The Collected Novels Volume Five: A Burnt-Out Case, The Captain and the Enemy, The Comedians, and The Man Within

This collection contains four novels by Graham Greene. The novels explore themes ranging from spiritual crisis to redemption, betrayal, and corruption. In *A Burnt-Out Case*, Querry, a renowned architect famous for designing churches, experiences a crisis of faith that leads him to a leper colony in the Congo. Working under Doctor Colin, an atheist, Querry finds himself drawn to caring for the sick and to a local plantation owner's wife. When he agrees to build a hospital, he becomes regarded as a saint, and the complications of civilization return with dangerous consequences. *The Captain and the Enemy* follows Victor Baxter, a twelve-year-old boy taken from boarding school by a mysterious stranger called the Captain, who claims to have won him from Victor's father. Victor settles into life with the Captain and a woman named Liza in London. Years later, Victor travels to Panama at the Captain's request, entering a world of dangerous deception that reveals surprising truths. *The Comedians* is set in Haiti under authoritarian rule. The collection presents Greene's exploration of faith, morality, and human relationships across diverse settings and circumstances.