Journey Into Fear
Eric Ambler [Ambler, Eric]“The greatest spy novelist of all time.” —*San Francisco Chronicle
“One of the best stories of international intrigue you’ll ever find.” --The New Yorker
“Told with great narrative skill. . . . This book will not be easily forgotten.” --The New York Times Book Review
“Confirms Ambler’s reputation as the foremost thriller writer of our time.” --Time
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Returning to his hotel room after a late-night flirtation with a cabaret dancer at an Istanbul b™ite, Graham is surprised by an intruder with a gun. What follows is a nightmare of intrigue for the English armaments engineer as he makes his way home aboard an Italian freighter. Among the passengers are a couple of Nazi assassins intent on preventing his returning to England with plans for a Turkish defense system, the seductive cabaret dancer and her manager husband, and a number of surprising allies. Thrilling, intense, and masterfully plotted, Journey Into Fear is a classic suspense tale from one of the founders of the genre.
From the Trade Paperback edition.