Eric Ambler

Eric Ambler

BornEric Clifford Ambler
(1909-06-28)28 June 1909
London, England
Died22 October 1998(1998-10-22) (aged 89)
London, England[1]
OccupationAuthor
NationalityBritish
GenreThrillers, spy novels
Spouse
Louise Crombie
(m. 1939; div. 1958)
(m. 1958; died 1994)

Eric Clifford Ambler OBE (28 June 1909 – 22 October 1998) was an English author of thrillers, in particular spy novels, who introduced a new realism to the genre. Also working as a screenwriter, Ambler used the pseudonym Eliot Reed for books co-written with Charles Rodda.

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