The Schirmer Inheritance -- Eric Ambler

It wasn t anyone s idea of a glamorous first assignment at a white show law firm. George Cary, former WWII bomber pilot and newly minted lawyer, was given the ignoble task of going through the tons of files on the Schneider Johnson case, just to make sure nothing had been overlooked. But, as luck would have it, George did discover something among the false claims and dead-end leads that made this into more than just another missing-heir-to-a vast-fortune case. And what he found would connect a deserter from Napoloeon s defeated army to a guerrilla fighter in post-war Greece, and lead Cary himself into a dangerous situation where his own survival will depend more on what he learned in the army than anything he learned in law school."<br><br><b>Author:</b> Eric Ambler<br><b>Publisher:</b> Vintage Crime/Black Lizard<br><b>Published:</b> 12/02/2003<br><b>Pages:</b> 224<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.50lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.02h x 5.22w x 0.62d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780375726767<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Library Journal</i> 02/15/2004 pg. 168<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Eric Ambler</b> is often said to have invented the modern suspense novel. Beginning in 1936, he wrote a series of novels that introduced ordinary protagonists thrust into political intrigues they were ill prepared to deal with. These novels were touted for their realism, and Ambler established himself as a thriller writer of depth and originality. In the process he paved the