The Mask of Dimitrios
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- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
6 February 2024
Summary
English crime novelist Charles Latimer is travelling in Istanbul when he makes the acquaintance of Turkish police inspector Colonel Haki. It is from him that he first hears of the mysterious Dimitrios - an infamous master criminal, long wanted by the law, whose body has just been fished out of the Bosphorus. Fascinated by the story, Latimer decides to retrace Dimitrios’ steps across Europe to gather material for a new book. But, as he gradually discovers more about his subject’s shadowy histo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241672259 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241672252 |
| Author: | Eric Ambler, Mark Mazower |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 6 February 2024 |
| Weight: | 203g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics – Crime & Espionage |
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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 *
About The Author
Eric Ambler
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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