Watcher in the Shadows

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Summary: A little jewel of a thriller
Review: A pity most of Household's books seem to be out of print. The best of them are elegant, thoughtful, and suspenseful, written with an economy that many of today's purveyors of bloated "epics" might well envy. Watcher is probably my favorite of them: concise, immaculately paced, and imbued with a precise and loving sense of place.

Rating:
Summary: Great in parts but not the author's best
Review: Geoffrey Household wrote an absolutely amazing story called Rogue Male. Most of his subsequent 'adventure yarns' seem very minor alongside this great book.

Watcher in the Shadows has many good and interesting moments (a tale of hunter and hunted in the English countryside with a nazi death camp survivor chasing down his intended foe - but with a twist)but is probably a mediocre read for most people.

If you enjoyed Rogue Male then give it a try. If you would like to read a 'cosy' Britich thriller then try it - enjoyable but not up to Mr Household's potential brilliance.

If you want to try a Houshold novel other than Rogue Male then I would suggest Dance with the Dwarfs

Rating:
Summary: A little jewel of a thriller
Review: This is an amazing work of fiction that is impossible to put down before it is finished. If you have ever visited England in the summer you will appreciate Household's love of the countryside and the intense beauty of it. Household weaves together a story about a man who is forced to confront his past by an unknown stalker, and a beautiful woman who is struggling to find what she wants out of life. Nature, human and otherwise, figure strongly in this amazing story that defies catagorization.

Rating:
Summary: Absolutely amazing!
Review: This is an amazing work of fiction that is impossible to put down before it is finished. If you have ever visited England in the summer you will appreciate Household's love of the countryside and the intense beauty of it. Household weaves together a story about a man who is forced to confront his past by an unknown stalker, and a beautiful woman who is struggling to find what she wants out of life. Nature, human and otherwise, figure strongly in this amazing story that defies catagorization.