The Mask of Dimitrios by Eric Ambler
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A crime novelist has found the perfect subject - but it may cost him his life
English writer Charles Latimer is travelling in Istanbul when a police inspector tells him about the infamous master criminal Dimitrios, long wanted by the law, whose body has just been fished out of the Bosphorus. Immediately fascinated, Latimer decides to retrace Dimitrios' steps across Europe to gather material for a new book, but instead finds himself descending into a terrifying underworld of international espionage, Balkan drug dealers, unscrupulous businessmen and fatal treachery - one he may not be able to escape.
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle
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In a Lonely Place
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Beast in the Shadows
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The Night of the Hunter
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The Franchise Affair
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Journey into Fear
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The Drowning Pool
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Rum Punch
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Maigret and the Headless Corpse
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Cotton Comes to Harlem
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Gold Mask
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Other Paths to Glory
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SS-GB
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The Black Lizard
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The Chinese Gold Murders
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Brat Farrar
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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The Big Sleep & Farewell, My Lovely
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Maigret's Revolver
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Night at the Crossroads
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The Underground Man
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The Switch
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The Night Manager
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Sleeping Dog
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Payment Deferred
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I Married A Dead Man
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Swag
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From Russia With Love
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The Deadly Percheron
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Picket Line and Other Stories
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52 Pickup
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City Primeval
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Glitz
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The Chinese Nail Murders
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Unknown Man No. 89
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Cat Chaser
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Split Images
Not Le Carré, not Deighton, not Ludlum have surpassed the intelligence, authenticity or engrossing storytelling that established The Mask of Dimitrios as the best of its kind* The Times *
A gripping thriller ... still fresh as new. * Guardian *
A startling, elegant masterpiece of espionage fiction. * Wall Street Journal *
A gripping thriller ... still fresh as new. * Guardian *
A startling, elegant masterpiece of espionage fiction. * Wall Street Journal *
Eric Ambler (1909-98) was born in London to parents who were part-time entertainers. Between 1937 and 1940, he published his great anti-fascist spy thrillers, from Uncommon Danger to 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 wrote novels including Passage of Arms, The Light of Day and A Kind of Anger.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241672259 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241672252 |
| Title | The Mask of Dimitrios |
| Author | Eric Ambler |
| Series | Penguin Modern Classics - Crime And Espionage |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2023-10-05 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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