Rebel and a Traitor

Rory Carroll, currently the Guardian’s Ireland correspondent, has spent most of his career as a foreign correspondent based in Rome, Johannesburg, Baghdad, Caracas and Los Angeles. His first book, Comandante: Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela, was published in 2013. Since returning to his native Dublin in 2018 he has covered Ireland’s tangled relationship with Britain and the legacy of Northern Ireland’s Troubles – a fascination with history and narrative non-fiction that led to Killing Thatcher and now A Rebel and a Traitor.

‘Rory Carroll’s earlier book about the attempted murder of Margaret Thatcher showed him to be an exceptionally gifted storyteller, and this book confirms his talent … A terrifically readable account of a fascinating figure’ Max Hastings, The Times ‘A gripping read’ The i Paper ‘A Rebel and a Traitor takes its place beside books such as Ben Macintyre’s A Spy Among Friends and the superb A Spy Among Traitors … [It] is a rapidly paced, expert marshalling of a huge range of characters and locations, written with brio. It is a thrilling account of one of the most unpredictable, memorable and poignant figures in our history.’ Irish Times ‘Carroll entwines the two parallel stories — hunted and hunter — in a pacy, effective narrative, culminating in a thrilling interrogation at Scotland Yard… Rory Carroll has found a fresh way to tell Casement’s well-established story.’ Financial Times 'A page-turning account…as gripping as its predecessor [Killing Thatcher]. Carroll tells his story masterfully. It’s a page-turning book.’ The Arts Desk 'Carroll is a dab hand at a quick pen portrait… Carroll elucidates the historical context of Casement’s scheme with balance and verve… told like an old-school espionage tale’ The Telegraph