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Uncommon Danger is the second novel by British thriller writer Eric Ambler, published in 1937. In his autobiography, ''Here Lies'', Ambler explains the original title was ''Background To Danger'', but his British publisher disliked the word 'background', so it was published in all English-speaking countries except the US as ''Uncommon Danger''. ==Plot background== Bessarabia has been a contested area between Russia and Romania since the Great War. It contains important oil fields. A Russian double-agent (Borovansky) has stolen Russian plans for a possible attack on Bessarabia. If these are made public it will whip up anti-Russian feeling in Romania and help the Fascist Iron Guard to power, and help them make an alliance with Nazi Germany. The spy is taking them by train south into Austria. Russian spies Andreas Zaleshoff and his sister Tamara are tipped off and commission a Spaniard, Ortega, to pursue Borovansky on the train, follow him to his hotel in Austria, and get the plans back. Mr Balterghen of the British-based Pan-Eurasian Petroleum Company (PEPC) wants the question of the Romanian Concessions ie which external oil companies can exploit Romania’s oil, to be re-opened so that PEPC can bribe its way to new concessions. He commissions one ‘Colonel Robinson’ to do this. Zaleshoff realises that ‘Robinson’ is the assassin and propagandist-for-hire Stefan Saridza, accompanied by his henchman Captain Mailler. So, as the story begins, two separate sets of men are on the track of Borovansky and his photos. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Uncommon Danger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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