An unnamed Englishman is caught trying to assassinate the leader of an unnamed Eastern European government. Naturally that government doesn't think very well of him and torture him thinking that he is part of some elaborate conspiracy or an agent of the British service. These events are recalled some weeks later in a journal that the would-be assassin keeps as he escapes, eludes capture, returns to England and continues to hide from the police there. The man is a skilled hunter who has the persistence of an Energizer bunny and the survival skills of Robinson Crusoe. 
 'Rogue Male' is essentially a very long, drawn out chase with the hook that the hunter is now being hunted. It's a 1939 book version of 'The Fugitive' (1993) if you will, although this protagonist is far from innocent. There's also a psychological element to the book because the premise - that the attempted assassination was for the challenge rather than a political gain - is rather thin and the man needs to work that one out at the end even while the reader stubs his toe on it half way through. The book lacks impetus because the details are scarce and the character is relatively fearless. There's also very little dialogue and even less social interaction which makes for uninterested reading. There are however gratifying descriptions of clever dodges, secret hiding places and more than enough vivid details of pain and injury. One for the masochists.