The Mask of Dimitrios
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English crime novelist Charles Latimer is travelling in Istanbul when he makes the acquaintance of police inspector Colonel Haki, from whom he hears of Dimitrios - a criminal. Latimer decides to retra...
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Forlagsbeskrivelse af The Mask of Dimitrios af Eric Ambler
English crime novelist Charles Latimer is travelling in Istanbul when he makes the acquaintance of police inspector Colonel Haki, from whom he hears of Dimitrios - a criminal. Latimer decides to retrace Dimitrios' steps to gather material for a new book. In entering Dimitrios' criminal underworld, he realizes that his own life may be on the line. ''Not Le Carré, 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 TimesEnglish 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. ''A gripping thriller . . still fresh as new'' Guardian
Detaljer
Forlag
Penguin Classics
ISBN
9780141190334
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
240
Udgivelsesdato
28-05-2009
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
2311580
EAN nr.
9780141190334
Varegruppe
Fiction
Højde/Dybde (mm)
128
Bredde (mm)
197
Længde (mm)
14
Vægt (g)
180