Background to Danger - Softcover

Ambler, Eric

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0881846112 ISBN 13: 9780881846119

Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub, 1990

Synopsis

In pre-World War II Europe, Kenton, a young British journalist, becomes caught in the crossfire of the Allies and the Axis, a pawn in the deadly game of espionage

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Review

'A crackerjack spy story, jammed with action, intrigue, thrills and super-villainy' Saturday Review 'If you want to experience the feel of the Continent in the 1930s, you will find few better guides' - Robert Harris

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'A crackerjack spy story, jammed with action, intrigue, thrills and super-villainy' Saturday Review

With a new Introduction by Thomas Jones

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

Edition details

• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0881846112
• ISBN 13: 9780881846119
• Binding: Paperback