The Collected Novels Volume Four

From exuberant comedy to edge-of-your-seat international intrigue, a trio of novels from "a superb storyteller" (The New York Times).

Travels with my Aunt: Newly retired, Henry Pulling plans to spend time weeding his dahlias. Until his aunt Augusta insists Henry follow her, and hold on tight. She whisks her nephew onto the Orient Express and down the rabbit hole of her past, which swarms with swindlers, smugglers, war criminals, and rather unconventional lovers. With each new stop, Henry discovers not only more about his aunt but also about himself.

"Cheerfully irreverent." —The Guardian

The Confidential Agent: In prewar England, D. has on an important mission to buy coal for his civil-war torn country, with the hope of defeating fascist influences. When D. strikes up a romance with the daughter of a powerful coal-mining magnate, everything appears to be in his favor—if not for a counteragent who has come to England with the intent of sabotaging his every move.

"[A] magnificent tour-de-force." —The New York Times

The Ministry of Fear: Arthur Rowe comes upon a charity fete where he wins a game of chance. If only this were an ordinary day. Britain is under threat by Germany, and the air raid sirens that bring the bazaar to a halt expose Rowe as no ordinary man. Recently released from a psychiatric prison for the mercy killing of his wife, he is now on the run from Nazi spies. Pursued on a dark odyssey through the streets of London, there isn't a soul he can trust, not even himself. Because amnesiac Arthur Rowe doesn't even know who he really is.

"[A] master thriller." —Time