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The Light of Day

by Ambler, Eric

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London: Heinemann, 1962. 1st. h/b. Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (some chipping and bumping); blue clothbound boards (some marking), white spine titling; text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). 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 . . .

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Eric Ambler was born in London in 1909. Before turning to writing full-time, he worked at an engineering firm, and wrote copy for an advertising agency. His first novel was published in 1936. During the course of his career, Ambler was awarded two Gold Daggers, a Sliver Dagger, and a Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers Association of Great Britain, named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers Association of America, and made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by the Queen Elizabeth. In addition to his novels, Ambler wrote a number of screenplays, including A Night to Remember and The Cruel Sea , which won him an Oscar nomination. Eric Ambler died in 1998.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Light of Day
Author
Ambler, Eric
Format/Binding
H/b
Book Condition
Used - Very good, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (some chipping and bumping); blue clothbound boards (some marking), white spine titling; t
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Heinemann
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1962
Pages
247
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
1st, fiction, Turkey, Greece, Ambler
Bookseller catalogs
2nd-hand books;
Size
12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")

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