Eric Ambler
Eric Ambler (28 June 1909 - 22 October 1998) was an influential English writer of spy novels who brought a level of realism to the field that had generally been absent in earlier works.
Born in London England, Ambler also used the pseudonym Eliot Reed for books co-written with Charles Rodda. His best known works are probably The Mask of Dimitrios, which became a classic film noir in 1944, and The Light of Day, filmed in 1964 as Topkapi, and subsequently lampooned in The Pink Panther. He was also a successful screenwriter who, in his later years, lived and died in Los Angeles.
Novels
- The Dark Frontier (1936)
- Uncommon Danger (apa Background to Danger - U.S.) (1937)
- Epitaph for a Spy (1938)
- Cause for Alarm (1938)
- The Mask of Dimitrios (apa A Coffin for Dimitrios - U.S.) (1939)
- Journey into Fear (1940)
- Skytip (1950) (as Eliot Reed)
- Judgment on Deltchev (1951)
- Tender to Danger (1951) (as Eliot Reed) (apa Tender to Moonlight)
- The Schirmer Inheritance (1953)
- The Maras Affair (1953) (as Eliot Reed)
- Charter to Danger (1954) (as Eliot Reed)
- The Night-Comers (1956) (apa State of Siege)
- Passport to Panic (1958) (as Eliot Reed)
- Passage of Arms (1959)
- The Light of Day (1962) (apa Topkapi)
- The Ability to Kill: And Other Pieces [SS] (1963)
- A Kind of Anger (1964)
- Dirty Story (1967) (apa This Gun for Hire)
- The Intercom Conspiracy (1969) (apa The Quiet Conspiracy)
- The Levanter (1972)
- Doctor Frigo (1974)
- Send No More Roses (1977) (apa The Siege of the Villa Lipp - U.S.)
- The Care of Time (1981)
- Here Lies: An Autobiography (1985)
- Waiting for Orders [SS] (1991) (apa The Story so Far)
- The Intrusions of Dr. Czissar
- The Army of Shadows
- The Blood Bargain
