Journey into Fear

Eric Ambler, Norman Stone

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Penguin
25 July 2023

Fiction & Literature; Espionage & spy thriller

Series: Penguin Modern Classics – Crime & Espionage

One of the great chase stories- Nazi agents will stop at nothing to kill a British weapons expert on his long, fraught journey home from Istanbul

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...

By: Eric Ambler
Introduction by: Norman Stone
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 179g
ISBN: 9780241639177
ISBN 10: 0241639174
Series: Penguin Modern Classics – Crime & Espionage
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 25 July 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Eric Ambler (1909-98) was born in London to parents who were part-time entertainers. Between 1937 and 1940, he published his great anti-fascist spy thrillers, from Uncommon Danger to Journey into Fear. In 1940, he joined the Royal Artillery and was later transferred to the army film unit. After the war he worked as a screenwriter in England and Hollywood, and wrote novels including Passage of Arms, The Light of Day and A Kind of Anger.