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When Sapper (a psedonym that reflects the war time experiences of H.C. McNeile), wrote Bulldog Drummond, it became an instant classic. A real master villain (when will they remake it, Hollywood Style?), a beautiful mistress of the villain, a simple frightened country maiden, all the ingredients of a great story. Add to that, a country house full of suprises. A formula that Sapper and his follower/admirer Gerard Fairlie continued well beyond the first 5 books (the quality fell off dramatically after that).
This is the Second of the series and not as great as the first (almost impossible to duplicate/repeat), is very nice, thrilling. Drummond and the gang are together, taking care of black marketeers, fifth columnists etc. The shade of antisemetism, and jigoism were true of the era, and did not, I am sure reflect Sapper's own views. Its swift, its full of characters one cares for. So if the language is full of blood and thunder, why not?
Not everyone realizes that Bulldog Drummond spawned The Saint, first published in 1929, and Norman Conquest, in 1938 and a horde of British TV series including Secret AGent and the like, leading up to James Bond.
Worth reading, I got the audio, after re-reading it in print for several times. Its fun, its intoxicating, and it will be great beach reading for the modern readers.
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