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''Send No More Roses'' is a 1977 novel by
Eric Ambler Eric Clifford Ambler OBE (28 June 1909 – 22 October 1998) was an English author of thrillers, in particular spy novels, who introduced a new realism to the genre. Also working as a screenwriter, Ambler used the pseudonym Eliot Reed for books ...
. It was published in the United States as ''The Siege of the Villa Lipp''.


Plot

Criminologist Professor Frits Krom visits Paul Firman, alias Oberholzer, a crooked investor. Firman agrees to be interviewed at his villa on the French Riviera. They come under attack by Firman's former business partner, Mat Tuakana.


Reception

It is regarded as one of Ambler's late masterpieces. '' Kirkus Reviews'' wrote "You can be sure that Eric Ambler would never mix his metaphors, write an ungraceful line, or tell you a story you don't want to hear."


References

{{reflist English thriller novels 1977 British novels Novels by Eric Ambler Weidenfeld & Nicolson books