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The Light of Day
by Eric Ambler
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Haddon Heights, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bantam Books, Jun-64. Paperback. Fine. Bantam Books, June 1964. Fine condition paperback book. Printed June 1964. Some surface wear to cover. Pages are slightly yellowed, but clean and unmarked, 187 pages. About the book: When Arthur Abdel Simpson first spots Harper in the Athens airport, he recognizes him as a tourist unfamiliar with city and in need of a private driver. In other words, the perfect mark for Simpson's brand of entrepreneurship. But Harper proves to be more the spider than the fly when he catches Simpson riffling his wallet for traveler's checks. Soon Simpson finds himself blackmailed into driving a suspicious car across the Turkish border. Then, when he is caught again, this time by the police, he faces a choice: cooperate with the Turks and spy on his erstwhile colleagues or end up in one of Turkey's notorious prisons. The authorities suspect an attempted coup, but Harper and his gang of international jewel thieves have planned something both less sinister and much, much more audacious. The Light of Day was the basis for Jules Dassin's classic film, Topkapi. 187 pp. MY01
Synopsis
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Glading Hill Emporium
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.0001925
- Title
- The Light of Day
- Author
- Eric Ambler
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- Jun-64
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Action & Adventure; English language; Fiction; Fiction in English; International Mystery & Crime; Mystery & Detective; Readers; Suspense; Text-books for foreign speakers; Turkey
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Glading Hill Emporium
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About the Seller
Glading Hill Emporium
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Haddon Heights, New Jersey
About Glading Hill Emporium
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