Sign in with Facebook
Eric Ambler’s Followers (500)
Eric Ambler
Born
in London, England June 28, 1909
Died
October 22, 1998
Website
Genre
Suspense novels of noted English writerEric Ambler includePassage of Arms (1959).
Eric Ambler began his career in the early 1930s and quickly established a reputation as a thriller of extraordinary depth and originality. People often credit him as the inventor of the modern political thriller, and John Le Carré once described him as "the source on which we all draw."
Ambler began his working life at an engineering firm and then at an advertising agency and meanwhile in his spare time worked on his ambition, plays. He first published in 1936 and turned full-time as his reputation. During the war, people seconded him to the film unit of the Army, where he among other projects authoredThe Way Ahead with Peter Ustinov.
He moved to HollSuspense novels of noted English writerEric Ambler includePassage of Arms (1959).
Eric Ambler began his career in the early 1930s and quickly established a reputation as a thriller of extraordinary depth and originality. People often credit him as the inventor of the modern political thriller, and John Le Carré once described him as "the source on which we all draw."
Ambler began his working life at an engineering firm and then at an advertising agency and meanwhile in his spare time worked on his ambition, plays. He first published in 1936 and turned full-time as his reputation. During the war, people seconded him to the film unit of the Army, where he among other projects authoredThe Way Ahead with Peter Ustinov.
He moved to Hollywood in 1957 and during eleven years to 1968 scripted some memorable films,A Night to Remember andThe Cruel Sea, which won him an Oscar nomination.
In a career, spanning more than six decades, Eric Ambler authored 19 books, the crime writers' association awarded him its gold dagger award in 1960.Joan Harrison married him and co-wrote many screenplays ofAlfred Hitchcock, who in fact organized their wedding.
...more
Eric Ambler Average rating:3.87
· 35,626 ratings · 3,278 reviews ·115 distinct works •Similar authors
 | The Mask of Dimitrios (Charles Latimer, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 12,139 ratings — published 1939 —16 editions | |
 | Epitaph for a Spy 3.90 avg rating — 5,371 ratings — published 1938 —104 editions | |
 | Journey into Fear 3.92 avg rating — 4,359 ratings — published 1940 —120 editions | |
 | The Light of Day 3.72 avg rating — 2,619 ratings — published 1962 —112 editions | |
 | Cause for Alarm 3.86 avg rating — 1,844 ratings — published 1938 —4 editions | |
 | Background to Danger 3.94 avg rating — 1,646 ratings — published 1937 —56 editions | |
 | Passage of Arms 3.89 avg rating — 977 ratings — published 1959 —42 editions | |
 | The Schirmer Inheritance 3.75 avg rating — 915 ratings — published 1953 —3 editions | |
 | Judgment on Deltchev 3.88 avg rating — 752 ratings — published 1951 —43 editions | |
 | A Kind of Anger 3.85 avg rating — 658 ratings — published 1964 —40 editions |
Related News
If you ask us, it's always the perfect time to lose yourself in a page-turning mystery. To help you sleuth out a new read, we asked the...
176 likes ·102 comments
Quotes by Eric Ambler (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads.(Learn more)
“Yet, when these facts are seen side by side with other facts in the case, it is difficult not to become lost in superstitious awe. Their very absurdity seems to prohibit the use of the words 'chance' and 'coincidence.' For the sceptic there remains only one consolation: if there should be such a thing as superhuman Law, it is administered with sub-human inefficiency.”
― Eric Ambler,The Mask of Dimitrios
― Eric Ambler,The Mask of Dimitrios
Polls
January 2026 - Holiday Hangover
The Light of Day AKA Topkapi byEric Ambler
Topics Mentioning This Author
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenge: 50 Books:Barb's 50 books for 2009 | 80 | 816 | Dec 31, 2009 06:37AM | |
| 100+ Books in 2026:Alan's 2010 List | 127 | 203 | Dec 15, 2010 04:46AM | |
| Boxall's 1001 Bo...:1001 authors you must read before you die | 20 | 433 | May 25, 2011 04:12AM | |
| Exceptional Books:*Top Author Lists for Mystery Lovers | 1 | 232 | Nov 06, 2011 03:51PM | |
| Exceptional Books:Top 100 Authors: Mystery Novels | 11 | 254 | Nov 18, 2011 06:09AM | |
The Seasonal Read...: Fall Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks - DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS IN THIS TOPIC! | 2251 | 795 | Nov 30, 2011 09:05PM | |
| What's the Name o...:Suggestions for My husband? | 15 | 112 | Feb 21, 2012 03:36PM | |
| Mystery/Thriller ...:september 2012 - sandi | 4 | 28 | Oct 08, 2012 08:31PM | |
| The Mystery, Crim...:Currently Reading? Just Finished? | 10120 | 3959 | May 09, 2013 11:36AM |
