Judgment on Deltchev

Judgment on Deltchev
Author	Eric Ambler
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date	1951
Media type	Print
OCLC	978598449
Preceded by	Journey into Fear
Followed by	The Schirmer Inheritance

Judgment on Deltchev is a 1951 novel by Eric Ambler. It was his first novel for eleven years, and Ambler was worried about producing a bad novel, but did not.[1] The book is a courtroom drama based on the show trial of Bulgarian politician Nikola Petkov.[1] It provoked hostile responses from Communist fellow travellers.[2][3]

It is regarded as one of Ambler's finest books.[4] James Fenton called the book "Ambler's best novel... the most interesting politically and the most profound".[5]

Plot

Foster is a playwright who is hired by an American newspaper to visit an unnamed East European country, to report on the show trial of fallen politician Yordan Deltchev. Deltchev is accused of plotting to assassinate the country's leader. Foster meets Deltchev's powerful wife, but gets caught up in a bewildering conspiracy.

References

Evans, Julian (28 March 2013). "The faces behind the mask". Julian Evans. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
Jones, Thomas (5 June 2009). "Thomas Jones on thriller writer Eric Ambler". the Guardian. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
Hanks, Robert. "Socialism and Suspense". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
Cornwell, Bob. "Screening Eric Ambler – His Work in Films | Crime Time". Retrieved 29 December 2021.
Wolfe, Peter (1993). Alarms and epitaphs : the art of Eric Ambler. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Popular Press. p. 89. ISBN 0879726032.

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[Evans-1] Evans, Julian (28 March 2013). "The faces behind the mask". Julian Evans. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

[Jones-2] Jones, Thomas (5 June 2009). "Thomas Jones on thriller writer Eric Ambler". the Guardian. Retrieved 21 December 2021.

[New_Statesman-3] Hanks, Robert. "Socialism and Suspense". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2014.

[4] Cornwell, Bob. "Screening Eric Ambler – His Work in Films | Crime Time". Retrieved 29 December 2021.

[Wolfe-5] Wolfe, Peter (1993). Alarms and epitaphs : the art of Eric Ambler. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Popular Press. p. 89. ISBN 0879726032.