Books by Eric Ambler
Born: 06/28/1909; Died: 10/23/1998Eric Ambler Biography & Notes
Eric Ambler (28 June 1909 - 22 October 1998) was an influential English writer of spy novels who brought a level of realism to the field that had generally been absent in earlier works.
Born in London England, Ambler also used the pseudonym Eliot Reed for books co-written with Charles Rodda. His best known works are probably The Mask of Dimitrios, which became a classic film noir in 1944, and The Light of Day, filmed in 1964 as Topkapi, and subsequently lampooned in The Pink Panther. He was also a successful screenwriter who, in his later years, lived and died in Los Angeles.
Born in London England, Ambler also used the pseudonym Eliot Reed for books co-written with Charles Rodda. His best known works are probably The Mask of Dimitrios, which became a classic film noir in 1944, and The Light of Day, filmed in 1964 as Topkapi, and subsequently lampooned in The Pink Panther. He was also a successful screenwriter who, in his later years, lived and died in Los Angeles.
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The Ability to Kill True Tales of Bloody Murder by Eric Ambler ( 1987)
Discusses real life murder cases of the past, attempts to characterize the mind of the killer, and tells the stories of inventors and spies.
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Background to Danger Library Edition by Eric Ambler ( 2001)
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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The Care of Time by Eric Ambler ( 1983)
Robert Halliday, an American free-lance writer is coerced into negotiations between NATO and the "Ruler," a powerful Persian Gulf shiek of questionable sanity, and finds mystery in each of their interests.
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Cause for Alarm by Eric Ambler ( 2002)
Nicky Marlow needs a job. He’s 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 he’ll 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 predecessor’s death and finds himself courted by two agents with dangerously different agendas. In the process, Marlow realizes it’s not so simple to just do the job he’s paid to do in fascist Italy on the eve of a world war.
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A Coffin for Dimitrios by Eric Ambler ( 2001)
While vacationing in Istanbul, English novelist Charles Latimer decides to investigate the intriguing past of one of Europe's most sinister criminals, the notorious Dimitrios, a search that will lead him into a shadowy web of espionage, drugs, intrigue, and assassination.
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A Coffin for Dimitrios/Judgement on Deltchev/Passage of Arms Three Complete Novels in One Volume by Eric Ambler ( 1992)
Three personally selected favorites by a master of the suspense genre portray the deceit and chicanery behind the actions of an industrialist gun-runner, a playwright-turned-reporter, and a murdering drug dealer and spy.
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The Dark Frontier by Eric Ambler ( 2000) |
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Dirty Story A Further Account of the Life and Adventures of Arthur Abdel Simpson by Eric Ambler ( 1967) |
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Doctor Frigo by Eric Ambler ( 1974) |
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Epitaph by Eric Ambler ( 2006) |
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Epitaph for a Spy by Eric Ambler ( 2002)
When Josef Vadassy arrives at the H^tel 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 suspect–the 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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Espionage A Coffin for Dimitrios, Judgement on Deltchev, Passage of Arms by Eric Ambler ( 1995) |
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Here Lies An Autobiography by Eric Ambler ( 1986)
The English author describes his life, the development of his literary career, and his experiences in the Army during World War II.
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Intercom Conspiracy by Eric Ambler ( 1986)
A Geneva newspaper begins to print NATO and Warsaw Pact classified information, causing international furor.
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The Intrusions of Dr. Czissar by Eric Ambler ( 2001) |
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Journey into Fear by Eric Ambler ( 2002)
Returning to his hotel room after a late-night flirtation with a cabaret dancer at an Istanbul b™ite, 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. Thrilling, intense, and masterfully plotted, Journey Into Fear is a classic suspense tale from one of the founders of the genre.
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Judgement on Deltchev by Eric Ambler ( 1997)
When Foster agrees to provide radio coverage of the trial of a man accused of treason, he doesn't plan on getting involved in the case. The arrival of the accused man's wife, however, changes all that, and Foster begins to suspect the motives of the company that hired him.
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Judgment on Deltchev by Eric Ambler ( 2002)
Foster’s dramatic skill is well-known in London’s West End theaters. So perhaps it wasn’t 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 country’s leader, Delchev may in fact be a pawn and his trial all show. But when Foster meets Madame Delchev, the accused’s powerful wife, he suddenly become enmeshed in more life-threatening intrigue than he could have imagined.
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The Light of Day by Eric Ambler ( 1997)
The adventures of Arthur Abdel Simpson, a petty thief whom the Turkish police force to assist them in cracking an international spy ring.
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The Mask of Dimitrios by Eric Ambler ( 1994) |
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The Mask of Dimitrios/Large Print by Eric Ambler ( 1994) |
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Motivo De Alarma by Eric Ambler ( 2005) |
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Passage of Arms by Eric Ambler ( 1994) |
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Send No More Roses by Eric Ambler ( 1977) |
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Siege of the Villa Lipp by Eric Ambler ( 1994) |
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State of Siege by Eric Ambler ( 2003)
All in all Steve Fraser had enjoyed his three-year stint in the former Dutch Southeast Asian colony of Sunda, and he’d 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 provisonal government. And instead of enjoying a sybaritic weekend with the Eurasian beauty Rosalie, Fraser finds himself trapped with her by a fanatical group who’ve taken over the country’s radio station and made their headquarters in his friend Jebb’s apartment. As the government launches a counterattack, the couple’s survival depends on their ability to dodge bullets and the shifting loyalties of the coup’s liuetenants.
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To Catch a Spy An Anthology of Favourite Spy Stories by ( 1986) |
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Uncommon Danger by Eric Ambler ( 1977) |
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Waiting for Orders by Eric Ambler ( 1991)
A collection of short works by a master of the suspense novel includes such stories as "The army of the shadows," "The instrusions of Dr. Czissar," and "The blood bargain"
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