Journey Into Fear - Softcover

Ambler, Eric

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0375726721 ISBN 13: 9780375726729

Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2002

Synopsis

A thrilling, intense, and masterfully plotted classic suspense tale from one of the founders of the genre.

Returning to his hotel room after a late-night flirtation with a cabaret dancer at an Istanbul boîte, 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.

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From the Inside Flap:

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 Back Cover:

“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

About this edition

• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0375726721
• ISBN 13: 9780375726729
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288