Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Eric Ambler
Born: June 28, 1909
Died: October 22, 1998 (aged 89)
Bio: Eric Clifford Ambler was an influential British author of thrillers, in particular spy novels who introduced a new realism to the genre. He also worked as a screenwriter.
Known for:
- Journey into Fear (1940)
- Epitaph for a spy (1938)
- Judgment on Deltchev (1951)
- The Light of Day (1962)
- Passage of Arms (1959)