The Levanter by Eric Ambler
Winner of the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger AwardSyria, 1970. Michael Howell has kept his family's Middle Eastern business enterprises going through a decade of takeovers, war, and revolution, thanks in part to his office manager, Teresa, who is also his mistress. One late night at the office, they discover men working overtime--producing unauthorized bombs for the Palestine Action Force. Worse, this guerrilla terrorist group is not deterred by their discovery--rather, they will enlist Howell and Teresa's unwilling help in carrying out their plan.
Eric Ambler is often said to have invented the modern suspense novel. Beginning in 1937, he wrote a series of novels that were touted for their realism, in which he introduced ordinary protagonists who are thrust into political intrigue they are ill prepared to deal with. In the process he paved the way for such writers as John Le Carre, Len Deighton, and Robert Ludlum. He was awarded four Gold Daggers and a Diamond Dagger from The Crime Writers Association, named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers Association, and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth. In addition to his novels, Ambler wrote a number of screenplays, including Rebecca, which he collaborated on with his wife, Joan Harrison. Eric Ambler died in 1998.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780993278471 |
| ISBN 10 | 0993278477 |
| Title | The Levanter |
| Author | Eric Ambler |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Agora Books |
| Year published | 2015-08-27 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Winner of Gold Dagger Award 1972 |
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