Il colonello Steiner, soprannominato "Aquila", è tenuto prigioniero nella Torre di Londra dopo il fallito attentato a Churchill. Per liberarlo - con l'intento di riservargli un 'trattamento' speciale a causa del suo errore - , Himmler incarica il terrorista dell'Ira Liam Devlin. Costui, affiancato da un gruppo di fedeli collaboratori, accetta il rischioso e difficile compito. Ma la partita si rivela presto ben più complessa del previsto e i pezzi sulla scacchiera del gioco mutano di posizione, trasformando perfino dei nemici in alleati...
1944, Cina: nel pieno della guerra cino-giapponese lord Mountbatten rappresentante del governo inglese e Mao Tze Tung stipulano la convenzione di Chungking che stabilisce che gli alleati occidentali, in cambio di una proroga di cento anni del trattato di Hong Kong, riforniranno di armi i cinesi per la lotta contro il Giappone. L'aereo che trasporta i documenti dell'accordo precipita e la convenzione sarà un nulla di fatto. 1993, New York: una copia superstite dell'accordo cade nelle mani di un italo-americano di una potente famiglia mafiosa. I servizi segreti britannici sono in allarme e chiedono aiuto a Sean Dillon...
John Mikali è un celebre, osannato pianista, amato e ricercato dalle donne, ma soprattutto è un killer temibile e crudele. Anche Asa Morgan è un killer, un soldato che ha votato tutta la propria vita all'esercito. Un giorno i loro destini si incrociano tragicamente, dando il via ad una spietata caccia all'uomo che pone ad entrambi un'unica, agghiacciante alternativa: vivere o morire. Un thriller dal ritmo incalzante e dalla suspense mozzafiato, che avvince e incatena il lettore fino alla drammatica, ineluttabile conclusione.
Martin Fallon, terrorista irlandese, ha fallito l'ultimo attentato, causando invece la morte di un gruppo di bambini, che viaggiavano su di un bus scolastico. E ricercato dalla polizia e dai suoi stessi compagni, che vogliono ucciderlo. Disgustato dal troppo sangue versato, egli vorrebbe lasciare la clandestinità e fuggire in America. Ma un perfido gangester, che dovrebbe fornirgli passaporto e soldi, Jack Meehan, lo ricatta, costringendolo ad uccidere per lui un suo nemico. A quest'ultimo assassinio assiste per caso un sacerdote cattolico, padre Da Costa, e perciò Fallon va a confessarsi da lui per obbligarlo a tacere, e poi continua a frequentare la sua chiesa perché ha conosciuto Anna la nipote di padre Da Costa, una gentile ragazza cieca, e, complice la musica dell'organo, ha iniziato con lei una storia d'amore. Ma intanto Martin Fallon è sempre più minacciato da ogni lato dai suoi nemici, il peggiore dei quali è ora Meehan, che, per vendicare il fratello ucciso, vorrebbe far saltare con una bomba la chiesa di padre Da Costa è con questi, Anna e Martin stesso, facendo apparire l'attentato come opera del terrorista. Ma il giovane difende e salva il prete e la ragazza.
Brooklyn: una giornalista viene uccisa dalla mafia perché troppo vicina ai segreti di una delle cosche più potenti di New York... e forse non solo per quello... Washington D.C.: un membro del consiglio di sicurezza degli Stati Uniti viene a sapere che la sua ex moglie è stata ammazzata. Sean Dillon entra in azione e il frenetico domino di eventi che seguiranno non lascerà scampo nemmeno ai lettori. Mafia e Casa Bianca: è questo il binomio al centro del nuovo romanzo di Jack Higgins.
Frank Barry. terrorist of the highest order. His ideology is money and his track record is flawless. When the Russians want review copies of the latest NATO missile system, Barry is the man to deliver them. Martin Brosnan, poet, scholar and killer. Trained in Vietnam then polished in the ranks of the IRA he now languishes in a French prison fortress of Belle Isle. Liam Devlin, Brosnan's best and oldest friend. Devlin wants Brosnan out of jail and Barry's trail, and he'll use everything in his power to do so...
Kate Rashid, una delle donne più ricche e più pericolose del mondo, ha sete di vendetta. E l'uomo che vuole eliminare si chiama Sean Dillon, ex agente dell'IRA passato a lavorare per i servizi segreti britannici, responsabile di aver ucciso i suoi tre fratelli dopo che questi avevano attentato alla vita del presidente degli Stati Uniti. Unica superstite della sua potente famiglia mezzo inglese mezzo araba, a capo di un vero e proprio impero petrolifero, la bellissima e spietata Kate è disposta a tutto, persino a distruggere una parte considerevole dei propri oleodotti pur di mettere definitivamente in ginocchio l'economia americana. Nel suo piano diabolico è sostenuta dall'ambiguo cugino, Rupert Dauncey, ma soprattutto dall'indiscussa lealtà delle tribù beduine a lei fedelissime. Mentre a fianco di Dillon, nell'inevitabile ultima sfida, c'è il senatore Daniel Quinn, ex eroe della guerra del Vietnam e amico del presidente... Seguito di "Vendetta privata", una spy story dal ritmo serrato, best-seller negli Stati Uniti.
Il corpo martoriato di uno studente viene rinvenuto su una lugubre e desolata banchina della Senna. Decisa a far luce sulla tragica morte del ragazzo, Sarah, la sua matrigna, avvia una propria indagine, affiancata da un ex sergente dei Servizi Speciali dell'Aereonautica. La loro impresa si rivela però complessa e rischiosa: infatti, si trovano a combattere istituzioni segrete - lecite e meno -, nonchè il misterioso burattinaio di un traffico internazionale di eroina... Una spy-story emozionante, di superba qualità
Maggio 1963 ... Come il presidente John F. Kennedy si prepara a fare la sua storica visita a Berlino Ovest, un gruppo segreto di killer spietato si prepara a colpire. E solo un uomo può fermarli: Padre Sean Conlin, eroe della resistenza tedesco-occidentale.
Nel 1945, mentre Berlino brucia, Hitler affida il suo diario al giovane barone Max von Berger, incaricandolo di proteggerlo. Con l'aiuto di fondi segreti in Svizzera, von Berger, ora ottantenne e tra i più ricchi e influenti del mondo, nasconde molti misteri, tra cui la sua alleanza con i potenti fratelli Rashid, legati al terrorismo antiamericano. La sua vita è ulteriormente complicata dal profondo legame con la loro sorella Kate, che gli ha salvato la vita. Quando Kate muore in circostanze misteriose, dopo l'assassinio della sua famiglia, von Berger giura vendetta, decidendo di realizzare il desiderio della famiglia: distruggere il presidente degli Stati Uniti, Jake Cazalet. Il diario di Hitler contiene rivelazioni esplosive sul padre di Cazalet e il suo ruolo nella Seconda Guerra Mondiale. Mentre il barone trama il suo piano in Germania, America e Inghilterra, rappresentate dai capi dei rispettivi servizi segreti, si uniscono per mantenere l'ordine globale. Un gruppo di coraggiosi, guidato da Sean Dillon, ex agente dell'IRA e ora figura di spicco dell'intelligence britannica, si prepara a contrastare la minaccia.
For centuries, the two Great Guilds have controlled the world of Dematr. The Mechanics and the Mages have been bitter rivals, agreeing only on the need to keep the world they rule from changing. But now a Storm approaches, one that could sweep away everything that humans have built. Only one person has any chance of uniting enough of the world behind her to stop the Storm, but the Great Guilds and many others will stop at nothing to defeat her. Mari is a brilliant young Mechanic, just out of the Guild Halls, where she has spent most of her life learning how to run the steam locomotives and other devices of her Guild. Alain is the youngest Mage ever to learn how to change the world he sees with the power of his mind. Each has been taught that the works of the other's Guild are frauds. But when their caravan is destroyed, they begin to discover how much has been kept from them. As they survive danger after danger, Alain discovers what Mari doesn't know, that she was long ago prophesized as the only one who can save their world. When Mari reawakens emotions he had been taught to deny, Alain realizes he must sacrifice everything to save her. Mari, fighting her own feelings, discovers that only together can she and Alain hope to stay alive and overcome the Dragons of Dorcastle
This survey, an introduction to the history of Anglo-Saxon England looks at political history, and religious, cultural, social, legal and economic themes are woven in. Throughout the book the authors make use of original sources such as chronicles, charters, manuscripts and coins, works of art, archaelogical remains and surviving buildings.The nature of power and kingship, role of wealth, rewards, conquest and blood-feud in the perennial struggle for power, structure of society, the development of Christianity and the relations between church and secular authority are discussed at length, while particular topics are explored in 19 "picture essays".
Three desperate men. Each determined to flee his dark and violent past—only to find that violence is a way of life from which there is no escape... Emmet Keough: a trained assassin who no longer can remember how many men he has killed or why he killed them. Van Horre: priest, bank robber, murderer...saint. A man running from the law himself. Janos: businessman, hotel proprietor...gun runner. A mysterious man with an even more mysterious past. Three desperate men in a chaotic, war-torn land, joined together in a mission of death.
The second collection of plays from eminent playwright James Graham, bringing together four of his state-of-the-nation plays. The volume includes the following plays, alongside an introduction by the author: This House (2012) explores Westminster and the 1974 hung parliament through a combination of wit and waspish dialogue, comedy and political comment, and historical and contemporary concerns. The Angry Brigade (2014) takes a look at the story behind the Angry Brigade - a British anarchist group who carried out a series of bomb attacks between 1970 and 1972. The Vote (2015) looks at what happens in Britain on election night through the eyes of those at the polling station. Set in a fictional London polling station, Graham's play dramatises the final ninety minutes before the polls close in the 2015 general election. Monster Raving Loony (2016) explores the life and exploits of Screaming Lord Sutch to examine the state of the nation and Britain's post-war identity crisis. It tells the story of Sutch through a cavalcade of comic characters from music hall to Monty Python, panto to Partridge.
Climates: Architecture and the Planetary Imaginary brings together discussions and projects at the intersection of architecture and climate change. Comprehensive essays consider cultural values ascribed to climate and ask how climate influences our conception of what architecture is and does. 0Which materials and conceptual infrastructures render climate legible, knowable and actionable, and what are their spatial implications? How do these interrelated questions offer new vantage points on the architectural rami?cations of climate change at the interfaces between resiliency, sustainability and eco-technology? New approaches to understanding climate in architecture based on research as well as the work of leading practitioners make this forward-thinking book invaluable. 0.
Gun runner and occasional smuggler Mark Hagen, hears a scream through the fog. He finds a girl. Before long he is hauled into a chaotic chase involving The Red Chinese, and a lot of gold. From feeling he had lost everything to suddenly fighting for his life, Hagen must battle his inner demons and some truly terrifying enemies.
Re-released on its 25th anniversary, this classic novel is widely considered to be Higgins' greatest work. Threatened on all sides, a desperate Adolph Hitler orders that Winston Churchill be kidnapped or killed. Meanwhile, a beautiful widow and IRA assassin have laid the groundwork for the most treacherous plot of the war, beginning when Berlin receives the message, "The eagle has landed".
An account of the Viking world based on recent archaelogical research. The text is complemented by illustrations, including maps and reconstruction drawings. The author also wrote "Viking Artefacts" and "The Vikings".
After a harrowing betrayal, a soldier fights for redemption The classic Jack Higgins thriller In the darkest days of World War II, Captain Hugh Lomax was Greece's last hope to drive the Nazis from the island of Kyros. His daring mission, and its brilliant success, should have ensured Lomax a hero's welcome when he returned to Kyros years later. Instead, he discovers that his allies on the island have been executed and the survivors manipulated to believe that he had betrayed them. Lomax is determined to earn back of the trust of the people of Kyros. But first he must uncover the truth behind the murderous conspirators--before they can kill him.
Catalog of an exhibition held at the British Museum, London, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Introduction and the Scandinavian background -- Ships and the sea -- Traders and looters -- Viking settlement -- House and home -- Death and pagan gods -- Viking dress -- Kings and coinage -- Viking crafts -- The jeweller's craft -- Art and ornament -- The coming of Christianity.
This survey, an introduction to the history of Anglo-Saxon England looks at political history, and religious, cultural, social, legal and economic themes are woven in. Throughout the book the authors make use of original sources such as chronicles, charters, manuscripts and coins, works of art, archaelogical remains and surviving buildings.The nature of power and kingship, role of wealth, rewards, conquest and blood-feud in the perennial struggle for power, structure of society, the development of Christianity and the relations between church and secular authority are discussed at length, while particular topics are explored in 19 "picture essays".
A new, uncompromising political thriller exploring with electrifying theatricality the events of the Suez Crisis, and the tragic story of its flawed hero - Churchill's golden boy and heir apparent, Anthony Eden.
A harrowing portrait of a largely forgotten campaign that pushed one battalion to the limits of human suffering. Despite their lack of jungle training, the 32nd Division’s “Ghost Mountain Boys” were assigned the most grueling mission of the entire Pacific campaign in World War II: to march over the 10,000-foot Owen Stanley Mountains to protect the right flank of the Australian army during the battle for New Guinea. Reminiscent of the classics like Band of Brothers and The Things They Carried, The Ghost Mountain Boys is part war diary, part extreme-adventure tale, and—through letters, journals, and interviews—part biography of a group of men who fought to survive in an environment every bit as fierce as the enemy they faced. Theirs is one of the great untold stories of the war. “Superb.” —Chicago Sun-Times “Campbell started out with history, but in the end he has written a tale of survival and courage of near-mythic proportions.” —America in WWII magazine “In this compelling and sprightly written account, Campbell shines a long-overdue light on the equally deserving heroes of the Red Arrow Division.” —Military.com
A hilarious book from bestselling author and stand-up comic James Campbell, who has visited over 3,000 primary schools to tell stories and encourage children to write their own. Uncover the ridiculously funny life of teachers (and some things that have nothing to do with teachers but are still splendidly funny) according to James Campbell, comedian extraordinaire. Ever wondered what teachers do when they're not in the classroom? Are they undercover detectives, champion roller-blade dancers or do they spend their evenings playing with their 576 cats? This face-achingly funny book will also teach you why you should carry an emergency banana with you at all times, how to fart in class silently without anyone knowing it was you and how to catapult yourself to school by building a medieval style catapult in your back garden! Whether you love or loathe your teachers, want to become one when you grow up or don't give two figs about your teacher but simply love a HILARIOUS read, this book is for you. Prepare to roll around the floor laughing with the snot-inducingly brilliant The Funny Life of Teachers. But be warned - this is NOT a normal book. You can read it forwards, backwards, sideways and in approximately 861,000 different ways in between. Whichever way you read it, look no further for fantastic real-life teacher facts, incredibly funny illustrations, imaginary stories and an impossibly silly read!
Brothers Max and Harry Kelso found themselves fighting on opposite sides in World War II - Max as one of the Luftwaffe's most feared pilots, Harry as a Yankee ace in the RAF. They had been separated as boys, but neither could have predicted the circumstances under which they would next meet.
Sean Dillon is an assassin, a hired hand who, despite working for the IRA, PLO and ETA, has not seen the inside of a prison cell. He's just the man that Iraqi, Michael Aroun has been looking for - the kind of professional who won't flinch from an attack on the offices of British government.
Seven years ago, Sean Rogan's dedication to the Irish Republican Army landed him in a high-security prison. When the organization needs his help again, Rogan stages a daring jailbreak, determined to intercept an armored truck and deliver its payload to IRA leader Colum O?More. But the IRA of years past is long gone, replaced by an organization rife with betrayal and manipulation. With the police hot on Rogan's trail, he must face down the treachery from all sides that threatens to bring his mission to a bloody end.
Jack Drummond is an adventurer -- a tough ex-naval pilot who is fed up with too many hot countries and strange cities. He resolves to fly only one more mission. Dropping off an illegal shipment of arms in Tibet (his last), Drummond is suddenly caught up in a bloody border war. To escape he must fly a boy king and a very beautiful woman to safety. But someone has burned his plane and destroyed his supplies. To survive he must take on the entire ChiCom army. Against them he has only a plan. A very desperate plan. "Higgins is a wonderful storyteller." (The New York Times)
In Kosovo, American Blake Johnson and Major Harry Miller of Britain band together just in time to stop a rogue Russian captain from desecrating a helpless village. Actually, Miller stops him...with a couple of bullets to the head. In the world of covert operations, death begets death-revenge leads only to revenge. And before the explosive situation is put to rest, there will be plenty of both.
Half British and half Arab, Paul Rashid is proud to be both heir to the ancient Dauncey Place in England and the leader of the Rashid Bedouin of Hazar in the Persian Gulf. So when he uncovers a conspiracy to deprive his family of their oil wealth, he vows to gain vengeance.
A gripping examination of nation and football from acclaimed playwright James Graham, charting Gareth Southgate's time as England Men's Football team manager.
Nick Miller is Central Division's maverick Detective Sergeant. Disliked and
distrusted by friends and foes, he works alone. He crosses the line. And he
gets results.
By the same author as "The Eagle has Landed", "The Savage Day" and "A Prayer for the Dying", this story revolves around an attempt to rescue a man with important information about the D-Day landings from Nazi occupied Jersey.
This book explores how Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William Burroughs transformed their experiences in mental hospitals and prisons into a global literary movement following World War II.
Stacey Wyatt knows the power of the Mafia. He has seen what its brutal vengeance and sinister corruption can do. But when he is broken out of prison and brough to Sicily, his only choice is to enter the Mafia's shadowy world of treachery and death. His was a simple job - rescue the daughter of a wealthy businessman from the Sicilian bandit who had kidnapped her. The money was big, and the risk was worth it. But it's only when he's in too deep that he realizes the tables have turned, the job was a setup, and the only person left to trust is himself...
During World War II, a group of German expatriates trapped in Brazil must sail across five thousand miles of tempestuous water to reach their homeland--and face the deadly barricade of American and British military power.
"It is night in Manhattan. The President of the United States is scheduled to have dinner with an old friend, but in the building across the street, a man has disabled the security and stands at a window, a rifle in his hand." Fortunately, he is not successful - but this is only the beginning. Someone is recruiting a shadowy network of agents with the intention of creating terror. Their range is broad, their identities masked, their methods subtle. White House operative Blake Johnson and his opposite number in British intelligence, Sean Dillon, set out to trace the source of the havoc, but behind the first man lies another, and behind him another still. And that man is not pleased by the interference. Soon he will target them all: Johnson, Dillon, Dillon's colleagues. And one of them will fall.
From one of the world's most popular authors comes a classic thriller involving an elusive, brilliant terrorist-turned-hero. Ten years after the hijacking of a seagoing barge carrying one hundred million pounds in gold bullion, the President of the United States receives information about its whereabouts and its cargo--riches that are to be used to finance an Irish civil war. The task to stop the players and their deadly game falls to Sean Dillon, once-feared IRA enforcer, now working for British Intelligence.
Travel is no longer a luxury and not always an entertainment. Many journeys need to be made‹to get home or away from an enemy, to work, to find a last resting place, or because someone has told you to go. This issue of Granta is about such journeys; you might call it necessary travel writing, with Decca Aitkenhead: looking for cheap sex and drugs; Manuel Bauer: a child¹s escape over the Himalayas; Isabel Hilton: what have they done to Beijing?; Ian Jack: the train crash that stopped Britain; Ryszrd Kapuscinski: in the forests of Cameroon; Ian McEwan: on the retreat to Dunkirk, 1940; John Ryle: the last Emperor makes his last journey; Dayanita Singh: inside a sanctuary for girls in Benares; Simon Winchester: how Britain and the US made a people homeless; plus the untold story of how the FBI pursued James Baldwin at home, revealed by James Campbell. Granta is the paperback magazine of new writing. Every issue features the best new fiction, reportage, memoir and photography, generally collected under a theme.
Special Agent Paul Chavasee is about to start a much-deserved holiday when he is abruptly pulled back to active duty. He knows that if he's being called into action, a job has gone bad - and it's about to get a lot worse.As Hitler's private secretary - and an influential member of the Third Reich - Martin Bormann was one of those rare Nazis who managed to simply disappear at the end of World War II. But the terrible secrets Bormann carried into oblivion are about to be revealed to the world. A manuscript that exposes former Nazis, who are now in hiding, is up for grabs, and there are those in power who have much to lose with its discovery.Now, Chavasse must retrieve the Bormann testament before it is buried forever - and him along with it...
James Baldwin was born into the squalor of a Harlem tenement and transcended an early life of setbacks and racism. A storefront preacher at the age of fourteen, he supported his entire family - mother and eight siblings - before he began writing for prestigious journals such as The Partisan Review. Troubled by his fame, his sexuality and his colour, he was a great drinker and socialiser with wild periods of gregariousness and monastic retreats during which he wrote feverishly. By the time he died in 1987, his books such as The Fire Next Time, Go Tell It on the Mountain and Nobody Knows My Name had become modern classics. James Campbell knew Baldwin for ten years. For this book, he interviewed many of Baldwin's friends and examined several hundred pages of correspondence. He quotes from the vast, disturbing file that the FBI compiled on Baldwin and discusses the writer's turbulent relationships with Norman Mailer, Richard Wright and Marlon Brando, as well as his friendship with Martin Luther King. Elegantly written, candid and original, Talking at the Gates is a comprehensive account of the life and work of a writer who believed that 'the unexamined life is not worth living
THE NEW HIGGINS HAS LANDED! One man with the key to Armageddon. One chance for
Sean Dillon to find him. The hunt is on, in the mesmerizing new Sean Dillon
thriller of murder, terrorism and revenge from the Sunday Times bestselling
author.
Amy Daniels has a nice life. Her career is on the up, she loves her friends, and she's about to buy her very own flat. Amy could be described as a catch - so why is she perpetually single? The trouble is, Amy can see something no one else can: the end. As soon as she kisses someone, she knows, in vivid detail, how their relationship will end
A disturbing tape has made its way to British intelligence: battlefield chatter from an ambush in Afghanistan, in which 12 U.S. Army Rangers and a British medical team died. Most of the Taliban voices are Afghan, but the voice of the commander bears an Irish accent. Sean Dillon is put in charge of hunting down the traitor. Available in a tall Premium Edition.
A lone journalist unravels the mystery behind a Nazi war criminal's escape. In 1945, as the Allies closed in on war-ravaged Berlin, Hitler's personal secretary, Martin Bormann, made his escape. Since that fateful day, Bormann's story has been shrouded in mystery.Thirty-one years later, a journalist has begun to finally piece together Bormann's cunning getaway. His electrifying investigation exposes the unwitting role of five Allied POWs in Bormann's escape plot as the Nazi regime crumbled. Now, with help from a surviving POW, this journalist follows history's twists and turns to a final, shocking conclusion.
The master of intrigue and suspense reunites the unforgettable team of his smash bestseller The President's Daughter to stop an unidentifed assassin--a woman who walks the streets of Manhattan, stalking the members of a secret politcal organization...and killing them, one by one. "One heckuva heroine Awho? will keep you turning the pages." --Larry King, USA Today
Paul Chavasse was set for a quiet evening when he noticed the old women standing in the shadows opposite the house. The message from the past that she conveyed was to have dramatic and far reaching consequences, involving a daring adventure in Chinese-occupied Tibet.
In 1934, after his spectacular jailbreak from a cell in Indiana, Dillinger was like a ghost—some claimed to spot him in New York, others in London, New Orleans, or California. Though the FBI would eventually find and kill Dillinger in Chicago, speculation about his whereabouts in those mysterious final months never waned. In Jack Higgins's suspenseful imagining, Dillinger flees to Mexico, where his attempts at finding freedom launch the fugitive into the clutches of men much more dangerous than the federal agents on his trail. This dramatic account of Dillinger's final days brings him face-to-face with bloodthirsty bandits and corrupt police officers, breathing vivid life into the story of America's most fascinating outlaw.
The story unfolds with Detective Superintendent Hannah Bernstein in the hospital, where a figure from her past seeks revenge. Her loved ones, including Dillon and Blake Johnson, are driven by grief and a thirst for vengeance, embarking on a perilous journey that leads to a brutal conflict. The narrative is rich in dark suspense and features deeply complex characters, showcasing Jack Higgins' mastery of international intrigue and the emotional turmoil that fuels their quest for justice.
The New York Times– bestselling author and “dean of intrigue novelists” returns with a remarkable novel of espionage and revenge.A famous Russian writer and ex-paratrooper named Alexander Kurbsky is fed up with the Putin government and decides he wants to “disappear” into the West. He is under no illusions, however, about how the news will be greeted at home, having 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 who he has to kill.Filled with suspense, driven by characters of complexity and passion, A Darker Place once again proves that, in the words of the Associated Press, “When it comes to thriller writers, one name stands well above the crowd—Jack Higgins.”
Twenty years ago, a brave young man in Vietnam saved the life of a widowed Frenchwoman, and a brief, passionate affair ensued. Now that young hero is President of the United States, a true golden boy - until the day his world turns upside down. On a visit to Paris, he sees his former love again for the first time, and she directs his attention to a beautiful young woman across the room. Her daughter, she says. And his. Their secret. But the surprises are only beginning. Someone, somewhere, has also discovered the truth, and acting with terrible speed, a group of men seizes the girl. If the President does not comply with their demands, they will execute her. If he uses any of America's security agencies to track them down, they will execute her. He has ten days to decide. The President turns to the only men he feels can help - Sean Dillon, the IRA enforcer turned security specialist whose work had impressed the President in London; and Blake Johnson, the decorated Marine and FBI agent who heads the elite White House group known only as "The Basement." If these two cannot find his daughter, the President must face the most momentous decision of all. And meanwhile, the hours tick by....
Written by the author of Day of Judgement, The Eagle has Landed, Exocet, Solo and Storm Warning, this is a thriller set in Ireland. Mikhail Kelley, whose mother was Russian and whose father was hanged by the British for his part in IRA bombings during World War II now works for the KGB.
Oliver Grant is an American intelligence officer, a hero of the Vietnam War. But when the Mafia kidnaps his sister, his life is turned upside down and he agrees to complete a dangerous assignment for the powerful mob boss Dimitri Stavrou in order to gain her freedom: Grant must save Stavrou’s son from a secret cliff-top prison in Libya. To accomplish this mission, he must scale the rocky crag and somehow get Stavrou’s son out alive. His sister’s life—and his own—hang in the balance.
1940. Hitler’s terrifying war machine will soon roll through England, and in its wake Hitler plans to enthrone puppet monarchs under Nazi control. For these roles he demands none other than the exiled Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Berlin. Brilliant SS officer Walter Schellenberg is ordered to “persuade” the Duke and Duchess to the Nazi cause. 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 ruthless Gestapo agents, chased through the deadly underground from Berlin to Madrid to Lisbon, they are racing on a collision course with their own loyalties – and the fate of all England.
Martin Fallon was a legendary hero in Ireland - to both sides. Now retired - and a writer - he is persuaded out for one last mission, never believing how high the cost will be.
"August 1939: In the blazing heart of Arabia's Empty Quarter, Hitler's crazed disciples plot their first salvo in a war to end wars. A devastating strike on Britain's artery of empire: the Suez Canal." - back cover.
At the end of the American Civil War, Colonel Clay Fitzgerald escapes to Ireland, where his uncle has left him an estate, only to find that Ireland is caught up in its own civil war. But after witnessing the atrocities that the landowners visit upon the people, Clay is unable to stand by.
Set on the isolated island of Sinos, a former Turkish stronghold turned prison for political offenders, the story follows deep sea diver Jack Savage. After a suspicious explosion destroys his boat, he is approached by shipping magnate Dimitri Aleko, who recruits him for a daring mission. With Savage's background as a Royal Marine Commando, he must orchestrate a breakout that could change the lives of thousands imprisoned on the island. The narrative unfolds with themes of courage, secrecy, and the quest for freedom amidst grim circumstances.
With commando-like precision, someone was breaking Britain's most notorious prisoners out of jail, and delivering convicted spies back to the Soviets. His code name was The Baron -- there was just one way to trace him: put a secret operative inside the walls and let the Baron get him out. To do it the Special Branch needed an agent with the cunning mind of a criminal and the cold heart of a killer. That agent was Paul Chavasse.
