Ambler, Eric

A Coffin for Dimitrios

Carroll & Graf
New York 1996
Trade paperback,

“Charles Latimer, an English scholar-turned-mystery writer, does not make the acquaintance of international criminals, drug dealers and assassins every day. So when he meets Dimitrios Makropoulos, or rather his corpse, his interest piques.” His attempt to reconstruct the career of Dimitrios leads to “. . . a web of espionage and treachery.”   #5770