The Courts of the Morning
by John Buchan
South America is the place where this adventure of the author of 'Thirty-Nine Steps' takes place. When Archie and Janet Roylance decide to go to Gran Seco to see their copper mine, they find themselves in dire danger; The rebels captured the city. Janet is taken hostage in the middle of the night, and it is Don Luis de Marzaniga who must help her escape.