Here Lies: An Autobiography [Hardcover]

Eric Ambler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1986

Ambler peels back the layers of experience which have affected his life with the familiar skill he uses to unfold the plot of one of his novels. The first paperback publication of the Edgar-winning autobiography.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 233 pages
• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux (T); First edition (July 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0374169748
• ISBN-13: 978-0374169749
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,057,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Eric Ambler is the recipient of four Gold Dagger Awards and one Silver. In 1975, he was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating autobiography of the greatest thriller writer, May 14, 2005

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This review is from: Here Lies Eric Ambler: An Autobiography (Hardcover)

It's difficult to believe that this is the first review of Eric Ambler's autobiography, for Ambler is widely recognized as the inventor of the modern suspense novel. Furthermore, many of his fans -- including this reviewer -- believe that Ambler has never been surpassed in this genre. Personally, I would go still further and say that I have never read any author in any genre who surpasses Ambler as a writer.

In this brilliantly understated autobiography Ambler puts forth the warts and all details of his youth and adulthood which caused a talented young prospective engineering student to abandon this respectable profession and turn to the writing of novels in a genre which, before he refined it, was held in low esteem. I won't pretend that his autobiography is as exciting as his masterful novels of intrigue, but it is very interesting and Ambler fans who read it will better understand this incredibly talented maverick author.