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Eric Ambler

Eric Clifford Ambler OBE was an influential British author of thrillers, in particular spy novels who introduced a new realism to the genre. He also worked as a screenwriter. Ambler used the pseudonym Eliot Reed for books co-written with Charles Rodda.
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English writer (1909–1998)

Born June 28, 1909
Died October 22, 1998

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  • Cover of: The Mask of Dimitrios
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  • Cover of: The Light of Day
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    Cover of edition lightofday00ambl_0 Cover of edition topkapi00ambl First published in 1962 — 43 editions
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  • Cover of: Journey Into Fear
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  • Cover of: Epitaph for a Spy
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    Cover of edition jiandiemuzhiming00008800 Cover of edition epitaphepourunes0000ambl Cover of edition epitaphforspy0000ambl_z0b5 Cover of edition epitaphforspy0000ambl_k1j5 Cover of edition epitaphforspy00ambl Cover of edition epitaphforspy0000ambl First published in 1938 — 34 editions
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  • Cover of: The Levanter
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    Cover of edition levanter0000ambl_m2y3 Cover of edition levanter0000ambl_j7l1 Cover of edition levanter0000ambl Cover of edition levanter0003ambl Cover of edition levanter00ambl Cover of edition bwb_KT-252-688 Cover of edition bwb_P9-AGB-722 First published in 1972 — 33 editions
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  • Cover of: Passage of Arms
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    Cover of edition passageofarms0000ambl Cover of edition passageofarms00ambl Cover of edition passageofarms00eric First published in 1959 — 32 editions
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  • Cover of: The night comers
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    Cover of edition stateofsiege00ambl First published in 1956 — 31 editions
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  • Cover of: Background to Danger
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    Cover of edition uncommondanger0000ambl Cover of edition backgroundtodang00ambl First published in 1937 — 28 editions
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  • Cover of: The Intercom conspiracy
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    Cover of edition complotgenveroma0000eric Cover of edition intercomconspira00ambl Cover of edition isbn_0006146457 First published in 1969 — 28 editions
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  • Cover of: Cause for alarm
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    First published in 1938 — 27 editions
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  • Cover of: Judgement on Deltchev
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  • Cover of: A kind of anger
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    Cover of edition kindofanger00ambl Cover of edition kindofanger0000eric Cover of edition kindofanger0000ambl First published in 1964 — 25 editions
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  • Cover of: The Schirmer Inheritance
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    Cover of edition heritageschirmer0000ambl Cover of edition schirmerinherita0000ambl Cover of edition bwb_P9-EAD-924 First published in 1953 — 22 editions
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  • Cover of: Send no more roses
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    Cover of edition sendnomoreroses0000ambl Cover of edition siegeofvillalipp00ambl First published in 1977 — 20 editions
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  • Cover of: Dr Frigo
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  • Cover of: The dark frontier
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    Cover of edition isbn_9780446400015 Cover of edition darkfrontier0000eric Cover of edition darkfrontier0000ambl First published in 1967 — 17 editions
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  • Cover of: Dirty story: a further account of the life and adventures of Arthur Abdel Simpson
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    Cover of edition dirtystory00eric First published in 1967 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: Here lies: an autobiography
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    First published in 1985 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: The care of time
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  • Cover of: The Ability to Kill
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    Cover of edition abilitytokilltru00ambl First published in 1962 — 13 editions
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English writer (1909–1998)

Born June 28, 1909
Died October 22, 1998

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, thrillers, espionage, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, general, Fiction in English, Intelligence service, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Spy stories, Detective and mystery stories, Great britain, fiction, Large type books, Fiction, suspense, English Detective and mystery stories, English Spy stories, British, Case studies, English fiction, Fiction, espionage, Literature, Murder, Romans, nouvelles, Thriller, Arthur Abdel Simpson (Fictitious character), Charles Latimer (Fictitious character), Criminals

Places

Great Britain, Italy, Turkey, Athens (Greece), Balkan Peninsula, Central America, Cointrin airport, Doncaster, Eastern Europe, Europe, Grande-Bretagne, Israel, Luang Prabang, Middle East, Milan, Riviera (France), Southeast Asia, Switzerland, Syria, Vientiane

People

Charles Latimer, Don Wace, Eric Ambler (1909-1998), Hamish Napper, Jack Carter

Time

20th century, 1937, 1950's, 1950-, Hostilities between Palestinians and Israel after the 6-day war, Just before WWII

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Alternative names

  • Eric Clifford Ambler
  • Eric Clifford Ambler OBE
  • Eliot Reed
  • E. Ambler
  • E Ambler
  • Ambler Eric
  • AMBLER ERIC
  • Eric AMBLER
  • ERIC AMBLER
  • Eric; Eric Ambler Ambler
  • eric ambler

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April 17, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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