English crime novelist Charles Latimer is travelling in Istanbul when he makes the acquaintance of police inspector Colonel Haki, from whom he hears of Dimitrios - a criminal.
Latimer decides to retrace Dimitrios' steps to gather material for a new book.
In entering Dimitrios' criminal underworld, he realizes that his own life may be on the line.
Penguin Books Ltd Mask of dimitrios, paperback/eric ambler
