevant historical detail. Looking forward to more 'Wildé adventures

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Well researched and a great weave in the story.

Adam Simm is a wonderful narrator. Thank you, it makes the story vibrant. A pleasure to listen.

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