The War Hero is an allegorical novel by the English writer Michael Lieber; originally written as a stage play for the Royal Court in 2010, Lieber later adapted the text in to prose between the years of 2015-2018. It is widely regarded to be his darkest and most philosophical work.

To celebrate his 65th birthday, Mr. Lidman and daughter are throwing a small party at their cosy home in the countryside, only to discover an uninvited stranger among the guests. When confronted in private by Lidman, the stranger explains he has been hired to murder him, but offers more time as a birthday present (Till the end of the party). Pale and scared, Lidman proceeds with the happy gathering, mustering a good host facade to a whirling home of drunk party guests, and all the while, tick-tock tick-tock.

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