The Night-Comers
| Author | Eric Ambler |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1956 |
| Media type | |
| OCLC | 752399447 |
| Preceded by | The Schirmer Inheritance |
| Followed by | Passage of Arms |
The Night-Comers is a 1956 novel by Eric Ambler. In the United States it was published as State of Siege.[1]
The cover artist when the book was reprinted by Pan Books was S. R. Boldero.[2]
Plot[]
Steve Fraser travels to the Southeast-Asian island of Sunda for a holiday. Sunda is a former Dutch colony, which has recently become independent. Fraser is taken hostage by a fundamentalist Islamic group attempting to overthrow the provisional government.
Reception[]
The book was inspired by recent Indonesian National Revolution.[3]
Kirkus Reviews described it as "a sophisticated, circumspect drama of revolution and political terrorism... Not as sinister a chimera of intrigue as his earlier books, but an assured adventure tale to which the shifty, shifting character of this part of the world lends substance."[4]
References[]
- ^ Ambler, Eric (1956). "State of siege". Knopf.
- ^ "J.J. Marric (John Creasey) Close Up". www.shotsmag.co.uk.
- ^ "Red & White – review". the Guardian. 7 November 2010.
- ^ "State of Siege". Kirkus Reviews. 17 September 1956.
- English thriller novels
- Novels by Eric Ambler
- 1956 British novels