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Jack Higgins A Season in Hell
Simon & Schuster 067163691X / 9780671636913 Hardcover Good
067163691X Editorial Reviews&newline;&newline;From Publishers Weekly&newline;Sean Egan is Irish, well-educated and cynical, trained by the British as a commando who can shoot bad guys between the eyes without blinking. Sarah Talbot is a powerful Wall Street lawyer and a wealthy socialite. This unlikely duo join forces to avenge the killings of Sean's adoptive sister and Sarah's son, both murdered by a ghoulish heroin smuggling ring. They travel throughout Europe, uncovering clues just before each source is murdered before their eyes, followed by the drug ring's cool assassin, Jago. Though it's not unusual to find a political adventure novel lacking in original dialogue or emotional depth, it is surprising to see the plot fall quickly into such predictable contrivances. If Sean straps on an ankle holster at a certain point in the narrative, for example, he will certainly be frisked just a few pages later. The novel has no romance, no sex, and too few twists. The most interesting character, Jago, never lives up to his early promise as the cold-blooded killer with a chilling respect and fondness for Sarah. Higgins builds suspense only to let it dissipate at the last moment, and the ending, though a surprise, is arbitrary and unrewarding. The novel should, nevertheless, eventually find a comfortable niche in the paperback racks.&newline;Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.&newline;&newline;Review&newline;Associated Press Readers of Jack Higgins' thrillers have come to expect...good writing and beautifully complicated plots.Higgins provides both in full measure in A Season In Hell. -- Review --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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Jack Higgins Eagle Has Flown (Classic Jack Higgins Collection)
Penguin Books 0140273352 / 9780140273359 PAPERBACK Very Good
0140273352 Editorial Reviews n nReview nKirkus Reviews A spirited sequel to The Eagle Has Landed....This engrossing follow-up...displays a veteran's craftsmanship....A robust tale, told with gusto. -- Review --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition. n nProduct Description nThe sequel to "The Eagle has Landed". By the end of 1943, all the evidence of the abortive German attempt to assassinate Winston Chuchill has been buried in a grave in Norfolk. But two of the most wanted ringleaders are still alive, and the Reichsfuhrer is demanding the eagle's return.
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Jack Higgins East of Desolation
Berkley 0425161021 / 9780425161029 MASS MARKET PAPERBACK Very Good
0425161021 Editorial Reviews n nProduct Description nThe wreckage of a private plane plunges charter pilot Joe Martin into deadly danger in the icy desert of Cape Desolation, Greenland... n nFrom the Publisher n6 1-hour cassettes --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
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Jack Higgins Edge of Danger
Harpercollins Pb 0006514669 / 9780006514664 PAPERBACK Very Good
0006514669 Editorial Reviews n nAmazon.com Review nBritish agent Sean Dillon, late of the IRA, is back in another heart-stopping adventure by veteran suspense writer Jack Higgins, who starts his newest with a dry recitation of the background and heritage of the villains of this piece (the half-British, half-Arab Rashid family) and then rockets them into action. The three brothers and their alluringly beautiful sister Kate aren't happy when Russian and American interests start poaching on the patch of oil-rich desert sand they consider part of the family business. Political assassination figures heavily in the Rashids' plans for revenge. Enlisting the aid of Irish terrorist Aiden Bell and his cronies, they plot the murder of the American president, and when that fails, the Russian prime minister. But Dillon and his spymaster, Brigadier General Ferguson, thwart their plans at every turn, and as the Rashid men are picked off, one by one, the stakes keep getting raised. The final showdown, between Sean and Kate, ends in the kind of draw that, combined with the oft-repeated Rashid family motto ("I always return"), presages a sequel to this brilliantly paced thriller. n nSean Dillon is a soldier's soldier, whom Higgins invests with dignity as well as derring-do; he gets more complex and interesting with every outing. Higgins has penned over 30 novels, many featuring other protagonists, but none of them has Dillon's staying power. If you've never met Sean Dillon, this is a good place to start. There are plenty of books featuring him in Higgins's extensive backlist, and by the time you've worked your way through them, you'll be eagerly anticipating the next one. --Jane Adams --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. n nFrom Publishers Weekly nAfter 31 Higgins thrillers, nearly all first-rate, fans know that this author is as reliable as a Rolls. His 32nd novel proves no letdown. Pitting returning antihero Sean Dillon, once of the IRA, now with British intelligence, against an aristocratic English-Arab family bent on vengeance that threatens world order, the story whips along. From London to the Middle East, from Ireland to the White House, it swirls with intrigue and snaps with violence. While driving drunk in England, a Russian diplomat kills the mother of Paul Rashid, Earl of Loch Dhu, one of the world's richest men. The diplomat is protected by both the Russians and the Americans, between whom he was brokering an oil deal. In retaliation, Rashid, whose Arab side stems from fierce desert "Bedu," lashes out by ordering the assassination of the American president. Rashid hires an infamous Irish terrorist to do the deed, but in a tense stalk-and-shoot at the presidential retreat at Nantucket, the attempt failsDprompting Rashid to go after other targets. Higgins's no-nonsense prose builds a tough tale peopled by menDand a few women, notably Rashid's beautiful, equally fierce sisterDwho thrive on danger and are smart enough to quote Plato in explaining why ("'the life which is unexamined is not worth living.' Which means to me: the life not put to the test"). Dillon's usual gang joins the diminutive, deadly Irishman as he tracks Rashid from one outrage to another, culminating in a showdown in an ancient Scot castle that leaves no doubt of a sequel. This is Higgins near the top of his game, hands a blur as, fast and hard, he deals another winner. Literary Guild main selection. (Feb. 19) Forecast: Like his talent, Higgins's welcome on bestseller lists never seems to wear out. nCopyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Higgins, Jack In hoge kringen
De Boekerij 9022526585 / 9789022526583 Hardcover Very Good
9022526585 In dit boek herenigt Jack Higgins de heiden uit zijn boek Machtsgreep voor de zoektocht naar een hoogst merkwaardige moordenaar, die de macht heeft een hele natie ten gronde te richten. nNew York. Diep in de nacht, terwijl de regen neerstroomt, staat een goedgeklede oudere vrouw in een portaal, met een pistool in haar tas. Ze wacht op de thuiskomst van een senator... Washington D. C. Op het bureau van Blake Johnson, hoofd van een ultrageheime dienst van het Witte Huis, rinkelt de telefoon. De pres...
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Jack Higgins On Dangerous Ground
Signet 0451181751 / 9780451181756 PAPERBACK Very Good
0451181751 Product Description nBritish Intelligence discover the existence of a secret deal signed by Mao Tse Tung and Lord Louis Mountbatten during World War II to extend the lease on Hong Kong for another century. Sean Dillon, once a feared IRA enforcer now working for the British, must track down the document.
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Jack Higgins The Eagle Has Landed
Pan 0330268074 / 9780330268073 PAPERBACK Good
0330268074 Synopsis nBy the same author as "A Prayer for the Dying", this novel revolves around a wartime plot to kidnap or assassinate Winston Churchill. 14 German soldiers are parachuted into Norfolk disguised as a Polish unit, and aided by a local woman and an IRA gunman, they make their attempt.
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jack higgins the eagle has landed
Pocket paperback 0330246305 / 9780330246309 PAPERBACK Good
0330246305 Synopsis nA wartime thriller about a daring mission to kidnap Winston Churchill from Britain and take him to Nazi Germany, assisted by IRA gunman Liam Devlin. First published in 1975. From the author of EYE OF THE STORM, THUNDER POINT, ON DANGEROUS GROUND and SHEBA.
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Jack Higgins The Wrath of God
HarperCollins 058603708X / 9780586037089 PAPERBACK Good
058603708X Synopsis nMexico 1922 - a place and time when life was cheap and survival was for those who fought dirtiest. And when it came to dirty fighting, there were few men more skilled than Emmet Heogh, the young Irish gunman, and Oliver van Horne, the "priest" with a Thompson sub-machine gun in his Gladstone bag.
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