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OverviewA masterful contribution to the literature of international dirty work. - The New Yorker George Cary, former WWII bomber pilot and newly minted lawyer, reviews the files on the Schneider Johnson case, to make sure nothing has been overlooked. What George discovers connects a deserter from Napoleon's defeated army to a guerrilla fighter in post-war Greece, and leads him 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Eric AmblerPublisher: Agora Books Imprint: Agora Books Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.327kg ISBN: 9780993278433ISBN 10: 0993278434 Pages: 238 Publication Date: 20 April 2016 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe source on which we all draw -- John le Carre Unquestionably our best thriller writer -- Graham Greene Today Ambler's influence remains strong and his writing is as fresh as ever. I urge you to read the books of the man who lit the way for us all. -- Len Deighton Eric Ambler's books show an unusual flair for creating alarm, if not despondency, in the gentle reader. -- The New York Times Book Review A masterful contribution to the literature of international dirty work. -- The New Yorker Author InformationAuthor Website: http://www.ericamblerbooks.comEric Ambler began his writing career in the early 1930s, and quickly established a reputation as a thriller writer of extraordinary depth and originality. He is often credited as the inventor of the modern political thriller and John Le Carre once described him as 'the source on which we all draw.' Ambler began his working life at an engineering firm, then as a copywriter at an advertising agency, while in his spare time he worked on his ambition to become a playwright. His first novel was published in 1936 and as his reputation as a novelist grew he turned to writing full time. During the war he was seconded to the Army Film Unit, where he wrote, among other projects, The Way Ahead with Peter Ustinov. He moved to Hollywood in 1957 and during his eleven years there scripted some memorable films, including A Night to Remember and The Cruel Sea, which won him an Oscar nomination. In a career spanning over sixty years, Eric Ambler wrote nineteen novels and was awarded the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award for Passage of Arms in 1959. He was married to Joan Harrison, who wrote or co-wrote many of Alfred Hitchcock's screenplays - in fact Hitchcock organized their wedding. Eric Ambler died in London in October 1998. Tab Content 6Author Website: http://www.ericamblerbooks.comCountries AvailableAll regions |