Topkapi: The Light of Day - Brossura

Ambler, Eric

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0755117689 ISBN 13: 9780755117680

Casa editrice: House of Stratus Ltd, 2009

Riassunto

Arthur Simpson is a petty thief who is discovered stealing from a hotel room. His victim, however, turns out to be a criminal in a league well above his own and Simpson is blackmailed into smuggling arms into Turkey for use in a major jewel robbery. The Turkish police, however, discover the arms and he is further 'blackmailed' by them into spying on the 'gang' - or rot in a Turkish jail. However, agreeing to help brings even worse danger ....

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Recensione:

Ambler is incapable of writing a dull paragraph --The Sunday Times

L'autore:

Eric Clifford Ambler was born in London. He wrote plays initially, but these failed to find an appreciative audience so he turned his talents to novels. In time he became established as the “'father of the modern spy novel,” which led John Le Carre to later claim Ambler was the “one they all followed.” He worked in America as a successful screen writer, but moved to Switzerland in 1969 where he continued to write novels, until returning to England in 1985. His central characters are believable, well-meaning amateur underdogs who somehow overcome extreme adversity to win. His later novels were great commercial successes. Many of his works have been filmed, notably Topkapi. He was awarded four Gold Dagger Awards from the British Crime Writers Association and a Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement in 1986. He was also awarded an Edgar by The Mystery Writers of America and was named as Grand Master in 1975.

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• Editore: House of Stratus Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0755117689
• ISBN 13: 9780755117680
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 232