The Light of Day

The Light of Day
Eric Ambler
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NZ$ 26.00
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 256pg
26 Jan 2023 UK
Eta 3-5 days from NZ Market Release
9780241606193
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Ambler' s electrifying Istanbul-set thriller from 1962, and the basis for the classic film Topkapi Arthur Abdel Simpson is a failed journalist and soon-to-be failed thief, embittered by memories of his unhappy childhood in England and eking out a living in Athens. When he spots a newly arrived tourist at the airport, he offers his services as a private driver and sees an easy chance to make some money by illicit means. But the out-matched Simpson soon finds himself embroiled in blackmail and driving a highly suspicious car to Istanbul. When he is stopped by the Turkish police, it seems his luck can' t get any worse - but this is just the beginning . . . Adapted as the classic film Topkapi and featuring one of literature' s greatest heist scenes, Light of Day is a heart-stopping and highly enjoyable novel from the father of the spy thriller.
The source on which we all draw -- John le Carre Unquestionably our best thriller writer Mr. Ambler is phenomenal -- Alfred Hitchcock Ambler is, quite simply, the best * The New Yorker *
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 Carre.

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