State of Siege: A Thriller, (Paperback)

from Roycrofter

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to be caught up in a revolution in a country not of your own, this book delivers that experience. Written in 1956, the story deals with the aftermath of the colonial period in the Dutch East Indies and the rise of Islam. The book held my interest from...

from AmberMcWilliams

This is a compelling read - especially because (as my husband noted) the majority of it takes place in a single small room. Ambler's prose is direct and engaging, and the story of an Englishman effectively taken hostage (along with his female escort) by a revolutionary group is intriguing. Sadly,...

from wildbill

This was written in 1956 and is actually one of the later Ambler's, but one I had never read. It is a familiar story. The protagonist is an engineer who gets involved in a coup in the Indonesian part of the world. Unlike most of Ambler's story there is a very poignant romance that begins and ends...

from jtck121166

A thriller worthy of the name, from the days shortly before Ian Fleming got his typewriter out and everything began to get a just a little bit silly. Steve Fraser is the reluctant hero of this short retelling in the first person of his horrific involvement in a coup (or counter-coup) in colonial ...