Uncommon Danger - Penguin Modern Classics

3.93 ( 1,441 Ratings by Goodreads)
Uncommon Danger
Look Inside

Uncommon Danger - Penguin Modern Classics

(Author) (Author)
3.93 (1,441 Ratings by Goodreads)
paperback
Published: 28 May, 2009
Standard worldwide delivery by Wed, June 24 - Mon, June 29
Order within 0
Condition: NEW
$14.57
Price includes shipping
Available 20+ in stock
- +
Add to basket Wishlist This
FREE Returns within 30 days
More Details

Popular Books by Eric Ambler

View All Books by Eric Ambler
The Mask of Dimitrios
The Mask of Dimitrios
Eric Ambler
$14.54
New
Add to basket
Judgment on Deltchev
Judgment on Deltchev
Eric Ambler
$21.93
Used
Add to basket
Cause for Alarm
Cause for Alarm
Eric Ambler
$14.73
New
Add to basket
The Light of Day
The Light of Day
Eric Ambler
$14.57 $14.66
New
Add to basket
Epitaph for a Spy
Epitaph for a Spy
Eric Ambler
$13.75
New
Add to basket
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear
Eric Ambler
$14.54 $14.66
New
Add to basket
The Mask of Dimitrios
The Mask of Dimitrios
Eric Ambler
$14.54
New
Add to basket
Passage of Arms
Passage of Arms
Eric Ambler
$14.57
New
Add to basket
A Kind of Anger
A Kind of Anger
Eric Ambler
$15.37
New
Add to basket
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear
Eric Ambler
$8.34 $13.33
Used
Add to basket

Description

Kenton's career as a journalist depends on his facility with languages, his knowledge of European politics and his quick judgement. Where his judgement sometimes fails him, however, is in his personal life. When he travels to Nuremberg to investigate a story about a top-level meeting of Nazi officials, he inadvertently finds himself on a train bound for Austria after a bad night of gambling. Stranded with no money, Kenton jumps at the chance to earn a fee helping a refugee smuggle securities across the border. Yet he soon discovers that the documents he holds have far more than cash value - and that they could cost him his life ...
See more

More Details

Type Book
ISBN13 9780141190341
ISBN10 0141190345
Number Of Pages 256
Item Weight 191 g
Product Dimensions 128 x 196 x 15 mm
Publisher / Reseller Penguin Books Ltd
Format paperback
See More +

Media Reviews

'A crackerjack spy story, jammed with action, intrigue, thrills and super-villainy' Saturday Review 'If you want to experience the feel of the Continent in the 1930s, you will find few better guides' - Robert Harris

Show more

GoodReads Reviews

Author's Bio

Eric Ambler (1909-98) was born in London to parents who were part-time entertainers. He studied engineering but left college without taking a degree and became a copywriter in the advertising industry. Between 1937 and 1940, he published his great anti-fascist spy thrillers: Uncommon Danger, Epitaph for a Spy, Cause for Alarm, The Mask of Dimitrios, and Journey into Fear. In 1940, he joined the Royal Artillery and was later transferred to the army film unit. After the war he worked as a screenwriter in England and Hollywood and married his second wife, a leading Hollywood producer. Ambler's post-war novels include Passage of Arms, The Light of Day and A Kind of Anger, and his profound influence on the genre has been acknowledged by writers including Graham Greene, Ian Fleming and John le Carré.

Show more