Eric Ambler

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Waiting for Orders (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

A career-spanning collection of crime and mystery stories with an autobiographical introduction by the Diamond Dagger Award-winning author. Credited with inventing the modern spy novel, Eric Ambler was hailed by Graham Greene as "unquestionably our best thriller writer," while John le Carré declared him "the source on which we all draw." Waiting for Orders collects eight of Ambler's short stories written between 1939 and 1992 that range from the fringes of WWII Germany to the Cold War intrigues of Central America. This volume also includes six cases featuring the refugee Czech detective Dr. Czissar. Stories include "The Army of the Shadows," "The Case of the Pinchbeck Locket," "The Blood Bargain," and others.

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Autor

Eric Ambler began his writing career in the early 1930s and quickly established a reputation as a thriller writer of extraordinary depth and originality. He is often credited as the inventor of the modern political thriller and John Le Carré once described him as "the source on which we all draw." Ambler began his working life at an engineering firm and then as a copywriter at an advertising agency. In his spare time, he worked toward his dream of becoming a playwright. His first novel was published in 1936, he turned to writing full-time. During the war, he was seconded to the Army Film Unit where he wrote the screenplay for The Way Ahead with Peter Ustinov, among others.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Open Road Distribution
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781504089807
• Artikelnr.: 76005846