Eric Ambler

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"Ambler es, sin ninguna duda, el mejor escritor del género de intriga." Graham Greene."Si buscas una experiencia con el mal, en el continente europeo, esta novela es la mejor guía." Robert Harris."Eric Ambler es el gran precursor de las ambiciosas novelas de John Le Carre. Definitivamente es el maestro de la novela de espias." The New Statesman."Incuestionablemente, la mejor novela de espias de nuestro tiempo." San Francisco Chronicle.En visperas de la II Guerra Mundial, el profesor de idiomas Joseph Vadassy, hungaro de nacimiento, se toma unos dias de vacaciones en un agradable y tranquilo hotel de la costa mediterranea francesa, antes de reintegrarse a sus clases en Paris.Aficionado a la fotografia, en un carrete que hace revelar aparecen las imagenes de unas fortificaciones en el puerto de Toulon, que el no ha tomado. Denunciado por el responsable del laboratorio, es detenido como sospechoso de espionaje. En el plazo de pocos dias debera demostrar su inocencia y descubrir al verdadero espia entre los huespedes del hotel. Los cosmopolitas personajes que se alojan en el convierten el Hotel de la Reserve en un microcosmos donde convergen las tensiones que se cernieron sobre Europa en la decada de 1930.Como la mayoria de las novelas de Ambler, esta tambien fue llevada al cine en 1944, con el titulo de Hotel Rerserve, dirigida por Lance Confort y protagonizadapor James Mason.

With a new Introduction by James Fenton ''A master storyteller'' New Yorker Josef Vadassy, a Hungarian refugee and language teacher living in France, is enjoying his first break for years in a small hotel on the Riviera. But when he takes his holiday photographs to be developed at a local chemists, he suddenly finds himself mistaken for a Gestapo agent and a charge of espionage is levelled at him. To prove himself innocent to the French police, he must discover which one of his fellow guests at his pension is the real spy. As he desperately tries to uncover the true culprit''s identity, Vadassy must risk his job, his safety and everything he holds dear. ''A genuine classic'' The Times

With an new introduction by John Preston ''The best spy story in a long time'' The New York Times Nicky Marlow needs a job. He''s engaged to be married and the employment market in Britain in 1937 is pretty slim. So when his fiancee points out the position with an English armaments manufacturer in Italy, he jumps at the chance. Soon after he arrives, however, he learns the sinister truth about his predecessor''s departure and finds himself courted by two agents with dangerously different agendas. In the process, Marlow realizes that it''s not so simple just to do the job he''s paid for not in fascist Italy, on the eve of a world war. ''Eric Ambler is a master of his craft'' Sunday Telegraph

With a new Introduction by Norman Stone ''Holds one up as effectively as a gun barrel'' Evening Standard It is 1940 and Mr Graham, a quietly-spoken engineer and arms expert, has just finished high-level talks with the Turkish government. And now somebody wants him dead. The previous night three shots were fired at him as he stepped into his hotel room, so, terrified, he escapes in secret on a passenger steamer from Istanbul. As he journeys home alongside, among others, an entrancing French dancer, an unkempt trader, a mysterious German doctor and a small, brutal man in a crumpled suit he enters a nightmarish world where friend and foe are indistinguishable. Graham can try to run, but he may not be able to hide for much longer . . . ''One of the best stories you''ll ever read'' New Yorker

With a new Introduction by Mark Mazower ''A gripping thriller . . . still fresh as new'' Guardian English crime novelist Charles Latimer is travelling in Istanbul when he makes the acquaintance of Turkish police inspector Colonel Haki. It is from him that he first hears of the mysterious Dimitrios an infamous master criminal, long wanted by the law, whose body has just been fished out of the Bosphorus. Fascinated by the story, Latimer decides to retrace Dimitrios'' steps across Europe to gather material for a new book. But, as he gradually discovers more about his subject''s shadowy history, fascination tips over into obsession. And, in entering Dimitrios'' criminal underworld, Latimer realizes that his own life may be on the line. ''Not Le Carre, not Deighton, not Ludlum have surpassed the intelligence, authenticity or engrossing storytelling that established The Mask of Dimitrios as the best of its kind'' The Times

With a new Introduction by Thomas Jones ''A crackerjack spy story, jammed with action, intrigue, thrills and super-villainy'' Saturday Review Kenton''s career as a journalist depends on his facility with languages, his knowledge of European politics and his quick judgement. Where his judgement sometimes fails him, however, is in his personal life. When he travels to Nuremberg to investigate a story about a top-level meeting of Nazi officials, he inadvertently finds himself on a train bound for Austria after a bad night of gambling. Stranded with no money, Kenton jumps at the chance to earn a fee helping a refugee smuggle securities across the border. Yet he soon discovers that the documents he holds have far more than cash value and that they could cost him his life . . . ''Ambler combines political sophistication, a gift for creating memorable characters and a remarkable talent for turning exciting stories into novels of wonderful entertainment'' Chicago Tribune