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The Levanter is a 1972 novel by Eric Ambler. Plot. Michael Howell is a "levantine mongrel" who has inherited his family's Middle-Eastern business. He is forced by the Palestine Action Force to produce bombs for them. The story is framed by a description from a journalist of Ghaled, a Palestinian terrorist and extortionist.
Jan 1, 1972 · Where the latter story falters in an imaginary Balkan state, a hazy world populated by faceless characters, The Levanter is set in the real Middle East – primarily Syria – and is crisp, bright and authentic.
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About The Levanter. Winner of the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger Award Syria, 1970. Michael Howell has kept his family’s Middle Eastern business enterprises going through a decade of takeovers, war, and revolution, thanks in part to his office manager, Teresa, who is also his mistress.
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Winner of the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger Award. Syria, 1970. Michael Howell has kept his family’s Middle Eastern business enterprises going through a decade of takeovers, war, and revolution, but he is about to meet his deadliest challenge yet.
A Syrian businessman is drawn into the deadly machinations of Palestinian terrorists in the acclaimed author’s Gold Dagger–winning thriller.Syria, 1970. As a self-described “Levantine mongrel,” Michael Howell is used to navigating the shifting sands of Middle East politics.
Michael Howell is the Levanter, an English businessman trying to keep his family firm intact in Syria, a country undergoing a revolution.
Jul 2, 2022 · The Levanter by Eric Ambler. Publication date 1972 Publisher C. Tinling & Co. Ltd., London and Prescot Collection printdisabled; internetarchivebooks ...
