Routledge, a man wrongly convicted of rape and murder, ends up in a penal colony on a remote British island. Except for weekly helicopter supply drops the places is basically forgotten by the law, so the convicts have to make their own. They are divided into 4 groups - the wild ones who roam the woods, two groups of marauders who regularly oppose each other, and those in the Village, an enclave run by the brainy where they grab access to the best of everything and achieve a lot via hard work and discipline. After an intial ordeal, Routledge makes it into this group, where he soon discovers a daring plan to escape. Will he be allowed to join in or is he doomed to live out his days in exile? The story of how the groups organize themselves, fight for territory and plan the escape makes for gripping reading. This book is highly recommended. (Oh, and if you're wondering what happened to book 102. I did read it, but it wasn't worth reviewing.
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