Uncommon danger

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Uncommon danger

Eric Ambler ; with an introduction by Thomas Jones

(Penguin modern classics, . Fiction)

Penguin, 2009

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"First published by Hodder and Stoughton 1937"--T.p. verso

"Published in Penguin Classics 2009"--T.p. verso

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Description

Kenton's career as a journalist depends on his facility with languages, his knowledge of European politics and his quick judgement. Where his judgement sometimes fails him, however, is in his personal life. When he travels to Nuremberg to investigate a story about a top-level meeting of Nazi officials, he inadvertently finds himself on a train bound for Austria after a bad night of gambling. Stranded with no money, Kenton jumps at the chance to earn a fee helping a refugee smuggle securities across the border. Yet he soon discovers that the documents he holds have far more than cash value - and that they could cost him his life ...

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  • NCID
    BA90413271
  • ISBN
    • 9780141190341
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    xi, 236 p.
  • Size
    20 cm
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