The Collected Novels Volume Five

From “a masterly storyteller,” four novels ranging from a crisis of belief to a leap of faith, from betrayal and corruption to the hope of redemption (Newsweek).

A Burnt-Out Case: Querry, an architect world-renowned for his magnificent churches, suffers a crisis of faith that leads him to a colony of lepers in the Congo. But when Querry agrees to build a hospital and is branded a modern-day saint, the dangerous piety of civilization returns. And this time it could be inescapable.

“[Greene’s] greatest novel.” —Time

The Captain and the Enemy: Young Victor Baxter is abducted from boarding school by a stranger known only as the Captain, Settling into a new life in the London flat of his mysterious abductor and the tender, childless Liza, Victor adapts to his new family, despite the Captain’s disappearances on “adventures.” When Victor responds to an entreaty from the Captain to come to Panama, he enters a world of dangerous imposture that is absolutely revelatory.

“[A] tremendous yarn.” —Paul Theroux

The Comedians: Haiti, under the rule of Papa Doc is home to corrupt capitalists, foreign ambassadors and their lonely wives—and a small group of enterprising strangers: a well-meaning American couple; a WWII fighter turned con man; and an English hotelier. When they’re unsuspectingly bound together, their masks will be stripped away.

“The most interesting novel of [Greene’s] career.” —The Nation

The Man Within: In Greene’s debut, reluctant smuggler Francis Andrews betrays his colleagues and takes flight, stumbling upon the isolated cottage of a beguiling stranger named Elizabeth. Andrews believes he’s found refuge, until Elizabeth encourages him to give evidence against his accomplices, with repercussions beyond his control.

“Strikingly original . . . a perfect adventure.” —The Nation