Rogue Male

By: Geoffrey Household

Narrated by: Robin Browne

Rogue Male is one of the classic thrillers of the 20th century. It's a gripping adventure on the themes of liberty, tyranny, and the ethics of political violence.

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.

Please note: This is a vintage recording. The audio quality may not be up to modern day standards.

©1939 Geoffrey Household (P)2010 RNIB

Critic reviews

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An Englishman's ditch is his castle

This is one of the (many) books I have loved. I read it first when I was about 12 and the plot and some of its scenes have lived in my head for a very long time.

It is very English.

It is very 30's.

It is very good.

It's Englishness and it's 30'sness mean that some of its language and some of its sensibilities will jar on many 21st century minds. Get over it. The point of historical texts is to let us see where we came from and this does that well.

The writing is clear and direct. The language is simple and the descriptions are concise. The story is simple in concept but deep enough to stay interesting.

It translates well to audio and Browne's narration is clear and without excessive characterisation.

This will make it to the repeat listen list with no problem.

50 years on, just as good or better

I read this book 50 years ago when I was in my teens. I was captivated by the story and hooked on the suspense. When I saw it listed on Audible I thought I would see if my memories of the book were justified. After listening to the audio version I can confirm that the story is as riveting as I remember and the narrator brings it to captivating life.

Very unique

Story is very unique and quite creative. I would definitely recommend it, and I usually don’t like this type of book.

An enthralling audiobook.

once I started listening to this audiobook, I could not put it down. Wonderfully spoken.

Patience will be rewarded

Don’t bail on this book as I almost did. The escape and evasion of the protagonist seems interminable, but the book builds to a very satisfying conclusion. Terrific narration.