Husehold's classic book - it defined his career in the way The Most Dangerous Game did for Richard Connell. It's got such a great idea - trying to assassinate a (hear unnamed) dictator, not taking the shot, being busted, tortured, thrown off a cliff, surviving, getting back to England and being pursued.
Household skims past action with surprising speed and devotes more time to hanging out - the bit where he describes how he goes to ground was a slow point, it felt as though it went on.
But he has an excellent antagonist. He hero is very pukka and a little Richard Hannay-ish.
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