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The Mask of Dimitrios
The Mask of Dimitrios
May 14, 2025 1:39 AM

Author:Eric Ambler,Anthony Howell,Mark Mazower

The Mask of Dimitrios

Brought to you by Penguin.

English crime novelist Charles Latimer is travelling in Istanbul when he makes the acquaintance of Turkish police inspector Colonel Haki. It is from him that he first hears of the mysterious Dimitrios - an infamous master criminal, long wanted by the law, whose body has just been fished out of the Bosphorus. Fascinated by the story, Latimer decides to retrace Dimitrios' steps across Europe to gather material for a new book. But, as he gradually discovers more about his subject's shadowy history, fascination tips over into obsession. And, in entering Dimitrios' criminal underworld, Latimer realizes that his own life may be on the line.

© Eric Ambler 1939 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Reviews

Not Le Carré, not Deighton, not Ludlum have surpassed the intelligence, authenticity or engrossing storytelling that established The Mask of Dimitrios as the best of its kind.

—— The Times

A gripping thriller ... still fresh as new.

—— Guardian

A startling, elegant masterpiece of espionage fiction.

—— Wall Street Journal

Not Le Carré, not Deighton, not Ludlum have surpassed the intelligence, authenticity or engrossing storytelling that established The Mask of Dimitrios as the best of its kind

—— The Times

If you want to experience the feel of the Continent in the 1930s, you will find few better guides

—— Robert Harris

Rob Hart’s “The Warehouse” conjures a warped but recognizable near-future America that nails the dystopia-as-utopia aspect of our worst nightmares. Like the best dystopian fiction, “The Warehouse” holds up a dark mirror to our times.

—— San Francisco Chronicle

The Warehouse raises questions about how much power and control we should allow one company to have. When a hugely profitable business says their aim is to build a better world, should we take them at their word?

—— BBC Science Focus

A thriller of ideas, and its interplay of taut action and incisive cultural commentary gives it shades of Fahrenheit 451 and Jurassic Park ... When [it] lives in this dissonance between good intentions and corporate desolation, it really shines

—— USA Today

“On the surface, The Warehouse is a thrilling story of corporate espionage at the highest level, but dig a little deeper, and you’ll find a terrifying cautionary tale of the nightmare world we are making for ourselves—where our reliance upon e-commerce giants is turning them into malevolent entities more powerful than government.”

—— Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter

“I loved The Warehouse, although and because it made my blood run cold. The world Rob Hart creates is what our world could be by this time next year. Watching these oh so human characters try to cope, even thrive, in their new normal makes one alternately hopeful and despairing. Bravo!”

—— SJ Rozan, author of Ghost Hero

The Warehouse is an inventive, addictive, Crichton-esque, page-turning, near-future dystopian thriller about a corporation ruling over every aspect of our late-capitalism lives

—— Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Cabin at the End of the World

An absolute thriller. Using wit, insight and masterful story-telling, Rob Hart has written a riveting tale that reflects on the state of humanity and where we might be heading. Be prepared for the unexpected and to look at our world through a new, twisted lens.

—— Ashlee Vance, New York Times bestselling author of Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

Fast-paced and unputdownable, thrilling and ominous, The Warehouse is a terrifying object lesson of a story that will haunt you each time you see a box on the front step--and make you wonder what color your shirt will be, one day.

—— Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Phasma

Detailed worldbuilding makes this one feel nightmarish and all too real, but the thrilling plot keeps you turning pages anyway…A creepy dystopian thriller from Rob Hart that might be one of the breakout books of the year.

—— Barnes & Noble

A scathing, near-future satire

—— FT, Books of the Year

Incredible … one of my reads of the year

—— Mark Edwards

'Engrossing ... Big Brother meets Big Business - that pretty much nails it'

—— Stephen King

Beyond the twists and turns of the thriller, The Body Lies also stands out for its careful examination of the role of women, both in these thriller novels and within society, making this book a powerful and unnerving read with thrills that run much deeper than your average surface shocks ... Impossible to put down.

—— Culturefly

Baker's layered and sharply observed writing feels authentic from the first . . . Moving beyond boundaries to divine the essence of what it is to be a woman navigating life in modern-day Britain.

—— Claire Thinking

An essential book for our times . . . this is a thrilling, gripping read

—— Tales Before Bedtime

The depth and style of literary fiction [with] the thrill of a more contemporary read

—— Cheryl M-M's Book Blog

The Body Lies is one of those brilliant books that gave me the rage in all the right ways . . . A raw and challenging novel that deserves to be widely read

—— The Shelf of Unread Books

There is tension, drama and sense of jeopardy aplenty

—— What Cathy Read Next

A compelling, uncomfortable and overwhelming read . . . absolutely brilliant.

—— Beverley Has Read

I felt compelled to read on and find out what would happen next

—— GNTxReads

A timely and powerful literary thriller which makes for a thought-provoking and unsettling read

—— Hair Past a Freckle blog

Thought provoking and intelligent . . . I cannot recommend highly enough.

—— Amanda Duncan, My Bookish Blogspot

Offers a really interesting perspective on how women are represented in life

—— Varietats

It is insidiously unnerving in such a clever way . . . had me well and truly hooked!

—— Bookish Chat

Dark, unforgiving, suspenseful and thought-provoking

—— Emma's Bookish Corner

Campus novel satire and the high drama of a thriller combine in a fiendishly readable interrogation of the allure of violent fiction

—— SARAH MOSS, Guardian

One of the most believable heroines I've seen on the page in a long time. The final chapters deliver the heart-in-mouth genre denouement we’ve been waiting for

—— TLS

A brilliant portrayal of love and complex family relationships, with all the features of a Gothic mystery.

—— Psychologies

A lushly written, psychologically suspenseful narrative that's not easily forgotten.

—— Hephzibah Anderson , Mail on Sunday

A darkly disquieting thriller... The descriptions are vivid enough to stop you in your tracks, and the narrative draws to a psychologically apt conclusion.

—— Lucy Whetman , TalkTalk News

A multi-dimensional shocker, where everything is not as clear cut as it initially seems, leading to a devastating conclusion. Fans of the darker and more mysteriously menacing work of Stephen King or the contemporary horror of Andrew Michael Hurley will adore Sisters.

—— David Nobakht , Buzz Magazine

Johnson has cultivated a striking style with recurring images and themes... [her] stories contain minimal dialogue and very little straightforward narration. They are instead characterised by the accumulation of sensory detail, the gradual revealing of character, and a building sense of dread.

—— Anna Leszkiewicz , New Statesman

Johnson pulls off a great feat in this book. We are propelled by her story, even while we barely know what it is; absorbed by characters at once abstract yet fully drawn. She allows just enough clarity to pierce through, like flashes of an image amid white noise, until finally we can grasp and appreciate the whole picture that has so thrillingly eluded us.

—— Maria Crawford , Financial Times

Sisters echoes Brontë's Wuthering Heights not only in its gothic elements and sombre descriptions of English landscapes but also in the idea of doomed love, love which becomes an omnipotent, harmful power... Sisters is chilling and unrestful in a way many horror stories aren't, the world of the novel itself a disturbing and anxious place.

—— Elizaveta Kolesova , Upcoming

An absorbing tale of sibling love and envy.

—— Citizen Femme

It's hard to deny the uncanny thrill generated by Johnson's blend of horror, nature writing and magical realism... As dazzling as a photographer's flash.

—— Anthony Cummins , Literary Review

Held me rapt until the very end

—— Lucy Diamond

I didn't want to put it down

—— Katherine Webb

A beautiful and intriguing page-turner

—— Dinah Jefferies

Rich and atmospheric

—— Rachel Hore
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