Passage of Arms: British Library Thriller Classics
Autor Eric Ambleren Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 iul 2016
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780712356558
ISBN-10: 071235655X
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 128 x 188 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: British Library Publishing
Colecția British Library Thriller Classics
Seria British Library Thriller Classics
ISBN-10: 071235655X
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 128 x 188 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: British Library Publishing
Colecția British Library Thriller Classics
Seria British Library Thriller Classics
Descriere
Girija stumbles on a cache of arms hidden during the communist insurgency. Selling the arms will help Girija achieve his lifelong dream of founding a transport company. Two American tourists in the Far East find more adventure than they bargained for when they get entangled in Girija's plans.
Notă biografică
Eric Ambler was born in London in 1909. Before turning to writing full-time, he worked at an engineering firm, and wrote copy for an advertising agency. His first novel was published in 1936. During the course of his career, Ambler was awarded two Gold Daggers, a Sliver Dagger, and a Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers Association of Great Britain, named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers Association of America, and made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by the Queen Elizabeth. In addition to his novels, Ambler wrote a number of screenplays, including A Night to Remember and The Cruel Sea, which won him an Oscar nomination. Eric Ambler died in 1998.
Recenzii
“A hot thriller in a cool style.” --The Christian Science Monitor
“A thorough delight. . . . There is no one else writing suspense fiction who can match him.” --Saturday Review
“Our greatest thriller writer.” --Graham Greene
“Tops for its picture of Southeast Asia, in all its color and turmoil.” --James M. Cain, The New York Times Book Review
“Ambler may well be the best writer of suspense stories. . . . He is the master craftsman.” —Life
“Ambler towers over most of his newer imitators.” —Los Angeles Times
“Mr. Ambler is a phenomenon!” —Alfred Hitchcock
“Ambler combines political sophistication, a gift for creating memorable characters and a remarkable talent for turning exciting stories into novels of wonderful entertainment.” —Chicago Tribune
“Ambler is, quite simply, the best.” —The New Yorker
“The foremost thriller writer of our time.” —Time
“Ambler is incapable of writing a dull paragraph.” —Sunday Times
“A thorough delight. . . . There is no one else writing suspense fiction who can match him.” --Saturday Review
“Our greatest thriller writer.” --Graham Greene
“Tops for its picture of Southeast Asia, in all its color and turmoil.” --James M. Cain, The New York Times Book Review
“Ambler may well be the best writer of suspense stories. . . . He is the master craftsman.” —Life
“Ambler towers over most of his newer imitators.” —Los Angeles Times
“Mr. Ambler is a phenomenon!” —Alfred Hitchcock
“Ambler combines political sophistication, a gift for creating memorable characters and a remarkable talent for turning exciting stories into novels of wonderful entertainment.” —Chicago Tribune
“Ambler is, quite simply, the best.” —The New Yorker
“The foremost thriller writer of our time.” —Time
“Ambler is incapable of writing a dull paragraph.” —Sunday Times