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Sep 29, 2019voisjoe1_0 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Eric Ambler, esteemed British author. is considered to be the father of the modern suspense novel. In this book, he tells the tale of a mystery writer who is given a clue that might further trace the life of a newly deceased deadly con-artist and hit man. The writer feels that he may learn more about real crime by looking into his mysterious background by talking to real criminals. For Americans, the novel can be a struggle, for it contains quite a bit of politics and geography of early twentieth century Europe and Asia including the Soviet Eastern Bloc and remnants of the Ottoman Empire. For me, the structure of the novel seems to be somewhat similar to the third year of the TV series True Detective. Recommended by James Mustich.