Here Lies: An Autobiography
An Autobiography
Winner of the Edgar Award, Eric Ambler’s autobiography Here Lies is an intriguing look inside the mind of one of our greatest thriller writers. Here the famously recalcitrant Ambler peels back the layers of experience that affected his life with the same skill he uses to unfold the plots of his novels. His South London childhood; his brief engineering career, which he gave up to work in theater; his time as an advertising copywriter; the publication of his revolutionary spy novels in the 1930s and ’40s, including such early classics as A Coffin for Dimitrios and Journey into Fear; his service in the film division of the British War Office during World War II, which allowed him to write his…
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December 11, 2012Eric Ambler is often said to have invented the modern suspense novel. Beginning in 1936, he wrote a series of novels that introduced ordinary protagonists thrust into political intrigues they were ill prepared to deal with. These novels were touted for their realism, and Ambler established himself as a thriller writer of depth and originality. In the process he paved the way for such writers as John Le Carré, Len Deighton, and Robert Ludlum. He was awarded four Gold Daggers and a Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers’ Association, named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers Association, and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth. In addition to his novels, Ambler wrote a number…
Waiting for Orders
Eric Ambler
The Dark Frontier
Eric Ambler
A Kind of Anger
Eric Ambler
The Siege of the Villa Lipp
Eric Ambler
This Gun for Hire
Eric Ambler
The Intercom Conspiracy
Eric Ambler
The Levanter
Eric Ambler
Doctor Frigo
Eric Ambler
The Care of Time
Eric Ambler
Here Lies: An Autobiography
Eric Ambler
The Ability to Kill
Eric Ambler
The Light of Day
Eric Ambler
Passage of Arms
Eric Ambler