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Biographical note
Jack Higgins lived in Belfast till the age of twelve. Leaving school at fifteen, he spent three years with the Royal Horse Guards, and was later a teacher and university lecturer. His thirty-sixth novel, The Eagle Has Landed (1975), turned him into an international bestselling author, and his novels have since sold over 250 million copies and been translated into sixty languages. Many have been made into successful films. He died in 2022, at his home in Jersey, surrounded by his family.
<p>‘Open a Jack Higgins novel and you’ll encounter a master craftsman at the peak of his powers … first-rate tales of intrigue, suspense and full-on action.’ Sunday Express</p>
<p>‘Higgins is a master of his craft.’ Daily Telegraph</p>
<p>‘A thriller writer in a class of his own.’ Financial Times</p>
<p>‘The master craftsman of good, clean adventure.’ Daily Mail</p>
Dillon and company are back in the ultimate blockbuster from the ‘legend’ that is Jack Higgins
Disillusioned with the Putin Government, famous Russian writer and ex-paratrooper Alexander Kurbsky decides he wants to disappear into the West. However he is under no illusions about how the news will be greeted at home – he has seen too many of his countrymen die mysteriously at the hands of the thuggish Russian security services, so he makes elaborate plans with Charles Ferguson, Sean Dillon and the rest of the group known informally as the "Prime Minister's private army" for his escape and concealment.
It's a real coup for the West…except for one thing. Kurbsky is still working for the Russians. The plan is to infiltrate British and American intelligence at the highest levels, and he has his own motivations for doing the most effective job possible. He does not care what he has to do or where he has to go…or whom he has to kill.
• Jack Higgins is one of the biggest selling names in thriller fiction with over 200 million copies of his novels in print
• Higgins' previous Sean Dillon novel, Rough Justice, went straight into The Sunday Times hardback bestseller list and has sold over 100,000 copies in paperback.
• Simultaneous publication with the next Sean Dillon thriller, WOLF AT THE DOOR, in hardback.
• On July 27th, 2009, Higgins will celebrate his 80th birthday.
• Next year will be Higgins’ 50th year in publishing, marking the anniversary of his first novel, Sad Wind from the Sea.
• Strong packaging will appeal to fans of Wilbur Smith and Clive Cussler
• A DARKER PLACE will be Jack Higgins sixteenth novel featuring the unstoppable Sean Dillon
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Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Jack Higgins lived in Belfast till the age of twelve. Leaving school at fifteen, he spent three years with the Royal Horse Guards, and was later a teacher and university lecturer. His thirty-sixth novel, The Eagle Has Landed (1975), turned him into an international bestselling author, and his novels have since sold over 250 million copies and been translated into sixty languages. Many have been made into successful films. He died in 2022, at his home in Jersey, surrounded by his family.