The mask of Dimitrios
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
The mask of Dimitrios
(Penguin modern classics, . Fiction)(Penguin classics)
Penguin, 2009
- : pbk
Available at / 4 libraries
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
"First published by Hodder and Stoughton 1939"--T.p. verso
Description and Table of Contents
Description
'Not Le Carre, not Deighton, not Ludlum have surpassed the intelligence, authenticity or engrossing storytelling that established The Mask of Dimitrios as the best of its kind' The Times
English crime novelist Charles Latimer is travelling in Istanbul when he makes the acquaintance of Turkish police inspector Colonel Haki. It is from him that he first hears of the mysterious Dimitrios - an infamous master criminal, long wanted by the law, whose body has just been fished out of the Bosphorus. Fascinated by the story, Latimer decides to retrace Dimitrios' steps across Europe to gather material for a new book. But, as he gradually discovers more about his subject's shadowy history, fascination tips over into obsession. And, in entering Dimitrios' criminal underworld, Latimer realizes that his own life may be on the line.
'A gripping thriller ... still fresh as new' Guardian
by "Nielsen BookData"