From the master storyteller behind 2023's critically acclaimed KILLING THATCHERA Rebel and a Traitor is the story of a rogue imperial consul who sought to forge a new nation in the middle of a war - and the mercurial spy chief who sought to destroy him by any means.The rogue consul was Sir Roger Casement, a decorated diplomat who turned his back on the British empire and instead joined the rising Irish cause at the turn of the 20th century. At the book's centre is the manhunt for Casement led by intelligence officer Reginald 'Blinker' Hall, the legendary British spy chief who pioneered codebreaking, early mass surveillance and media manipulation.As he did for the critically acclaimed Killing Thatcher, master storyteller Rory Carroll has combed diaries, letters, police reports, memoirs, court transcripts, secret service archives and declassified government files in the US, Britain, Ireland and Germany to create a page-turning history, and a story that still echoes through Anglo-Irish relations. A Rebel and a Traitor raises profound questions about honour, courage and the price of patriotism.
| ISBN: | 9780008696948 |
| Publication date: | 26th March 2026 |
| Author: | Rory Carroll |
| Publisher: | Mudlark an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 368 pages |
| Genres: |
Biography: historical, political and military Espionage and secret services Colonialism and imperialism Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions Espionage and spy thriller |
From the master storyteller behind 2023's critically acclaimed KILLING THATCHERA Rebel and a Traitor is the story of a rogue imperial consul who sought to forge a new nation in the middle of a war - and the mercurial spy chief who sought to destroy him by any means.The rogue consul was Sir Roger Casement, a decorated diplomat who turned his back on the British empire and instead joined the rising Irish cause at the turn of the 20th century. At the book's centre is the manhunt for Casement led by intelligence officer Reginald 'Blinker' Hall, the legendary British spy chief who pioneered codebreaking, early mass surveillance and media manipulation.As he did for the critically acclaimed Killing Thatcher, master storyteller Rory Carroll has combed diaries, letters, police reports, memoirs, court transcripts, secret service archives and declassified government files in the US, Britain, Ireland and Germany to create a page-turning history, and a story that still echoes through Anglo-Irish relations. A Rebel and a Traitor raises profound questions about honour, courage and the price of patriotism.
A Rebel and a Traitor features in the following genres: Biography: historical, political and military, Espionage and secret services, Colonialism and imperialism, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Espionage and spy thriller
A Rebel and a Traitor is available in Hardback, Paperback
A Rebel and a Traitor was written by Rory Carroll and published by Mudlark an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
A Rebel and a Traitor has 368 pages