The Schirmer Inheritance is a 1953 novel by Eric Ambler.[1] It was adapted for television in 1957 by ITV.[2]
 First edition | |
| Author | Eric Ambler |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1953 |
| Media type | |
| OCLC | 001026701 |
| Preceded by | Judgment on Deltchev |
| Followed by | The Night-Comers |
Plot edit
George Carey is a former WWII bomber pilot and recently qualified lawyer. In 1951 or 1952,[3] Carey is tasked with going through the Schneider Johnson files, to check that nothing has been overlooked in the search for the heir to the Schirmer fortune.
References edit
- ^ Lewis, C. Day (26 July 1953). "With a Flair for Creating Alarm; THE SCHIRMER INHERITANCE. By Eric Ambler. 246 pp. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. $3". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Burton, Alan (31 January 2018). Looking-Glass Wars: Spies on British Screens since 1960. Vernon Press. ISBN 978-1-62273-290-6.
- ^ Wolfe, Peter (1993). Alarms and epitaphs : the art of Eric Ambler. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Popular Press. p. 89. ISBN 0879726032.