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Eric Clifford Ambler OBE (28 June 1909 – 22 October 1998) was an English author of thrillers, in particular spy novels, who introduced a new realism to the genre. Also working as a screenwriter, Ambler used the pseudonym Eliot Reed for books co-written with Charles Rodda.
Eric Ambler (born June 28, 1909, London, England—died October 22, 1998, London) was a British author and screenwriter widely regarded as one of the most distinguished writers of espionage and crime stories. Ambler was the son of music-hall entertainers. After studying engineering at London University, he worked as an advertising writer.
Sep 21, 2018 · Eric Ambler: A Crime Reader's Guide to the Classics. Revisiting the Father of the Modern Thriller. September 21, 2018 By Neil Nyren. Eric Ambler was the father of the modern thriller. That’s a big statement, but you don’t need to take my word for it.
Oct 22, 1998 · Suspense novels of noted English writer Eric Ambler include Passage 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.
Biography. Eric Ambler began his writing career in the early 1930s, and quickly established a reputation as a thriller writer of extraordinary depth and originality. He is often credited as the inventor of the modern political thriller.
Aug 22, 2015 · 23 August 2015. ALAMY. The characters in Eric Ambler's pre-war spy novels are adrift in a fractured and uncertain Europe, manipulated by forces they neither understand nor control. The books...
Oct 24, 1998 · Eric Ambler, whose name is synonymous with novels of suspense, action, adventure and intrigue in foreign lands and whose books became models for generations of other writers, died on Thursday...
