Determined to become a writer, Rory Clements forged a career as a journalist, progressing from local newspapers to Fleet Street. He was an associate editor at Today newspaper until its demise in 1995, followed by stints as Health Editor at the Daily Mail and Evening Standard. Since 2007, Rory has been writing full-time in a quiet corner of Norfolk, England, winning the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award in 2010 for his second novel, Revenger, and again in 2018 for his eighth novel Nucleus. Three other novels - Martyr, Prince and The Heretics - have all been shortlisted for awards.