| Man in Ambush | |
| Author: | Maurice Procter |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Harry Martineau |
| Genre: | Crime |
| Publisher: | Hutchinson Harper (US) |
| Release Date: | 1958 |
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| Preceded By: | The Midnight Plumber |
| Followed By: | Killer At Large |
Man in Ambush is a 1958 crime novel by the British writer Maurice Procter.[1] It is the third in his series featuring Chief Inspector Harry Martineau, set in the Northern industrial city of Granchester.[2] It takes the form of a police procedural. Published by Hutchinson, it was released in the United States by Harper & Row the following year.[3]
Martineau sets out to try and hunt down the killer of his colleague Inspector Robert McQuade. However he soon faces attempts on his own life and a scheme to frame him for taking bribes.