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House of the Hanged [Paperback]

Mark Mills
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Book Description

7 July 2011

From the No. 1 bestseller and author of Richard & Judy pick The Savage Garden: a riveting tale of passion and murder set on the French Riviera in the 1930s for fans of Carlos Ruiz Zafon and Jed Rubenfeld

France, 1935: At the poor man’s end of the Riviera sits Le Rayol, a haven for artists, expatriates and refugees. Here, a world away from the rumblings of a continent heading towards war, Tom Nash has rebuilt his life after a turbulent career in the Secret Intelligence Service.

His past, though, is less willing to leave him behind. When a midnight intruder tries to kill him, Tom knows it is just a matter of time before another assassination attempt is made.

Gathered at Le Rayol for the summer months are all those he holds most dear, including his beloved goddaughter Lucy. Reluctantly, Tom comes to believe that one of them must have betrayed him. If he is to live, Tom must draw his enemy out, but at what cost to himself and the people he loves…?


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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Harper (7 July 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007276915
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007276912
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 19.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 85,184 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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‘Mills has once again delivered an evocatively well-written and researched mystery which ticks all the suspense boxes’ Daily Mail

‘[A] mesmerising new novel … his best work in an already accomplished career’ Barry Forshaw, Independent

‘Mark Mills writes beautifully … very enjoyable’ Literary Review

‘An absorbing thriller and atmospheric plot twister’ Woman & Home

‘A sumptuously stylish mystery’ Easy Living

‘A riveting, creepy tale’ City A.M

'Outstandingly good … beautifully written, cleverly plotted and highly recommended' Literary Review on The Information Officer

'A forgotten corner of World War II rediscovered and expertly revealed to us. Fascinating and shrewdly compelling – Mark Mills does it again' William Boyd on The Information Officer

'A compelling, vividly rendered slow burn of a book which culminates in an electrifying climax' Guardian on The Information Officer

'An intriguing puzzle, elegantly written…a pleasure to read…beautifully captured' Sunday Telegraph on The Savage Garden

About the Author

Mark Mills graduated from Cambridge University in 1986. He has lived in both Italy and France, and has written for the screen. His first novel, The Whaleboat House, won the 2004 Crime Writers’ Association Award for Best Novel by a debut author. His second, The Savage Garden, received stunning reviews and was a No. 1 bestseller. His third, The Information Officer, was shortlisted for the 2009 CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award. He lives in Oxford with his wife and two children.


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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful
By Kate TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
I was lucky enough to get a review copy of House of the Hanged. I hadn't read any other books by Mark Mills at the time, although I have now, and I wasn't sure what to expect.

On the surface, this is a gentle novel, set during a hot Riviera summer, with cocktail parties, dinners, tennis and dips in the sea. But this is the mid 1930s and almost everyone in the novel is in exile. Their host, Tom Nash, is in danger. As the second world war approaches, his past has caught up with him and everything is about to fall apart. But whom among his friends has tried to kill him and will try again?

The story mixes past and present as we learn clues to Tom's past as a British spy in Russia during the Revolution. Gradually we discover how he met his friends and their role in his life of secrets. Having escaped to the Riviera and a writer's life, he is entertained there by a community of British, American, Russian and German refugees. At the centre of the group is the delightful Lucy, possibly the love of Tom's life.

To say anything more would give away too much but the suspense of what might happen to Tom builds throughout the book and it is a page turner. On the surface all is calm and gentle but that is very much on the surface and it is an act.

Mark Mills writes beautifully, and the characters each have a life of their own. Tom and Lucy are particularly likeable. Since I read this, I have read Savage Garden, which I also enjoyed, although not as much as this.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Bit of a dissappointment 21 Jun 2012
Format:Paperback
Mills' three previous novels have all been good-quality mystery thrillers set against very distinct periods and locations. He's on the move again with this one, set in the 1930s French Riviera and featuring an intruiging hero: a kind of inter-war James Bond trying to escape his murky espionage past.

The book begins and ends well, its disparate elements satisfactorily coming together, but it flags badly in an extended middle, its central Country House Mystery plot being unable to sustain 400+ pages. To pad it out, the author slows his faltering pace still further with frequent flashbacks, dreams and backstories, some of them of little relevance. He also spends far too much time with his less-than-interesting supporting cast - mostly public school types wining, dining and frolicking in the Med sunshine. Mills is good at evoking the Riviera landscape, though the 1930s period doesn't really come across and the secondary characters, especially goody-two-shoes Lucy, are mostly irritating.

Builds to a good ending which leaves the door open to sequels and is generally readable enough, though not up to the level of his previous books.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars A bit clunky, and predictably far fetched... 19 Sep 2011
Format:Paperback
Ending was absurd, and obvious from very early on.

I read it with my holiday half-brain on, glad I didn't expend too much energy.

Page turner though, so a perfect holiday read.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Bond with Soul
House of the hanged is likeable yet utterly generic. The hero, Tom Nash, is James Bond with a conscience and there's all the glamour, brutality and drama you might expect. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Mr Blue Sky
3.0 out of 5 stars enjoyed the beginning and the last one-fifth
Enjoyed the beginning and the last one-fifth. In between, there seemed far too much time spent on unimportant and basically irrelevant characters. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Aberter
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
This is an ok read but disappointing in comparison toThe Savage Garden, The Whaleboat House or even The Information Officer, all by the same author. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Anne Laird
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved every second of it!
I read this book on holiday and absolutely loved it. Thrilling, entertaining and well written I was gripped from the first to last page.
Published 8 months ago by Fosbic
3.0 out of 5 stars Holiday page turner
I really enjoyed The Savage Garden by Mark Mills, and was looking forward to reading this one. This book is OK, but in my opinion not as good as The Savage Garden. Read more
Published 9 months ago by rollerskate
3.0 out of 5 stars House of the hanged
I have only read the first 80 pages, but I have crinched several times already.

While I like Tom and the story developing I just can not understand why the author makes... Read more
Published 14 months ago by M. K. Brewster
4.0 out of 5 stars Read it, Loved it
Having read The Savage Garden, The Whaleboat House and now House of the Hanged I will put myself in the category of a Mark Mills fan. Read more
Published 14 months ago by The Honey Monster
3.0 out of 5 stars Very standard thriller
I really expected great things of the author after his last novel. And whilst this book is well written, at the end of the day it is only a very average spy thriller story, with an... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr. T. Heald
3.0 out of 5 stars explain the title plese
I must admit I struggled to get into this book, but kept going and overall enjoyed it.
a couple of things that did not work for me:
1. what was the house of the hanged? Read more
Published 18 months ago by Ruth
3.0 out of 5 stars Implausible but engaging page turner
I really enjoyed the Savage Garden but found this book less convincing. Mark Mills has created a racy thriller with overtones of Alistair MacLean and Ian Fleming. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Paul Sloane
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