Espionage: Three Great Spy Novels in One Volume: A Coffin For Dimitrios, Judgement On Deltchev and Passage of Arms [Hardcover]

Eric Ambler (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Galahad Books (September 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0883659085
• ISBN-13: 978-0883659083
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,970,010 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable precursor to recent thrillers, November 1, 1999

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T. Osburn (Indianapolis, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Espionage: Three Great Spy Novels in One Volume: A Coffin For Dimitrios, Judgement On Deltchev and Passage of Arms (Hardcover)

I bought this omnibus in order to read A Coffin for Dimitrios, on some lists of the best mystery/ suspense novels of all time. However, I found it to be more wordy than I like. The very pleasant surprise was Passage of Arms, a less famous book but faster paced than Coffin, and with more deeply drawn characters, even the shady ones, and with a lighter tone throughout.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but perhaps not the best of Ambler, July 28, 2010

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This review is from: Espionage: Three Great Spy Novels in One Volume: A Coffin For Dimitrios, Judgement On Deltchev and Passage of Arms (Hardcover)

The three novels in this volume are among the better ones by Ambler, but not the best. "Journey Into Fear" and "The Light of Day" are perhaps better, and "Deltchev" is too much stuck in the 1950s. "A Passage of Arms" may appeal more to the current readers, even though it was written a half-century ago. It seems to depict the Southeast Asian atmosphere perfectly, and the characterization is better than in many of his other books.
You can also read the reviews of the individual books which are listed elsewhere in Amazon. This volume, offered at a very low price by second hand dealers, is a good bargain for Ambler fans.