Jack Higgins
After nine years in prison, thief Ben Garvald has been released, and he’s headed back to the old neighborhood. His remarried ex-wife and sister-in-law aren’t happy about it, and they’ve asked for police protection. Det. Sgt. Nick Miller,...
"First rate.. A Fascinating adventure story...The Interest never flags."- San Francisco Chronicle.
In his most desperate moment, Adolph Hitler issues an impossible order to an disgraced war hero and his commandos. The mission: invade the very heart of England and kidnap Winston Churchill- or kill him. Far from the thunder of war, in a quiet seaside village called Studley Constable, a beautiful widow and a cultured IRA assassin undertake
...The days of the Third Reich are numbered, but on an isolated outpost in the English Channel, the German Army has vowed a fight to the death. Under their brilliant, ruthless SS commander, the Nazi invaders have turned this peaceful island into an impregnable fortress. The mission of Owen Morgan, British soldier of fortune, spy and a daredevil, is to lead a ruffian band of commandos onto the island in a bold move to destroy the enemy-and almost
...They called him the Rainlover and that was the only thing about him that was certain. His victims were always women. He only murdered under cover of darkness when the streets were wet when there would be no witnesses. That was all they Knew. The Rainlover could be anyone. Rich or poor, young or old, someone's husband, brother, someone's handsome son. He could be any one of thousand men. But for Miller and Mallory, hounded by both the public and
...As the last desperate outpost of the council of national resistance, the former U-boat L'Alouette casts a sinister over the northern seas. With a lifetime's experience of combat between them, its crew were ready to kill for a self proclaimed dream of France. The mission to capture the crazed militia and bring them to justice is a dirty job in anyone's language. But it is a task that the agent they call "The Butcher" understands all too well. When
...The year is 1944. A 19th-century sailing ship heads out of Rio de Janeiro to sea. On board is a crew of twenty-two including five nuns, and not a shred of evidence that any of them is German. Meanwhile in Germany, Hitler's Admiral Donitz is unleashing one last desperate attack against England and sends his best U-boat captain on a fanatical mission. At the same time in Scotland, an American commander recuperating from injuries sustained at D-Day
...Berlin,1940-SS officer Walter Shellenberg is under orders to "persuade" an exiled Duke and Duchess to the Nazi cause so that Hitler may enthrone them as puppet monarchs of England. But when Shellenberg impulsively aids the escape of beautiful Jewish nightclub singer,Hannah Winter, he plunges them both into a dark arena of intrigue and betrayal. Hunted by relentless. Gestapo agents, and chased through the deadly underground from Berlin to Madrid
...In 1985, off the northwest coast of England, an audacious hijacking by Irish Protestant paramilitaries culminate in the disappearance of one hundred million pounds of gold bullion. En route to Ireland, the seagoing barge Irish Rose capsizes and sinks under mysterious circumstances. Michael Ryan the mastermind behind the plot-his niece Kathleen, and the mysterious Martin Keogh survive the disaster. Everyone and everything else on board disappear
...10) Thunder Point
1945. The day before Hitler commits suicide he arranges for Reichsleiter Martin Bormann to flee from Berlin. 1992. Sean Dillon, the elusive terrorist from Eye of the Storm, is facing a firing squad in war-torn Yugoslavia. At the last minute his life is saved by his old nemesis, Brigadier General Charles Ferguson, in exchange for his help on a job for the British Government in the Caribbean. The wreck of Bormann's U-boat has been discovered, including
...11) Rain on the dead
12) Touch the Devil
14) The death trade
An eminent Iranian scientist has made a startling breakthrough in nuclear weapons research, but he can’t stand the thought of his regime owning the bomb. He would run if he could, but if he does, his family dies. He is desperate, and he doesn’t know what to do.
It is up to Sean Dillon and the Prime Minister’s private army to think of a plan. Most particularly, it is up to...
15) Eye of the storm
16) Flight of eagles
"Flight of Eagles might be his best ever" -Rocky Mountain News
"Higgins returns to World War II intrigue and, happy to note, the top of his game" -Lexington Herald-Leader
In the early days of World War II, nations were forced to choose sides in the epic battle that would change history forever. But for two brothers, fate had already made the choice. Separated as boys, Max and Harry Kelso have grown up to become ace fighter pilot-Max
...17) Night of the fox
During the Vietnam War, a brave young American saved the life of a French woman whose husband was reported dead. After a brief, passionate affair, the two learned that her husband was indeed alive. Twenty years later, the young man is President of the United States. On a trip to Paris, she comes to meet him with a lovely young person: her daughter, she says... and his. Other are aware of this relationship, and capture the girl, insisting that he
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