Watcher in the Shadows by Geoffrey Household
A deadly pursuit through the English countryside from the acclaimed author of ROGUE MALE. After working as a double agent for the British in Nazi Germany during the war, Charles Dennim is now living a quiet, unassuming life in England. Until the postman delivers a letter bomb to his front door. Suddenly hunted by a killer with no name and no apparent motive, Dennim must use his wartime skills to stay alive, and the two master hunters embark on a deadly game of cat and mouse through the picturesque English countryside. With brilliant descriptions of the Cotswolds and a high-stakes manhunt, this is a pursuit novel that stands with Household's best.
The reissue of his backlist, of which Watcher in the Shadows is the latest to appear, is a welcome acknowledgement of Household as a master of his craft -- Barry Turner * DAILY MAIL *
Tension, suspense, thrills, humor, sympathetic characters, and a hero (and a villain) with a sense of honorr, plus the odd bit of natural philosophyWhat more could you possibly ask for in 192 pages of finely written prose ... Watcher in the Shadows is quite as good as Rogue Male and demands not to be forgotten -- Mike Ripley * Rap Sheet *
Household...helped to develop the suspense story into an art form * NEW YORK TIMES *
Household...helped to develop the suspense story into an art form * NEW YORK TIMES *
Tension, suspense, thrills, humor, sympathetic characters, and a hero (and a villain) with a sense of honorr, plus the odd bit of natural philosophyWhat more could you possibly ask for in 192 pages of finely written prose ... Watcher in the Shadows is quite as good as Rogue Male and demands not to be forgotten -- Mike Ripley * Rap Sheet *
Household...helped to develop the suspense story into an art form * NEW YORK TIMES *
Household...helped to develop the suspense story into an art form * NEW YORK TIMES *
Geoffrey Household (1900-1988)
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 25 years, and served in British Intelligence during World War II in Greece and the Middle East. He married twice and eventually settled in the English countryside with his wife and three children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781780224046 |
| ISBN 10 | 1780224044 |
| Title | Watcher in the Shadows |
| Author | Geoffrey Household |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2014-11-20 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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