Mr. Standfast
Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · December 28, 2012
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- Who it’s for
- A secret mission turns wartime Britain into a landscape of disguises, danger, and pursuit.
- Genres
- Spy Fiction, World War I Historical Fiction, War Fiction
- Published
- Start Publishing LLC, December 28, 2012
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Set in the later years of World War I, Brigadier-General Hannay is recalled from active service on the Western Front to undertake a secret mission hunting for a dangerous German agent at large in Britain. He is forced to work undercover disguised as a pacifist, roaming the country incognito to investigate the deadly spy and his agents.
Disguise and Pursuit
A secret mission turns wartime Britain into a landscape of disguises, danger, and pursuit.
Come here for
- Undercover espionage in wartime Britain
- A spy hunt threaded through the First World War
Expect
- A sustained, suspenseful spy adventure
- A protagonist working undercover as a pacifist
Where it sits
| World War I Historical Fiction | 79% |
|---|---|
| Spy Fiction | 66% |
| War Fiction | 53% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Spy Fiction
- Terrorism Thrillers
- War Fiction
- Authors
- John Buchan, Frederick Davidson, Blackstone Audio, Inc.
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- December 28, 2012
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Spy Fiction