Judgment on Deltchev (1951) by Eric Ambler

Book Review by Sylvia D: Judgment on Deltchev is a political thriller set in a fictitious Balkan state at the time of the East European show trials in the aftermath of the Second World War. The story is told through the eyes of a London playwright known only as Mr Foster who has been sent … Continue reading →

Uncommon Danger (1937) by Eric Ambler

Book Review by George S: Kenton is a journalist taking a train from Berlin to Vienna. Sachs, a rather dubious stranger, persuades him to carry some documents through customs. When he goes to deliver them to the man’s hotel in Vienna, he finds him murdered. This beginning, which reminded me of John Buchan’s The Thirty-Nine … Continue reading →

Journey into Fear (1940) – Eric Ambler

Book review by Jane V: I enjoyed reading this book, despite my preconceived notions of not liking spy novels! The situation is this: The tale is set in 1940, during the period known as ‘the phoney war’, before WW2 had got seriously into gear. The story begins in Istanbul where our malgre-lui hero is found … Continue reading →