# The Light of Day

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- Book: [The Light of Day](https://www.bookquiver.com/eric-ambler/the-light-of-day) ([The Light of Day.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/eric-ambler/the-light-of-day.md))
- Authors: [Eric Ambler](https://www.bookquiver.com/eric-ambler)
- Publisher: vintage_crime_black_lizard
- ISBN: 978-03-7572-679-8
- Pages: 224
- Published: 2004-12-07
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The Light of Day was the basis for Jules Dassin’s classic film, Topkapi. When Arthur Abdel Simpson first spots Harper in the Athens airport, he recognizes him as a tourist unfamiliar with city and...