A Kind of Anger - Penguin Modern Classics
A Kind of Anger - Penguin Modern Classics
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26 January, 2023
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'A thriller of the highest quality - ironic, witty, literate, ingenious, understated and unflaggingly suspenseful' The New York Times Book Review
The last time anyone saw Lucia Bernardi, she was driving at top speed away from a Swiss villa - leaving the body of her murdered Iraqi lover behind. Now she has vanished, along with a potentially explosive set of papers, and disgraced journalist Piet Maas has been sent to follow her trail to the South of France. But finding her is just the start of his problems. Soon, amid a cast of con men, secret agents and revolutionaries, he must decide whether to land the scoop of his lifetime - or follow Lucia into ever more dangerous waters.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780241606179 |
| ISBN10 | 0241606179 |
| Number Of Pages | 272 |
| Item Weight | 203 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 199 x 16 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
The source on which we all draw -- John le Carré
Unquestionably our best thriller writer ever -- Graham Greene
Mr. Ambler is phenomenal -- Alfred Hitchcock
A thriller of the highest quality - ironic, witty, literate, ingenious, understated and unflaggingly suspenseful * New York Times Book Review *
Ambler is, quite simply, the best * The New Yorker *
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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.