The Ministry of Fear: An Entertainment

The Ministry of Fear: An Entertainment"A master thriller and a remarkable portrait of a twisted character." Time For Arthur Rowe, the trip to the charity f te was a joyful step back into adolescence, a chance to forget the nightmare of the Blitz and the aching guilt of having mercifully murdered his sick wife. He was surviving alone, outside the war, until he happened to win a cake at the f te. From that moment, he is ruthlessly hunted by Nazi agents and finds himself the prey of malign

"A master thriller and a remarkable portrait of a twisted character." --Time

For Arthur Rowe, the trip to the charity f te was a joyful step back into adolescence, a chance to forget the nightmare of the Blitz and the aching guilt of having mercifully murdered his sick wife. He was surviving alone, outside the war, until he happened to win a cake at the f te. From that moment, he is ruthlessly hunted by Nazi agents and finds himself the prey of malign and shadowy forces. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by Alan Furst.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 04/26/2005
ISBN: 9780143039112
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 7.74h x 5.08w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Library Journal 06/01/2005 pg. 192