Eric Ambler
Eric Ambler began his writing career in the early 1930s, and quickly established a reputation as a thriller writer of extraordinary depth and originality. He is often credited as the inventor of the modern political thriller and John Le Carre once described him as 'the source on which we all draw.' Ambler began his working life at an engineering firm, then as a copywriter at an advertising agency, while in his spare time he worked on his ambition to become a playwright. His first novel was...See more
Eric Ambler began his writing career in the early 1930s, and quickly established a reputation as a thriller writer of extraordinary depth and originality. He is often credited as the inventor of the modern political thriller and John Le Carre once described him as 'the source on which we all draw.' Ambler began his working life at an engineering firm, then as a copywriter at an advertising agency, while in his spare time he worked on his ambition to become a playwright. His first novel was published in 1936 and as his reputation as a novelist grew he turned to writing full time. During the war he was seconded to the Army Film Unit, where he wrote, among other projects, The Way Ahead with Peter Ustinov. He moved to Hollywood in 1957 and during his eleven years there scripted some memorable films, including A Night to Remember and The Cruel Sea , which won him an Oscar nomination. In a career spanning over sixty years, Eric Ambler wrote nineteen novels and was awarded the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award for Passage of Arms in 1959. He was married to Joan Harrison, who wrote or co-wrote many of Alfred Hitchcock's screenplays - in fact Hitchcock organized their wedding. Eric Ambler died in London in October 1998. See less
Eric Ambler's Featured Books
Eric Ambler book reviews
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Background to Danger
This book requires some background research between some eastern european countries, but if you take the time to research it it is a worthwhile read. I am afraid that without some prior knowledge the ... Read More
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A Coffin for Dimitrios
leather book!
This was a lovely edition at a very reasonable price! A great mystery, too. Read More
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Journey Into Fear
Journey into Fear
by James M, Jul 18, 2013
Great Spy book......... good atmosphere
I read somewhere that John Le Carre was inspired/influenced by Eric Ambler....
Certainly some of the darker passages in JIF could be seen as an influence ... Read More