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Rogue Male

Saturday, May 1st, 2010 | British Literature | No Comments

I first heard of Geoffrey Household’s book when I caught a snippet of a film based on the novel. I forgot about it, but after reading Roger Deakin’s books, discovered he was a huge fan of the book, and so searched until I found a copy.

It is an exciting novel, where a man is caught and tortured after trying to assassinate “an unnamed european dictator” (ie Hitler). He escapes but realises he has to go to ground - literally - because the baddies will never let him go. He digs an underground hiding place in Devon, and there has to face not only an old tormentor, but the truth of why he went after the dictator. It has a wonderful twist which I didn’t predict, and adds such depth to the character. A very exciting and fascinating novel.