Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
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>‘Higgins is a master of his craft.’<br />Daily Telegraph</p>
<p>‘A thriller writer in a class of his own.’<br />Financial Times</p>
<p>‘A compulsively readable storyteller.’<br />Sunday Express</p>
<p>‘The master craftsman of good, clean adventure.’<br />Daily Mail</p>
The action-packed new Sean Dillon novel. Master thriller writer Jack Higgins plunges his hugely popular hero into his ninth adventure – racing against time to prevent an assassination that would shock the world.
When Paul Rashid, leader of the Rashid Bedouin of Hazar in the Persian Gulf, uncovers an international conspiracy to deprive his family of the oil wealth that is their birthright, he vows to gain a very public vengeance. The man sent to stop him is the British Government’s uncompromising secret enforcer Sean Dillon. It is a mission that will test him as never before, confronted by foes old and new in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse that will take him from Ireland to the USA, and from the heart of the English countryside to the deserts of Hazar… and the very edge of danger.
The action-packed new Sean Dillon novel. Master thriller writer Jack Higgins plunges his hugely popular hero into his ninth adventure – racing against time to prevent an assassination that would shock the world.
• Huge advertising and promotion campaign
• The Jack Higgins success story goes from strength to strength. The hardback of Edge of Danger went straight into the top ten of the Sunday Times bestseller list, surpassing the already remarkable sales performance of his previous novel, Day of Reckoning, and confirming his long-held position as one of the biggest names in thriller writing around the world
• He has appeared in the Guardian top-100 every year since 1990
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Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
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.