THE classic thriller of the 20th century – ‘Simply the best escape and pursuit story yet written’ [THE TIMES] – with an introduction by Robert Macfarlane<\/b><\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The narrator stalks a human prey, a man guarded by the best in the land. With the prey in his sight, the hero is apprehended. Left to fall from a cliff, he lands in a bog and here begins his flight to freedom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[406],"product_tag":[393,127,207],"class_list":{"0":"post-93070","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","5":"product_cat-crime-thrillers","6":"product_tag-classic-fiction-pre-c-1945","7":"product_tag-modern-contemporary-fiction-post-c-1945","8":"product_tag-thriller-suspense","9":"pa_cover-other","10":"pa_dewey-823-912-edition23","11":"pa_edition-reprint","12":"pa_imprint-orion-books","13":"pa_language-english","14":"pa_pages-xx-182","15":"pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","17":"first","18":"onbackorder","19":"taxable","20":"shipping-taxable","21":"purchasable","22":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n