num_pages: 224
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 in need of a private driver. In other words, the perfect mark for Simpson’s brand of entrepreneurship. But Harper proves to be more the spider than the fly when he catches Simpson riffling his wallet for traveler’s checks. Soon Simpson finds himself blackmailed into driving a suspicious car across the Turkish border. Then, when he is caught again, this time by the police, he faces a choice: cooperate with the Turks and spy on his erstwhile colleagues or end up in one of Turkey’s notorious prisons. The authorities suspect an attempted coup, but Harper and his gang of international jewel thieves have planned something both less sinister and much, much more audacious.
language: English
title: The Light of Day
titlecomplete: The Light of Day
characters: Elizabeth Lipp, Leo Miller, Arthur Abdel Simpson, Nicki Simpson, Major Tufan, Hans Fischer, Geven, Walter Harper
genres: Thriller, Novels, Espionage, Crime, Suspense, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Adventure, Fiction, British Literature
ratings_count: 1794
places: Turkey, Istanbul, Greece, Athens
series: Arthur Simpson
awards: awardedAt: -189360000000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard