Eric Ambler, widely credited as the architect of the modern political thriller, delves into the depths of human nature within suspenseful narratives. His writing is characterized by an extraordinary depth and originality, establishing him as a pivotal figure in the genre. Ambler's distinctive approach, informed by his background in engineering and advertising, lends his stories a compelling realism and psychological acuity. His enduring influence is acknowledged by peers who describe him as 'the source on which we all draw.'
Lucia Bernardi was last seen driving a car at top speed away from a villa - and the body of her murdered Iraqi lover - in Switzerland. Now disgraced journalist Piet Maas has been sent to find her in the south of France. When he does, he must decide whether to get the scoop of his lifetime - or to plunge into ever more dangerous waters with her. Featuring a cast of fraudsters, hitmen and Kurdish revolutionaries, A Kind of Anger is a classic thriller from the father of the genre.
All in all Steve Fraser had enjoyed his three-year stint in the former Dutch Southeast Asian colony of Sunda, and he’d been well compensated. But now he was looking forward to a last weekend in the capital before heading home. But Sunda was newly independent, and not entirely stable. An opposition faction with fundamentalist Islamic leanings was set on overthrowing the provisional government. And instead of enjoying a sybaritic weekend with the Eurasian beauty Rosalie, Fraser finds himself trapped with her by a fanatical group who’ve taken over the country’s radio station and made their headquarters in his friend Jebb’s apartment. As the government launches a counterattack, the couple’s survival depends on their ability to dodge bullets and the shifting loyalties of the coup’s lieutenants.
Josef Vadassy, a Hungarian refugee and language teacher living in France, is enjoying his first break for years in a small hotel on the Riviera. But when he takes his holiday photographs to be developed at a local chemists, he suddenly finds himself mistaken for a Gestapo agent and a charge of espionage is levelled at him. To prove himself innocent to the French police, he must discover which one of his fellow guests at his pension is the real spy. As he desperately tries to uncover the true culprit�s identity, Vadassy must risk his job, his safety and everything he holds dear.
Marlow travelled to Milan to work at a time when political consciousness was raw & uncompromising. He left sooner than he'd intended. The firm he worked for produced shell cases, & the shells were instruments of war. Disengagement was impossible.
English crime novelist Charles Latimer is travelling in Istanbul when he makes the acquaintance of police inspector Colonel Haki, from whom he hears of Dimitrios - a criminal. Latimer decides to retrace Dimitrios' steps to gather material for a new book. In entering Dimitrios' criminal underworld, he realizes that his own life may be on the line.
Charles Latimer is back. Thirty years after Eric Ambler introduced the world to unlikely hero, academic and novelist Charles Latimer in The Mask of Dimitrios, Latimer returns in The Intercom Conspiracy. Now a bestselling author promoting a new book, Latimer steps in to help Theodore Carter, the hapless, hard-drinking editor of international political newspaper Intercom. A small paper suddenly publishing big secrets, Intercom has recently been purchased and the once frivolous publication is causing a stir. Carter suspects something is amiss and sets about investigating his mysterious new bosses and the sources of the suddenly serious secrets he’s publishing. As Latimer and Carter get closer to the truth, they realise they’re jeopardising more than just their careers.
When Robert Halliday accepts a commission to edit a book on terrorism, the results are violent. He arrives in the centre of a Mid-Eastern racket, where Zander - an international go-between - is running out of time. Before long they are both running out of places to hide.
A coup d'état in a Caribbean state causes a political storm in the region and even the seemingly impassive and impersonal Doctor Castillo, nicknamed Doctor Frigo, cannot escape the consequences. As things heat up, Frigo finds that both his profession and life are horribly at risk.
Fleeing to Central Africa to save his skin, Arthur Simpson convinces his new employers that he is an accomplished soldier of fortune. That gets him mixed up with a multinational corporation who is vying for mineral rights in a hotly contested border area where no one trusts no one.
