The Light of Day - Penguin Modern Classics
The Light of Day - Penguin Modern Classics
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26 January, 2023
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Description
'He took the spy thriller out of the gentility of the drawing room and into the back streets of Istanbul, where it all really happened' Frederick Forsyth
Small-time hustler Arthur Abdel Simpson ekes out a living in Athens by robbing gullible tourists. But when an attempted theft backfires, he finds himself out-smarted and blackmailed into driving a highly suspicious car across the border to Istanbul. Then the Turkish secret police get involved, and Simpson becomes embroiled in something far deeper, and more dangerous, than he could imagine. Featuring a heart-stopping jewel heist, this compulsive, morally complex thriller became the basis for the classic film Topkapi.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780241606193 |
| ISBN10 | 0241606195 |
| Number Of Pages | 256 |
| Item Weight | 192 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 197 x 15 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
Mr. Ambler is phenomenal -- Alfred Hitchcock
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.