Order of Eric Ambler Books
Eric Ambler (1909-1998) was a British author of spy fiction and thriller novels as well as being a screenwriter. His novels often involve amateur protagonists forced to be in the company of enemies, consisting of spies and criminals. The protagonist is usually out of his league, but finds a way to pull through in the end. His novels The Mask of Dimitrios, Journey into Fear and The Light of Day (as Topkapi) were adapted to film.
Eric Ambler became a published novelist in 1936 with the novel The Dark Frontier. His final published work was the short story collection Waiting for Orders. Below is a list of Eric Ambler’s books in order of when they were first released:
Publication Order of Charles Latimer Books
The Mask of Dimitrios / A Coffin for Dimitrios | (1939) | |
The Intercom Conspiracy / Quiet Conspiracy | (1969) |
Publication Order of Valeshoff Books
Uncommon Danger / Background to Danger | (1937) | |
Cause for Alarm | (1938) |
Publication Order of Arthur Abdel Simpson Books
The Light of Day | (1962) | |
Dirty Story | (1967) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
The Dark Frontier | (1936) | |
Epitaph for a Spy | (1938) | |
Journey Into Fear | (1940) | |
Skytip | (1951) | |
Judgment on Deltchev | (1951) | |
Tender To Danger / Moonlight | (1951) | |
The Schirmer Inheritance | (1953) | |
The Maras Affair | (1953) | |
Charter To Danger | (1954) | |
The Night Comers / State of Siege | (1956) | |
Passport To Panic | (1958) | |
Passage of Arms | (1959) | |
A Kind Of Anger | (1964) | |
The Levanter | (1972) | |
Doctor Frigo | (1974) | |
The Siege of Villa Lipp / Send No More Roses | (1977) | |
The Care of Time | (1981) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
The Ability to Kill and Other Pieces | (1964) | |
Waiting for Orders | (1991) |
Publication Order of Anthologies
To Catch a Spy | (1966) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Great Cases of Scotland Yard | (1978) | |
Here Lies Eric Ambler: An Autobiography | (1985) | |
The Story So Far | (1995) |
Publication Order of Anthologies
The Man Who… | (1992) |
Notes: The Mask of Dimitrios was also published under the title of A Coffin for Dimitrios. The Intercom Conspiracy was also published as Quiet Conspiracy. Uncommon Danger was also titled Background to Danger. The Light of the Day was also titled Topkapi. This Gun for Hire was also known as Dirty Story: A Further Account of the Life and Adventures of Arthur Abdel Simpson. The Night-Comers was also published as State of Siege. The Siege of the Villa Lipp was also titled Send No More Roses. Waiting for Orders was also published as The Story So Far.
The novels Skytip, Tender to Danger, The Maras Affair, Charter to Danger and Passport to Panic were written as Eliot Reed – a collaborative pen name of Ambler and Charles Rodda. Tender to Danger was also titled Tender to Moonlight.