Background
Ambler, Eric was born on June 28, 1909 in London. Son of Alfred Percy and Amy Madeleine (Andrews) Ambler.
(Fosters dramatic skill is well-known in Londons West En...)
Fosters dramatic skill is well-known in Londons West End theaters. So perhaps it wasnt so surprising when he was hired by an American newspaper publisher to cover the trial of Yordan Delchev for treason. Accused of membership in the sinister Officer Corps Brotherhood and of masterminding a plot to assassinate his countrys leader, Delchev may in fact be a pawn and his trial all show. But when Foster meets Madame Delchev, the accuseds powerful wife, he suddenly become enmeshed in more life-threatening intrigue than he could have imagined.
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(When Josef Vadassy arrives at the Hotel de la Reserve at ...)
When Josef Vadassy arrives at the Hotel de la Reserve at the end of his Riviera holiday, he is simply looking forward to a few more days of relaxation before returning to Paris. But in St. Gatien, on the eve of World War II, everyone is suspectthe American brother and sister, the expatriate Brits, and the German gentleman traveling under at least one assumed name. When the film he drops off at the chemist reveals photographs he has not taken, Vadassy finds himself the object of intense suspicion. The result is anything but the rest he had been hoping for.
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(It wasnt anyones idea of a glamorous first assignment a...)
It wasnt anyones idea of a glamorous first assignment at a white show law firm. George Cary, former WWII bomber pilot and newly minted lawyer, was given the ignoble task of going through the tons of files on the Schneider Johnson case, just to make sure nothing had been overlooked. But, as luck would have it, George did discover something among the false claims and dead-end leads that made this into more than just another missing-heir-to-a vast-fortune case. And what he found would connect a deserter from Napoloeons defeated army to a guerrilla fighter in post-war Greece, and lead Cary himself into a dangerous situation where his own survival will depend more on what he learned in the army than anything he learned in law school.
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(One Monday, Robert Halliday receives a bomb threat in the...)
One Monday, Robert Halliday receives a bomb threat in the mail. Two days later, the bomb arrives-accompanied by an offer of employment from one Karliss Zander, an international fixer. Unless Halliday agrees to help him edit the memoirs of a 19th century Russian terrorist and ghostwrite an expose of modern terrorist governments, Zander will detonate the bomb. For the sake of self-preservation, Halliday joins the project-but quickly discovers that Zander requires more than mere literary assistance: He and his daughter are in mortal peril from a Middle Eastern terrorist group. Now tangled in this massive international web of danger, Halliday wonders if it wouldn't have been far less painful if that bomb had just gone off. The Care of Time, Eric Ambler's final novel, is a carefully constructed, utterly absorbing story of intrigue and suspense, one of the most acclaimed works of his more than sixty year career."
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(A thrilling, intense, and masterfully plotted classic sus...)
A thrilling, intense, and masterfully plotted classic suspense tale from one of the founders of the genre. Returning to his hotel room after a late-night flirtation with a cabaret dancer at an Istanbul boîte, Graham is surprised by an intruder with a gun. What follows is a nightmare of intrigue for the English armaments engineer as he makes his way home aboard an Italian freighter. Among the passengers are a couple of Nazi assassins intent on preventing his returning to England with plans for a Turkish defense system, the seductive cabaret dancer and her manager husband, and a number of surprising allies.
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(The classic story of an ordinary man seemingly out of his...)
The classic story of an ordinary man seemingly out of his depth, this is Ambler's most widely acclaimed novel, "one of the masterpieces of the genre" (The New York Times Book Review). A chance encounter with a Turkish colonel leads Charles Latimer, the author of a handful of successful mysteries, into a world of sinister political and criminal maneuvers. At first merely curious to reconstruct the career of the notorious Dimitrios, whose body has been identified in an Istanbul morgue, Latimer soon finds himself caught up in a shadowy web of assassination, espionage, drugs, and treachery that spans the Balkans.
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(In this classic thriller, two American tourists find more...)
In this classic thriller, two American tourists find more adventure than they bargained for when they get involved with Chinese gun smugglers and Muslim revolutionaries, learning first hand about the intrigue of the post-colonial world. Greg and Dorothy Nilsen had wanted to go on an adventurous trip, see some of the more out-of-the-way places. But the cruise they were on was turning out to be a bore. So when the gracious Mr. Tan requests that Greg take a side trip to Singapore to resolve a bureaucratic detail involving a consignment of small arms, Greg is surprisingly receptive. All he has to do is sign some papers, hes told, and hell be paid a handsome fee. And everything does go smoothly, until it comes to getting a check co-signed by the rebel leader
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(Peter Ackland is ordered to rest by his Doctor. He travel...)
Peter Ackland is ordered to rest by his Doctor. He travels to Cornwall and is greeted by Henry Braddock at the door of a cottage below the 'skytip'. Braddock has a revolver in his pocket. Ackland also comes across Nathan Murrison and his valet, who divide their time between exploring the 'skytip' and propping up the bar of the Green Dragon; a charming young lady who, on behalf of a Member of Parliament, tries her hand at burglary; other less charming characters who try their hand at blackmail; and a stage that is all set for murder.
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(Kenton's career as a journalist depended on his facility ...)
Kenton's career as a journalist depended on his facility with languages, his knowledge of European politics, and his quick judgment. Where his judgment sometimes failed him was in his personal life. When he finds himself on a train bound for Austria with insufficient funds after a bad night of gambling, he jumps at the chance to earn a fee to help a refugee smuggle securities across the border. He soon discovers that the documents he holds have a more than monetary value, and that European politics has more twists and turns than the most convoluted newspaper account.
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(All in all Steve Fraser had enjoyed his three-year stint ...)
All in all Steve Fraser had enjoyed his three-year stint in the former Dutch Southeast Asian colony of Sunda, and hed been well compensated. But now he was looking forward to a last weekend in the capital before heading home. But Sunda was newly independent, and not entirely stable. An opposition faction with fundamentalist Islamic leanings was set on overthrowing the provisional government. And instead of enjoying a sybaritic weekend with the Eurasian beauty Rosalie, Fraser finds himself trapped with her by a fanatical group whove taken over the countrys radio station and made their headquarters in his friend Jebbs apartment. As the government launches a counterattack, the couples survival depends on their ability to dodge bullets and the shifting loyalties of the coups lieutenants.
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(The Light of Day was the basis for Jules Dassins classic...)
The Light of Day was the basis for Jules Dassins classic film, Topkapi. When Arthur Abdel Simpson first spots Harper in the Athens airport, he recognizes him as a tourist unfamiliar with city and in need of a private driver. In other words, the perfect mark for Simpsons brand of entrepreneurship. But Harper proves to be more the spider than the fly when he catches Simpson riffling his wallet for travelers checks. Soon Simpson finds himself blackmailed into driving a suspicious car across the Turkish border. Then, when he is caught again, this time by the police, he faces a choice: cooperate with the Turks and spy on his erstwhile colleagues or end up in one of Turkeys notorious prisons. The authorities suspect an attempted coup, but Harper and his gang of international jewel thieves have planned something both less sinister and much, much more audacious.
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(Winner of the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger Awar...)
Winner of the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger Award Syria, 1970. Michael Howell has kept his familys Middle Eastern business enterprises going through a decade of takeovers, war, and revolution, thanks in part to his office manager, Teresa, who is also his mistress. One late night at the office, they discover men working overtimeproducing unauthorized bombs for the Palestine Action Force. Worse, this guerrilla terrorist group is not deterred by their discoveryrather, they will enlist Howell and Teresas unwilling help in carrying out their plan.
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(Nicky Marlow needs a job. Hes engaged to be married and ...)
Nicky Marlow needs a job. Hes engaged to be married and the employment market is pretty slim in Britain in 1937. So when his fiancé points out the Spartacus Machine Tool notice, he jumps at the chance. After all, he speaks Italian and he figures hell be able to endure Milan for a year, long enough to save some money. Soon after he arrives, however, he learns the sinister truth of his predecessors death and finds himself courted by two agents with dangerously different agendas. In the process, Marlow realizes its not so simple to just do the job hes paid to do in fascist Italy on the eve of a world war.
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Ambler, Eric was born on June 28, 1909 in London. Son of Alfred Percy and Amy Madeleine (Andrews) Ambler.
Colfe’s Grammar School and London University.
The Way Ahead 1944, The October Manitoba 1947, The Passionate Friends 1948, Highly Dangerous 1950, The Magic Box 1951, Gigolo and Gigolette (in Encore) 1952, The Card 1952, Rough Shoot 1953, The Cruel Sea 1953, Lease of Life 1954, The Purple Plain 1954, Yangtse Incident 1957, A Night to Remember 1958, Wreck of the Mary Deare 1959, Love Hate Love 1970.Writer 1929-1935; professional writer since 1936. Served World World War II; Lieutenant-Colonel 1944. Assistant Director of Army Kinematography, War Office 1944-1946.
Wrote and produced film The October Manitoba 1947.
Eric Ambler has been listed as a notable Writer by Marquis Who's Who.
(In this classic thriller, two American tourists find more...)
(The classic story of an ordinary man seemingly out of his...)
(When Josef Vadassy arrives at the Hotel de la Reserve at ...)
(All in all Steve Fraser had enjoyed his three-year stint ...)
(Kenton's career as a journalist depended on his facility ...)
(A thrilling, intense, and masterfully plotted classic sus...)
(It wasnt anyones idea of a glamorous first assignment a...)
(Winner of the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger Awar...)
(The Light of Day was the basis for Jules Dassins classic...)
(Fosters dramatic skill is well-known in Londons West En...)
(One Monday, Robert Halliday receives a bomb threat in the...)
(Peter Ackland is ordered to rest by his Doctor. He travel...)
(Nicky Marlow needs a job. Hes engaged to be married and ...)
1958, Wreck of the Mary Deare 1959, Love Hate Love 1970.
Married Louise Crombie, 1939 (divorced 1958). Married Joan Harrison, 1958.
