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      Waiting for Orders

      by Eric Ambler
      Published
      Feb 1991
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      Waiting for Orders collects nine short stories that span the sixty-year career of master spy novelist Eric Ambler. The stories include thrilling portrayals of wartime Europe in "The Army of the Shadows" (1939); six cases featuring a refugee Czech detective, Dr. Czissar (1940); "The Blood Bargain" (1972), a Central American political thriller; and "The One Who Did for Blagden Cole" (1992), a detective story of sorts about the death of a painter. In four accompanying essays, Ambler shares intriguing anecdotes from  different phases of his career, offering unique insight into his writing process. This intriguing and varied collection is a perfect introduction to the life and writing of one of the twentieth century's greatest thriller writers.

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      Feb 1992 Warner ISBN13 9780446400930 ISBN10 0446400939
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      First Edition Feb 1991 Mysterious Press ISBN13 9780892962419 ISBN10 0892962410
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      Mar 1991 Mysterious Press ISBN13 9780892964574 ISBN10 089296457X
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