A brilliant novel from the winner of the 1972 Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award. Syria, 1970. Michael Howell has kept his family’s Middle Eastern business going through a decade of takeovers, war, and revolution, but he’s about to meet his deadliest challenge yet. Howell is working late with his office manager and mistress, Teresa, when the pair discover men working overtime—producing bombs for the Palestine Action Force. The terrorists are not deterred by their discovery—rather, they force Howell and Teresa to help them carry out their plan. ==== https://www.fantasticfiction.com/a/eric-ambler/levanter.htm https://www.fantasticfiction.com/a/eric-ambler/ Eric Ambler is the recipient of four Gold Dagger Awards and one Silver. In 1975, he was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.
