Ambler is Fleming's granddaddy and is the pseudonym of Eliot
Reed with Charles Rodda ... I read "Coffin For Dimitrios" a
while back, good spy tale. There's recently been a resurgence
of their work. First, in the UK
(their home) and now trickling over to our side of the pond.
If you don't see one of his books on our shores, check out http://www.amazon.co.uk/
they may have it ...
Dibdin on the other hand is more Doyle's grandchild than
Chandler's ... softboiled not hard. "Ratking" is a good one
... don't particularly feel you have to start at the
beginning, but there is a timeline of events that grows
throughout the series.
-- Anthony Dauer Alexandria, Virginia
2nd Annual Country Noir Issue ...
http://www.adau.net/judas_ezine/
... submit by 4 May 2002
-----Original Message----- From: Robison Michael R CNIN Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 10:35 AM
i made my weekly pilgrimage to the local bookstore last night. i saw a couple authors who looked interesting but i don't know anything about them. they are eric ambler and michael dibdin. anybody know anything about or read these authors? one of the dibdin titles, _rat-king_, appealed to me. sounds hardboiled/noir.
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