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The Schirmer Inheritance

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The Schirmer Inheritance
First edition
AuthorEric Ambler
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHeinemann
Publication date
1953
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
OCLC001026701
Preceded byJudgment on Deltchev 
Followed byThe Night-Comers 

The Schirmer Inheritance is a 1953 novel by Eric Ambler.[1] It was adapted for television in 1957 by ITV.[2]

Plot

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Burton, Alan (31 January 2018). Looking-Glass Wars: Spies on British Screens since 1960. Vernon Press. ISBN 978-1-62273-290-6.
  3. ^ Wolfe, Peter (1993). Alarms and epitaphs : the art of Eric Ambler. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Popular Press. p. 89. ISBN 0879726032.