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The Light of Day
by Eric Ambler
First Published
1962
Subjects
Jewel thieves
Criminals
Fiction in English
Detective and mystery stories
Fiction
Fiction, thrillers, espionage
Fiction, thrillers, suspense
Criminals, fiction
Greece, fiction
Turkey, fiction
Fiction, general
Espionage
Fiction, suspense
Thriller
Arthur Abdel Simpson (Fictitious character)
Edgar Award
Description
Arthur Simpson is a petty thief who is discovered stealing from a hotel room. His victim, however, turns out to be a criminal in a league well above his own and Simpson is blackmailed into smuggling arms into Turkey for use in a major jewel robbery. The Turkish police, however, discover the arms and he is further 'blackmailed' by them into spying on the 'gang' - or rot in a Turkish jail. However, agreeing to help brings even worse danger ....