A thrilling, intense, and masterfully plotted classic suspense tale from one of the founders of the genre.
He died in 1998..
In addition to his novels, Ambler wrote a number of screenplays, including A Night to Remember and The Cruel Sea, which won him an Academy Award nomination.
He was awarded four Gold Daggers and a Diamond Dagger from The Crime Writers Association, named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers Association, and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth.
In the process he paved the way for such writers as John Le Carr , Len Deighton, and Robert Ludlum.
These novels were touted for their realism, and Ambler established himself as a thriller writer of depth and originality.
Beginning in 1936, he wrote a series of novels that introduced ordinary protagonists thrust Into political intrigues they were ill-prepared to deal with.
About the Author: Eric Ambler is often said to have invented the modern suspense novel.
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.
What follows is a nightmare of intrigue for the English armaments engineer as he makes his way home aboard an Italian freighter.
Returning to his hotel room after a late-night flirtation with a cabaret dancer at an Istanbul bo te, Graham is surprised by an intruder with a gun.
A thrilling, intense, and masterfully plotted classic suspense tale from one of the founders of the genre
