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Josef Vadassy is a Hungarian refugee who is effectively stateless. He was born in Szabadka, then in Hungary, but it became Subotica and part of Yugoslavia following the 1920 Treaty of Trianon. His Yugoslav passport later expired and the authorities refused to renew it.
Eric Ambler’s 1938 novel Epitaph for a Spy is a perfect example of his distinctive approach to spy fiction. Ambler’s heroes were not professional spies but ordinary people caught up in the dangerous web of espionage.
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Feb 5, 2002 · Recruited against his will by the secret police, the lay spy Josef Vadassy has to find the real spy among a group of hotel guests. Vadassy's camera is the focal point of the story. He has to probe into the hotel people looking for motivations and secrets.
- Eric Ambler
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- Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
About Epitaph for a Spy. When Josef Vadassy arrives at the Hotel de la Reserve at the end of his Riviera holiday, he is simply looking forward to a few more days of relaxation before returning to Paris.
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Epitaph for a Spy: A Spy Thriller. Eric Ambler. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Feb 5, 2002 - Fiction - 272 pages. When Josef Vadassy arrives at the Hotel de la Reserve at the end of his...
- Eric Ambler
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2002
- reprint
May 28, 2009 · To prove himself innocent to the French police, he must discover which one of his fellow guests at his pension is the real spy. As he desperately...
To prove himself innocent to the French police, he must discover which one of his fellow guests at his pension is the real spy. As he desperately tries to uncover the true culprit's identity, Vadassy must risk his job, his safety and everything he holds dear.
