Sie haben ihn erwischt, wie er sein Zielfernrohr auf ihren Großen Mann gerichtet hielt. Sie haben ihn gefoltert und von einem Felsen gestürzt, es musste wie ein Unfall aussehen. Doch er stirbt nicht, entkommt. Gehetzt von Geheimagenten, gejagt von der Polizei, verkriecht er sich wie ein verwundetes Tier in seinen Bau. Nur eins hält ihn unter der Erde am Leben: Rache.

THE classic thriller of the 20th century - 'Simply the best escape and pursuit story yet written' [THE TIMES] - with an introduction by Robert Macfarlane
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'[A] masterpiece: a bestseller that redefined its genre'** GUARDIAN

**' Rogue **Male is probably the most famous chase thriller ever, influencing an entire generation from Frederick Forsyth to Lee Child' CATHOLIC HERALD

'A triumph of suspense' NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS

An Englishman plans to assassinate the dictator of a European country. But he is foiled at the last moment and falls into the hands of ruthless and inventive torturers. They devise for him an ingenious and diplomatic death but, for once, they bungle the job and he escapes.

But England provides no safety from his pursuers - and the Rogue Male must strip away all the trappings of status and civilization as the hunter becomes a hunted animal.

This is a completely terrific read, a perfect example of its kind and one we'd recommend to lovers of classic thrillers

Vorwort
THE the classic thriller of the 20th century - 'Simply the best escape and pursuit story yet written' [THE TIMES] - with an introduction by Robert Macfarlane

Autorentext
Geoffrey Household was a prolific novelist of political thrillers and suspense stories, most notably the classic ROGUE MALE, which, THE TIMES recently declared, 'remains as exciting and probing as ever'. He was as widely travelled as the settings of his books suggest: after graduating from Magdalen College, Oxford, with a first in English literature he worked abroad for twenty-five years, and served in British Intelligence during World War Two in Greece and the Middle East. He married twice and eventually settled in the English countryside with his wife and three children.

Zusammenfassung
THE the classic thriller of the 20th century - '[A] masterpiece: a bestseller that redefined its genre' GUARDIANwith an introduction by Robert Macfarlane