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The Light of Day was the basis for Jules Dassin's 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 Simpson's brand of entrepreneurship. But Harper proves to be more the spider than the fly when he catches Simpson riffling his wallet for traveler's checks. Soon Simpson finds himself b...

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 ...

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 power...

Winner of the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award Syria, 1970. Michael Howell has kept his family's 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 overtime-producing unauthorized bombs for the Palestine Action Force. Worse, this guerrilla terrorist group is not d...

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 the Orient Express 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 mor...

I nattoget på vej til den østrigske by Linz påtager den engelske journalist Kenton sig en tilsyneladende harmløs smugleropgave, der kan skaffe ham nogle let tjente penge. Men opgaven for mr. Sachs viser sig at være mere indviklet, end Kenton havde forestillet sig. Pludselig er han indblandet i et livsfarligt spil, der fører ham til det halvfascistiske Rumænien, hvor engelske og tyske interesser kæmper om landets rige oliereserver. Kenton komme...

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Inglaterra, 1937. Nicky Marlow acepta un trabajo en Milán. Al poco tiempo de llegar, conoce la siniestra realidad sobre la muerte de sus predecesores en el empleo cuando se ve perseguido por dos agentes con objetivos muy diferentes. Marlow enseguida cae en la cuenta de que no es tan fácil hacer el trabajo por el que le pagan en la Italia fascista en la víspera de una guerra mundial.Eric Ambler nació en Londres en 1909. Escribió nueve novelas, ...

Eric Ambler (1909-98) was one of the most fascinating British writers of the late 1930s. His novels retain a remarkable sense of the dread and terror that filled Europe as world war broke out. Some were made into films (not least Orson Welles' superb version of Journey into Fear), all were bestsellers, inventing a new, more realistic form of spy novel, where the main protagonist is not so much a hero as a victim, pursued by malevolent Fascist ...