Greenmantle

November 1915. Richard Hannay is tasked to undertake a mission to investigate rumours of a plot to create a holy war throughout the Muslim world and draw troops and resources from the Western Front. Greenmantle is a gripping reflection on the power of political Islam, and demonstrates Buchan's exemplary storytelling ability and political insight.

John Buchan was a Scottish diplomat, barrister, journalist, historian, poet and novelist. He published nearly 30 novels and seven collections of short stories. He was born in Perth, an eldest son, and studied at Glasgow and Oxford. In 1901 he became a barrister of the Middle Temple and a private secretary to the High Commissioner for South Africa. In 1907 he married Susan Charlotte Grosvenor and they subsequently had four children. After spells as a war correspondent, Lloyd George's Director of Information and Conservative MP, Buchan moved to Canada in 1935. He served as Governor General there until his death in 1940.