tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post5216471479087187472..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Friday Forgotten (or Overlooked) Book: A COFFIN FOR DIMITRIOS (1939) by Eric AmblerYvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-60945652852102186772016-09-25T12:13:33.216-04:002016-09-25T12:13:33.216-04:00I too don't like spy fiction much but I think ...I too don't like spy fiction much but I think that the only person who can challenge Ambler is Graham Greene whose THE HUMAN FACTOR is one of the most moving spy fictions I have ever read.neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-86116692980203526842016-09-24T14:03:49.037-04:002016-09-24T14:03:49.037-04:00Thanks so much, Neer. See - you live all these tho...Thanks so much, Neer. See - you live all these thousands of miles away and yet we share a love of Eric Ambler's work. I really do believe he should be much better known. I've never read much spy stuff, but I believe it would be hard to top Ambler.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-172573541545608132016-09-21T02:52:00.403-04:002016-09-21T02:52:00.403-04:00Wonderful review as usual Yvette. This was my firs...Wonderful review as usual Yvette. This was my first Ambler and I really loved it. I think, till date, I have read 5 books of Ambler and all have been more or less good.neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-64518751101865060172016-09-20T13:31:07.448-04:002016-09-20T13:31:07.448-04:00You're welcome, Mystica. I hope you'll be ...You're welcome, Mystica. I hope you'll be able to find a copy. Ambler is really excellent if you like a good spy story every now and then.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-20801722830234404842016-09-20T13:29:31.297-04:002016-09-20T13:29:31.297-04:00Then it's definitely time for you to read it a...Then it's definitely time for you to read it again, Mathew. Ambler is too good to be forgotten. I'm not a big spy book reader, but now and again, I do like a good well written spy tale that is clever and not all gloom and doom. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-10572220980192488002016-09-18T21:59:12.481-04:002016-09-18T21:59:12.481-04:00New author for me. Thanks for the review.New author for me. Thanks for the review.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-46155472206733218342016-09-18T16:27:46.247-04:002016-09-18T16:27:46.247-04:00I read this long long ago, so long ago it took you...I read this long long ago, so long ago it took your review to bring the gist of the story to the surface for me. I think it was one of my dad's paperbacks in the little livingroom bookcase among his Erle Stanley Gardners, Mignon G. Eberharts and Mickey Spillanes. I was definitely pre-adolescent at the time. Now I want to read it again!Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-36175867753057650452016-09-18T09:56:06.135-04:002016-09-18T09:56:06.135-04:00Oh, don't miss that one, Tracy. I'm due fo...Oh, don't miss that one, Tracy. I'm due for a re-read myself. But I want to own the Ambler books. Last time out, my local library had them. Not the library down here though. <br />Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-38939929472813871152016-09-17T17:48:07.765-04:002016-09-17T17:48:07.765-04:00Yes, Yvette, we did discuss A COFFIN FOR DIMITRIOS...Yes, Yvette, we did discuss A COFFIN FOR DIMITRIOS when I did a post on BACKGROUND TO DANGER. I do like Ambler's writing and I like that every book is different, not written to a formula. I haven't read JOURNEY INTO FEAR yet, I am going to have to get to that soon.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-88753317311495873022016-09-16T22:34:32.806-04:002016-09-16T22:34:32.806-04:00Yvette,
OK, thanks for the suggestion. Yvette,<br /><br />OK, thanks for the suggestion. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-44490653199695915352016-09-16T15:09:24.577-04:002016-09-16T15:09:24.577-04:00I would highly recommend JOURNEY INTO FEAR first, ...I would highly recommend JOURNEY INTO FEAR first, Fred, then A COFFIN FOR DEMETRIOS. After that it's up to you. Unfortunately there aren't that many Ambler books that I'm aware of.I mean, there are a few, but it's hit or miss where you can pick them up.<br /><br />Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-87177976506313983972016-09-16T12:10:23.487-04:002016-09-16T12:10:23.487-04:00Yvette,
Interesting review. I haven't read, ...Yvette,<br /><br />Interesting review. I haven't read, or at least don't remember having read anything by Ambler. Perhaps it's time to take a look at him. Any particular work by him that you would recommend?Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.com