<div><B>An international scoundrel recalls his life of intrigue and adventure in a witty and exciting nonstop thriller </B><BR /><BR /> Held prisoner in Britain&rsquo;s fabled Tower of London, Claudio Howard-Wolferstan revels in his well-earned notoriety and reflects on the events that landed him here. A rogue and an adventurer of English and Ecuadorian descent, he has lived a globe-trotting life of peril and excitement, driven by an addiction to the adrenaline rush that comes with placing himself in constant, life-threatening jeopardy. Having used a youthful flirtation with communism to its greatest advantage, he recalls with pride a satisfying career of break-ins and burglaries, brazen deceptions, wild escapes, and daring exploits that made him a target of the British MI6 intelligence service and Soviets alike, and ultimately landed him in the most fabled lock-up in Great Britain. But in an international atmosphere of mistrust, tension, and warring political philosophies, there will always be a place for his kind, and the world hasn&rsquo;t yet heard the last of Claudio Howard-Wolferstan.<BR /><BR /> In the pantheon of great twentieth-century thriller writers, Geoffrey Household, acclaimed for his evocative and colorful locales, deeply human characters, and distinct storytelling voice, occupies a place of honor besides such notable names as Eric Ambler, Ian Fleming, and Len Deighton. Household&rsquo;s breathtaking tales of adventure and intrigue are as enthralling today as they were then, and <I>Fellow Passenger </I>shines with excitement, invention, and wit&mdash;a virtuoso performance by a true maestro.</div>

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Fellow Passenger

<div><B>In this fascinating and uniquely colorful autobiography, a twentieth-century master of suspense fiction candidly examines his extraordinary life, times, and art</B><BR /><BR /> One of the twentieth century&rsquo;s most respected writers of adventure and espionage thrillers, Geoffrey Household penned more than twenty novels and short story collections in a career that spanned more than fifty years&mdash;and lived a life as eventful and surprising as his acclaimed, pulse-pounding fiction. In <I>Against the Wind</I>, the author whom the <I>New York Times </I>credits with having &ldquo;helped to develop the suspense story into an art form&rdquo; shares his remarkable personal history with candor and wit, while exploring the creative process and his roles as a husband, father, bestselling popular artist, and citizen of his uniquely eventful time.<BR /><BR /> From his years as a student at the University of Oxford to his early career in the cutthroat world of international business and finance to his patriotic service with British intelligence during World War II, with perilous postings in Greece, Romania, and the Middle East that later informed his thrilling fiction, Household evocatively recalls a peripatetic life lived purposefully and often dangerously in some of the most colorful and fascinating regions of the globe.</div>

Against the Wind

<div><B>Twelve evocative and unforgettable tales of adventure, self-discovery, and flawed humanity by one of the twentieth century&rsquo;s most able storytellers</B><BR /><BR /> The literary career of the remarkable Geoffrey Household spanned more than half a century, from the 1930s to the late 1980s, and it began with the publication of his first short story, &ldquo;The Salvation of Pisco Gabar,&rdquo; in the <I>Atlantic Monthly </I>in 1936. A powerful, moving tale of a fateful bargain struck between a nonbelieving entrepreneur and a mad Indian priest at a treacherous impasse in the mountains of Peru, it begins a sterling collect of short fiction by a successor of Jack London and Robert Louis Stevenson.<BR /><BR /> Here are a dozen masterful yarns and parables that span the world, transporting the reader from the quaint, picturesque hamlets of Europe to the remote villages of South America, from the bustle of New York City to the Mediterranean dockside. Whether he&rsquo;s spinning the tale of a downtrodden Cockney and his affinity for a caged marsupial in the local zoo, revealing the bizarre truth about a werewolf prowling the dark Carpathian woods, or recalling the charming courtship of a tough yet virginal teenage street waif and a drunken Basque &ldquo;pirate,&rdquo; Geoffrey Household thrills, excites, and continually surprises with short fiction rich in color and consequence.</div>

The Salvation of Pisco Gabar

<div><B>A tale of superstition, science, and horror in the Amazon&mdash;an &ldquo;absolutely splendid spellbinder&rdquo; by the author of <I>Rogue Male</I> (<I>Kirkus Reviews</I>, starred review).</B><BR /><BR /> A dedicated agricultural scientist, Dr. Owen Dawnay has set up a lonely post on the outskirts of Colombia&rsquo;s Amazon River to study the flora that thrives in one of the most remote and inhospitable regions on the face of the Earth. But deep in the heart of darkness, he stumbles across a terrifying nightmare of brutality and death.<BR /><BR /> The behavior of the local population is odd, full of superstitions and terrors. The native villagers fear music and the night, huddling silently in their homes after sunset. They claim that evil spirits emerge from the trees at night to dance&mdash;and feed.<BR /><BR /> As a man of science, Dr. Dawnay refuses to believe in the supernatural, yet the mystery behind the fearful beliefs draws him in. But the closer he gets to unraveling the truth, the more he begins to doubt both his science and his sanity. And soon, even in the farthest corners of the rain forest, there will be nowhere left for him to hide . . .<BR /><BR /> A stunning example of thoughtful and thought-provoking suspense fiction, <I>Dance of the Dwarfs</I> is a must-read blend of science and superstition, sanity and madness&mdash;a deserving heir to <I>The Island of Dr. Moreau </I>and a spiritual predecessor to the works of Michael Crichton.<BR />  </div>

Dance of the Dwarfs

<div><B>In this remarkable thriller, a British estate owner with psychic powers senses he&rsquo;s being hunted on his own land by a bloodthirsty beast </B><BR /><BR /> Alfgif Hollaston, a cultured English gentleman and painter, has returned to his childhood home in remote Somerset following the death of his father. In this confusing time, he is grateful for the nascent friendship and support of Paddy Gadsden, an amiable saddler on the family estate. But only days after his arrival, Alfgil is shocked to learn Paddy has been violently murdered. After assuming ownership of Paddy&rsquo;s beloved pet, a tame and playful polecat named Meg, Hollaston&mdash;who is more attuned to the mystical than some&mdash;begins receiving strange psychic sensations. An instinctual, animalistic sense of impending danger is telling him to flee this place as fast and as far as possible. Before he knows it, this man of class and breeding finds himself abruptly and frighteningly transformed into that most primal of creatures: prey.<BR /><BR /> An ingenious novel of suspense and terror that exposes the animal within us all, Geoffrey Household&rsquo;s <I>The Sending </I>is a masterful tale of mortal peril and self-preservation that will keep thriller fans awake and reading into the late hours of the night.</div>

The Sending

<div><B>A reckless Spanish adventurer and a British workingman join forces in a dangerous hunt for hidden treasure</B><BR /><BR /> By the age of twenty-seven, Manuel Vargas has already lived more than most men. A restless adventurer and world traveler, he has journeyed far from his home in Spain, and now fate and tragedy have deposited him into the ranks of the Mexican revolutionary army. But when he discovers that a passenger train he and his fellow rebel confederates have blown off the tracks is carrying a fortune in gold, his life takes yet another strange turn.<BR /><BR /> Meanwhile, in London, a traveling salesman named Toby plies his ordinary trade, unaware of what destiny has in store for him. When Vargas and Toby cross paths, two very different men will be united by their wild desires and dreams as they set off together on a perilous quest for treasure that could be their salvation&mdash;or their doom.<BR /><BR /> In the decade preceding the Second World War, the remarkable Geoffrey Household<BR /> had already won praise far and wide for his ability to add rare depth and intelligence to the classic thriller. Thoughtful and unforgettable, filled with unexpected turns and richly drawn characters, <I>The Third Hour</I> is a masterful demonstration of everything that a suspenseful and deeply human adventure novel can be.</div>

The Third Hour

<div><B>The disappearance of a British intelligence agent at the height of World War II sparks a desperate manhunt through the treacherous shadows of a battle-scarred Middle East</B><BR /><BR /> Oliver Enwin was a valuable member of the British intelligence community in the Middle East in those dark days at the onset of the Second World War. Talented enough and devious enough to make his mark, he rose to the rank of assistant defense security officer at Nazareth by 1941, entrusted with the choosing, running, and support of local assets. Then he vanished without a trace, leaving fear and turmoil in his wake and scores of unanswered questions. In a tightly closed desert world on the brink of chaos&mdash;an essential playing piece in the complex wartime strategies of Allies, Arabs, and Nazis&mdash;determining the motives and whereabouts of a British agent gone rogue and potentially traitorous might be the most impossible assignment of the entire Middle Eastern conflict . . . and quite possibly the most important.<BR /><BR /> In the vein of works by John le Carr&eacute; and Len Deighton, <I>Doom&rsquo;s Caravan</I> is a masterful, ever-twisting tale of wartime espionage unfolding on a vivid and blood-stained canvas. Gripping, electrifying, evocative, and surprising at every turn, this is the work of a true twentieth-century master.</div>

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Doom's Caravan

<div><B>In this riveting thriller that recalls Alfred Hitchcock in his prime, an innocent European businessman is inadvertently caught up in a murderous web of international intrigue and forced to run, hide, or die in the English countryside</B><BR /><BR /> A man of considerable ambition, French and British export agent Georges Rivac is always eager to expand his client base, so he agrees without question to do a simple favor for an unknown Englishman. Charged with delivering an item to an address in London, Rivac is surprised to discover that his arrival is unexpected and unappreciated&mdash;and he&rsquo;s shocked to learn soon afterward that his new client is dead. Suddenly the confused businessman is himself a target, pursued by unknown assailants and forced to flee the city, taking refuge in the wilds of rural England. Relying on his wits and dormant survival skills, as well as the help of a beautiful Hungarian freedom fighter, Georges Rivac must now somehow get to the root of the deadly international conspiracy that has placed him in a killer&rsquo;s sights.<BR /><BR /> A gripping adventure reminiscent of <I>The 39 Steps </I>and<I> North by Northwest</I>,<I> The Last Two Weeks of Georges Rivac </I>is a thriller in every sense&mdash;a masterful novel chock-full of action and intrigue, racing toward its surprising and breathtaking climax.</div>

The Last Two Weeks of Georges Rivac

<div><B>With a stroll on the beach, a young man&rsquo;s lifetime of adventure begins</B><BR /><BR /> Bernardo Brown is walking along the Spanish seashore when he hears the bullets fly, and he takes shelter in the water, where he escapes the firefight in a stolen dinghy. After a treacherous journey along the rocky coastline, he falls into the hands of a Hungarian count who will do whatever it takes to keep Bernardo from ever telling his story to the police. He ships the baffled young man off to Eastern Europe, where he will get into more trouble than he ever imagined.<BR />  <BR /> After a lifetime working the Bilbao docks, Bernardo finds himself among monarchs and empresses, soldiers of fortune and devilish spies. As the whirlwind of adventure carries him from court to court, the fate of Europe hangs in the balance&mdash;but Bernardo just wants to stop running.</div>

The Lives and Times of Bernardo Brown

<div><B>For control of a South American oil field, two men go to war</B><BR /><BR /> On the spine of the Andes Mountains, three monuments have been built to honor the god known as oil. These towering derricks, known to the Company as the three sentinels, will change a few lives for the better&mdash;and destroy one thousand more. The completion of the sentinels means closing the outdated oil field known as Cabo Desierto, which hundreds of native families call home. Those who live there are to be relocated. Some are happy to move, but most are not. For the sake of their community, these radicals will fight&mdash;and they will die.<BR />  <BR /> When the protests against relocation claim the life of his wife, Rafael Garay vows revenge against the Company. With his son at his side, he takes arms against the men who control the sentinels, pitting himself against a corporate troubleshooter who has never met a union he couldn&rsquo;t break.<BR /></div>

The Three Sentinels

<div><B>Far in the future, a group of dissidents fight to rebuild Britain</B><BR /><BR /> It has been seven hundred years since the United Kingdom was destroyed. In the aftermath of a global cataclysm, the peoples of Europe banded together under a single flag, but the English refused to go along. Their resistance was rewarded with a genocide that wiped out half the population. The survivors resettled in North Africa, and Britain was declared uninhabitable. To celebrate the year 3000, the island is repopulated, to be ruled according to Federation law. But there are those in the underground determined to begin old battles anew.<BR />  <BR /> A barbarian king rides in the forests, drinking beer and promising to resist the Federation at all costs. In the new capital, a student takes a shot at the High Commissioner, nearly killing him with an ancient weapon known as a rifle. After seven centuries of silence, the British are ready to rise again.</div>

Arrows of Desire

<div><B>On a walk in the woods, a historian is drawn into a conspiracy of murder</B><BR /><BR /> Piers Colet is about to fly to Spain when his plane&rsquo;s engine catches fire. His research trip delayed, he decides to spend the week exploring the banks of the Severn, the ancient river that winds through the backwoods of Wales. Searching for a place to bed down for the evening, he finds himself in Simeon Marrin&rsquo;s commune, where a group of people disgusted with the course of modern civilization have gathered to wait for the coming end of the world. Here he meets the charming Elsa, who intrigues him only slightly less than the rumors that the Severn runs rich with gold.<BR />  <BR /> When a trip into the water with Marrin nearly costs Colet his life, the economic historian goes to ground, taking shelter in the mysterious Forest of Dean. Where ancient Romans once fought, where Druids once worshipped, Colet must now learn to kill.</div>

Summon the Bright Water

<div><B>As the republic of Guayanas teeters on the brink of civil war, the revolution depends on one man</B><BR /><BR /> When Miro Kucera arrived in Guayanas, the glorious army of the republic was little more than an expensively costumed joke. Born in Czechoslovakia, Kucera learned to fight under the tutelage of the Free French, and it took him less than a decade to make the Guayanan army the envy of Latin America. As President Vidal modernized the country, Kucera&rsquo;s forces backed him up. But though they pledged allegiance to the president, their loyalty was to Kucera alone.<BR />  <BR /> After years in power, Vidal finds that his hold on the country is slipping. An army of reformers is gathering in the shadows, and a coup is coming fast. When the rebellion begins, Kucera&rsquo;s army will be the deciding factor. But after years preparing for war, will this leader be ready to fight a revolution?</div>

Thing to Love

<div><B>Stories of intrigue and adventure at the edge of civilization</B><BR /><BR /> It has been nine years since Solomon Carver went up the Amazon. He left an anthropologist, but he has remade himself as a god. Rumors float down the river that Carver has taken two hundred wives and left the morality of Christendom behind. In the depths of the jungle, he has discovered a dying tribe, and has set about reviving it in a most unusual fashion. When a colonial administrator and a bishop go to discover the truth about Solomon&rsquo;s women, they will find that civilization can flourish where one least expects it.<BR />  <BR /> Along with &ldquo;The Brides of Solomon,&rdquo; this collection of stories includes the novella &ldquo;The Case of Valentin Lecormier&rdquo; and fourteen other tales of unparalleled excitement. From the front lines of World War II to the endless deserts of Syria, intrigue is always close at hand.</div>

The Brides of Solomon

<div><B>In love with a radical leader, an expatriate must decide whether to put the world before his heart</B><BR /><BR /> Thirty miles from the Mediterranean coast, in the lush Syrian heartland, there is a compound known as Kasr-el-Sittat&mdash;the Fortress of Holy Women. Built by a deranged cult leader to house his many wives, it was abandoned when the Second World War brought the cult to its knees. Now it has been purchased by a group of European exiles: displaced people whose revenge on the world will come in the shape of a mushroom cloud.<BR />  <BR /> When life in postwar Britain proves unbearable, Eric Amberson returns to Syria, where he spent the war shuffling papers for the British army. There he meets one of the women of Kasr-el-Sittat and falls quickly in love. Elisa Cantemir is a rare beauty, but Eric will find that beneath her elegant exterior is an anarchist who wants nothing more than to plunge the world back into the hell of war.</div>

The High Place

<div><B>In war-torn Lebanon, a beautiful French woman fights a war of spy versus spy</B><BR /><BR /> There is no privacy in Beirut. In the hotel lobbies and high-class bars of this beautiful Eastern capital, intelligencers of every stripe hide in plain sight: British spies and Nazi moles, Free French operatives and the lackeys of Vichy France. Stalin has his men here, as do the Zionists who would turn British Palestine into a haven for the Jewish people. There are agents of every race, gender, and nationality&mdash;and they are all at one another&rsquo;s throats. Armande Herne is not one of them&mdash;but she will be soon enough.<BR />  <BR /> A French woman raised in England, Armande came to Beirut after her husband joined the navy. When the French army hands the city over to the British, an arms deal draws Armande into the shadowy side of this city of intrigue, taking her on a desert adventure that will change the war&mdash;or leave her dead in the sand.<BR /></div>

Arabesque

<div><B>An English university professor on holiday in Spain is drawn into a web of intrigue and murder surrounding an intoxicating woman of mystery </B><BR /><BR /> Dr. Philip Ardower is fascinated by the stunning beauty in a red cape he encounters on a beach in Spain outside the Hostal de las Olas. While immediately charmed by the lady&rsquo;s sophistication and pluck, the British academic knows nothing of the enchanting Olura&rsquo;s personal history, or the rumors that have accompanied her recent arrival as the companion of an African politician. But when an Italian paparazzo in search of scandal is discovered dead in her hotel room, Olura has no one but Ardower to turn to for help. Suddenly they are on the run together, fleeing the police, the hungry press, and determined assailants who wish them grievous harm, on a furious flight that leads them into the treacherous mines and mountains of Basque Country. In a single day, Andower&rsquo;s once-quiet life is transformed by passion, terror, and violent death into a desperate fight for survival&mdash;and a race against the clock to find answers to the perplexing and dangerous mystery of Olura Manoli.<BR />  <BR /> One of the twentieth century&rsquo;s most prolific and acclaimed purveyors of intrigue and suspense, Geoffrey Household delivers a richly colorful and evocative thriller brimming with action, mystery, and romance. Recalling the very best of cinematic master Alfred Hitchcock, Household&rsquo;s <I>Olura </I>introduces a heroine readers will not soon forget.<BR /><BR />  <BR /><br clear="all" />  </div>

Olura

<div><B>The discovery of a valuable Central American artifact sends a desperate thief racing halfway around the globe and into a world of violence, mystery, and deadly chaos</B><BR /><BR /> The world has not been kind to Edmond Hawkins. Having recently fled an African nation suffering under the iron rule of a brutal dictator, Hawkins finds himself in London, penniless and with no prospects. A desperate man, he is driven to thievery, but when he pilfers a bag from a strange woman, his luck begins to change. Looking inside, he finds that in addition to a large amount of cash is a pendant made of solid gold, a rare and priceless artifact that Hawkins soon learns is a national treasure from the tiny Central American nation of Malpelo. Convinced that destiny has come knocking, he sets out across the ocean only to find himself plunged into the fiery heart of violence and revolution once he arrives. Hawkins soon realizes that his actions have inadvertently sparked an inexorable chain of events that could have devastating consequences.<BR />  <BR /> The last work of acclaimed and prolific British novelist Geoffrey Household, <I>Face to the Sun</I> is a fitting finale to a long and illustrious career. Rich in action, atmosphere, and suspense, it is another riveting adventure from a true master who stands alongside Jack London, Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Conrad, and H. Rider Haggard.<BR /><BR /></div>

Face to the Sun

<div><B>The accidental killing of a poacher on an ex&ndash;British Army officer&rsquo;s land embroils him in an insidious international conspiracy</B><BR /><BR /> Roger Taine purchased the shooting rights on 450 acres of Dorset farmland in order to commune with nature and secure fresh game for his family&rsquo;s dinner table. But during a fateful October rabbit hunt, Taine&rsquo;s attempt to teach a lesson to a pair of suspected poachers takes a tragic, unexpected turn, leaving one man lying dead in the evening&rsquo;s chill. Fearing a manslaughter charge and a possible prison sentence, the salesman and former British Army colonel panics, disposing of the body before returning home to await the inevitable arrival of police investigators. But they never come. Instead, Taine finds that his rash actions and their deadly unintended consequences have pulled him into the heart of an international conspiracy of espionage and terror.<BR />  <BR /> Suddenly Roger Taine is a man on the run, encountering death all along the way, in a race against time to prevent the rise of what may well be the greatest threat to the European continent since the fall of the Third Reich.<BR />  <BR /> A gripping tale of suspense, intrigue, and adventure, <I>A Rough Shoot </I>is a nonstop thrill ride with surprises waiting around every hairpin turn&mdash;a classic thriller in the Alfred Hitchcock vein that will keep readers riveted until the final word.<BR /><br clear="all" />  </div>

A Rough Shoot

<div><B>A terrorist with a conscience turns against his radical cadre in a desperate attempt to prevent a nuclear nightmare</B><BR /><BR /> Julian Despard has devoted his life to the New Revolution. As cell leader for the notorious international terrorist organization Magma, he works tirelessly in the shadows for the downfall of established governments. But in the aftermath of the successful theft of a large arms shipment in the Mediterranean&mdash;a criminal operation that he masterminded&mdash;Despard suddenly finds himself questioning his radical ideals.<BR />  <BR /> Magma&rsquo;s recent victory has brought Despard and his cohorts nuclear materials to be deployed against one of the world&rsquo;s most populous cities: London. Despard&rsquo;s conscience will not allow him to take part in the horrific slaughter of many thousands&mdash;perhaps millions&mdash;of innocents, but attempting to prevent the organization from going through with its plan will turn his former compatriots into lethal, unforgiving enemies. Still, Despard can see no alternative&mdash;even with the police closing in on one side and terrorist killers approaching from the other&mdash;for the clock is ticking down the seconds to doomsday.<BR />  <BR /> Written decades before 9/11 and the realities of twenty-first-century global terrorism, Geoffrey Household&rsquo;s chilling, eerily prescient thriller is even more powerful and relevant today than when it first appeared in print.<BR /></div>

Hostage: London

<div><B>The seemingly innocuous mission of a part-time British spy and devoted family man soon places the lives of his loved ones in dire jeopardy </B><BR /><BR /> Family man, estate agent, and ex&ndash;army infantryman Roger Taine has already served crown and country exceedingly well, most recently by derailing an insidious conspiracy by modern-day fascists. Now the Foreign Office is asking for his help once again. A former adversary of Taine&rsquo;s claims to be turning over a new leaf and is offering to expose a plot by East German Communists to infect British livestock with a deadly disease. What at first seems to be no more than a ludicrous invention of an overactive imagination soon draws Taine into the lethal crossfire of an internal power struggle between opposing Red factions, plunging him into a secret war that threatens to turn the waters off the Dorset coast crimson with human blood. But for Roger Taine, the stakes have never been higher&mdash;for if he falters in his mission to prevent the unthinkable, it could cost the lives of his own beloved children.<BR />  <BR /> In this riveting sequel to the acclaimed <I>A Rough Shoot</I>, one of the most able and prolific thriller writers of the twentieth century delivers a superb Cold War adventure brimming with action and unrelenting suspense. <I>A Time to Kill </I>is a gripping tale of intrigue and danger with a breathtaking climax that will keep readers perched on the edges of their seats.<BR /><BR />  <BR /><br clear="all" />  </div>

A Time to Kill

<div><B>Accused of treason, a former British security operative and his ally must run for their lives across a vast and wild English landscape </B><BR /><BR /> According to British intelligence, Alwyn Rory is a traitor to his country. They say the ex&ndash;security officer accepted a considerable sum of money from enemy agents, and in return, helped to facilitate the escape of a dangerous spy. Now the supposed turncoat is believed to be in the Soviet Union, having freely defected to the Russian side, leaving his once-beloved homeland behind forever.<BR />  <BR /> The reality, however, is far more complicated. Alwyn Rory never left the island. Instead, he has gone to ground in the English countryside with fellow fugitive Adrian Gurney. Survival is the name of the game, but with the CIA, the KGB, and MI6 all dedicated to the covert termination of Rory and Gurney, two men without a country don&rsquo;t stand a chance.<BR />  <BR /> Acclaimed author Geoffrey Household combines peerless storytelling with an abiding love for the wild places of Great Britain in a gripping, evocative, breakneck-paced Cold War thriller that races from the South Devon coast to the vast and beautiful Marlborough Downs. As visual and intelligent as it is surprising and exciting, <I>Red Anger</I> is an enduring masterwork of twentieth-century espionage and adventure fiction.<BR /><BR /><BR /></div>

Red Anger

<div><B>A retired engineer in rural Britain finds himself caught up in the murderous machinations of an ancient pagan blood cult</B><BR /><BR /> A former British mining engineer, Yarrow is hoping to start over in the English countryside as the owner and operator of a small combination inn and garage. But while staying the night at a prospective property near Avalon, he is awakened by a loud pounding at the door&mdash;and opens it to discover a distraught, seemingly mad visitor babbling on about all manner of incomprehensible concerns. Intrigued by the engaging lunatic Barnabas Fosworthy and unable to turn a deaf ear to his desperate pleas for help in finding a missing young woman, the all-too-good-hearted Yarrow inadvertently invites grave danger into his life. Fosworthy is part of a circle of crazed fanatics tied to ancient and terrifying beliefs&mdash;and before Yarrow realizes what he has gotten himself into, he finds himself trapped in an underground cavern, the prisoner of determined cultists who view murder as a gift. Now he must pursue every conceivable path toward escape&mdash;or consign himself a horrifying end.<BR />  <BR /> Chilling, surprising, and utterly riveting, <I>The Courtesy of Death </I>is a wildly imaginative suspense yarn that blends intrigue with a touch of the otherworldly. Filled with action and unforeseen twists, this is the bravura work of a master storyteller operating at the very top of his game.<BR /></div>

The Courtesy of Death

<div><B>Two children held captive in a remote, abandoned abbey must escape . . . or die </B><BR /><BR /> At first, Mike believes he must be dreaming when he opens his eyes to total darkness. But before long, the awful truth becomes apparent: He is being held captive somewhere underground by persons unknown. At least he is not alone in this dank, cold, dungeonlike place; a frightened young girl named Carrie is trapped there alongside him, equally unsure of why she is there.<BR />  <BR /> With no light, food, water, or answers, and no obvious way out, their situation seems hopeless. While Carrie is a city girl born and bred, Mike is a resourceful boy, at home in the English countryside, and he refuses to let them die in this terrible place. But escape may not be the end of the nightmare, for the world surrounding them holds mysteries beyond their imaginings.<BR />  <BR /> A prolific storyteller and peerless creator of page-turning adventure, Geoffrey Household has been praised by the <I>New York Times</I> for having &ldquo;helped to develop the suspense story into an art form.&rdquo; With <I>Escape into Daylight</I>, he demonstrates the wide range of his remarkable talents, delivering an electrifying thriller that will appeal to readers of every age.<BR /><BR /></div>

Escape into Daylight

<div><B>A young English boy stranded on the far side of the ocean must survive Indians and enemies in the perilous New World</B><BR /><BR /> Miles Philips is but a lad of thirteen when he sets sail aboard the <I>Jesus of Lubeck</I> from Plymouth on the second day of October, 1567. An eager youth willing to learn, he is ready to be of service to Mr. John Hawkins, renowned privateer, adventurer, transporter of African slaves, and general of the fleet of six vessels. But treachery and ambush await them across the ocean in New Spain, and Miles watches in horror as the ship dies bravely in battle at San Juan de Ulua. Forced to make a choice between almost-certain starvation aboard the lone, crippled vessel and taking his chances on land, Miles chooses the latter&mdash;setting out on an extraordinary adventure that will test his courage and his wiles as he attempts to find his way back home.<BR />  <BR /> Based firmly in history, Geoffrey Household&rsquo;s classic adventure brings a sixteenth-century world of discovery and danger to breathtaking life. A riveting and evocative tale brimming with action and color, <I>Prisoner of the Indies</I> is a magnificent journey back in time that readers of all ages will find impossible to put down.<BR /><BR />  <BR /><br clear="all" />  </div>

Prisoner of the Indies

<div><B>A collection of poignant stories of men and women who yearn for home</B><BR /><BR /> An Englishman adrift in New York, Harry Breown dreams of London&rsquo;s tube, its gardens, and its sleepy little pubs. In America, he has been forced to settle for a domineering wife and a bar full of gruff Americans who treat the gentle Englishman as an object of fun. He finds peace only in the shady pathways of the Bronx Zoo, where he has befriended a caged kangaroo&mdash;a fellow exile that recognizes Breown as a kindred spirit. Harry&rsquo;s greatest desire is to step into that cage and greet his friend face to face. He resolves that no matter what, he will get past the bars.<BR />  <BR /> As an author of thrillers and science fiction, Geoffrey Household distinguished himself with his unerring sense of the longing that lies within all mankind. In this collection of stories, he introduces us to unforgettable characters like Harry, who dream of the home they will never see again.<BR /></div>

Days of Your Fathers

<div><B>Stories, both comic and tragic, of the extremes to which men will go to get what they want</B><BR /><BR /> At the height of World War II, a Spaniard fighting for Britain shoots a sergeant dead and resolves to face execution like a good soldier. On his first visit to Israel since 1919, a veteran of World War I remembers a long-ago encounter with Jewish refugees. When a gang of revolutionaries press a pistol to a general&rsquo;s neck, he dies in a fit of laughter. Working in the jungles of Argentina, a mechanic is surprised to discover himself falling in love. These are the tales that Geoffrey Household likes to tell. Some are funny; some are sad. Together, they span the oceans of the world.<BR />  <BR /> Including the novellas &ldquo;The Salvation of Pisco Gabar&rdquo; and &ldquo;The Case of Valentin Lecormier,&rdquo; this remarkable collection of short fiction shows that whether writing about war or love, Geoffrey Household understood what it meant to be human.<BR /></div>

Capricorn and Cancer

<div><B>Tales of Europe, before and after the war, when lives could change in an instant</B><BR /><BR /> Fleeing the Cuban revolution, a businessman&rsquo;s return to England is blocked by the secret police of General Franco. In Hungary, a peasant treasures a barrel of wine as a symbol of the world she lost during the war. At a Romanian ball, in the frenzied years that followed the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a British traveler finds himself challenged to a duel. And in England, an American pilot stumbles into an auction and discovers that the Greek bowl in his hands may be worth far more than he is willing to pay.<BR />  <BR /> From country to country, Geoffrey Household takes us through the back alleys and open fields of the continent he knows so well, and finds that there is a beautiful madness in the European spirit that no war can kill.<BR /></div>

The Europe That Was

<div><B>After an assassination attempt, an ex-spy must run for his life</B><BR /><BR /> As far as the police are concerned, Charles Dennim is a zoologist, and there is no reason anyone would want to kill him. And yet, one afternoon when Dennim is working at his desk, death knocks at his door. It is the postman, and he has a package slightly too large to fit through the mail slot. He tries to force it&mdash;and triggers the bomb that lies within. When Dennim emerges from the smoking ruin of his doorway, he sees the innocent postman, ripped in half on his front stoop. The police are baffled, but Dennim is not&mdash;for he was once a spy.<BR />  <BR /> This mild-mannered scientist spent World War II embedded deep in Nazi Germany, feeding secrets back to Great Britain. He buried that side of himself long ago, but a nameless killer has decided to dig it back up. To survive, Dennim must remember what it means to be a spy.<BR /></div>

Watcher in the Shadows

<div><B>A twelve year-old boy finds terror and adventure inside a Spanish cave</B><BR /><BR /> When his parents died, Dick stepped aboard a ship on the Thames and left England behind forever. He made his way to Spain, where he found work as a fisherman. Life at sea is difficult, but since learning to speak their language, Dick has found the Spanish to be the most hospitable people on earth. They call him Ricardito and treat him as one of their own. It is an idyllic life&mdash;until the day he makes his discovery.<BR />  <BR /> Dick is fishing with a friend when their net drags the skull up from the bottom of the forbidding Cave of the Angels. Although the locals warn against exploring the mysterious cave, Dick cannot resist. Dared by one of his friends to spend a night there, Dick ventures inside. Something terrible lurks inside the Cave of the Angels, but there is no creature of the sea that can frighten Ricardito.<BR /></div>

The Spanish Cave

<div><B>Thirteen stories of daring and romance from a master storyteller</B><BR /><BR /> Devenor has not had a good meal in five years. He dreams of Bucharest and the years between the wars, when he grew rich on Romanian oil, and fat on Romanian cooking. Of all the delicacies he packed into his ever-expanding belly, none were finer than those found in Gradina. It was the most decadent restaurant of the old regime, but under communism it has been thrown open to the workers, who profane its hallowed dining room with a ten-cent lunch of soup and bread. And so this portly oil magnate plots a trip behind the Iron Curtain to smuggle out Gradina&rsquo;s cook and sate his hunger evermore.<BR />  <BR /> Devenor is just one of the adventurers who star in the stories of this remarkable volume. From the islands of the Mediterranean to the peaks of the Andes, Geoffrey Household&rsquo;s heroes laugh at danger&mdash;but never on an empty stomach.<BR /></div>

Tales of Adventurers

<div><B>After years on the run, an assassin seeks vengeance against the Nazis</B><BR /><BR /> It&rsquo;s been four years since Raymond Ingelram failed to kill Hitler. All it took was a slight change in wind to force his bullet wide and put the entire German secret service on his tail. Ingelram ran to England, where he went to ground in the wilds of Dorset and finally escaped his pursuers. Safe at last, he does the only thing that makes sense: He decides to go back to Germany.<BR />  <BR /> War is raging across Europe, and Hitler deserves death more than ever. Infiltrating the Reich with a forged passport, Ingelram is thrown into a provincial prison&mdash;only to be freed by a stray RAF bomb. Wearing a stolen Nazi uniform, he again goes to ground . . . and forms a plan to tear Nazi Germany apart from the inside out.<BR /></div>

Rogue Justice

<div><B>Thousands of miles from home, one soldier leads an army to safety</B><BR /><BR /> The war with Sparta is over, and Athens is at peace for the first time in thirty years. Their Greek enemies subdued, the generals of Athens turn their eyes to the East, where the Persian Empire stretches to the edge of the known world. Never before have Greek soldiers marched into Persia. Xenophon will be among the first. A warrior whose bravery is matched only by his intelligence, Xenophon is a natural leader. When his army of ten thousand men is stranded far from home, it is up to him to lead them back to Greece without sacrificing the principles of democracy that they hold so dear.<BR />  <BR /> A retelling of Xenophon&rsquo;s classic <I>Anabasis</I>, this is a thrilling tale of bravery and survival, in which the mind is as valuable a weapon as the sword.<BR /></div>

Geoffrey Household

Books By Geoffrey Household (33 Books)