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Paperback. Condizione: Fair. Classic adventure from the undisputed master of action and adrenalin-pumping suspense. When a plane crashes in the icy Greenland desert with no passengers on board, and no means of identification, Joe Martin is hired to fly to the scene of the crash by the insurance company involved and the beautiful widow of the dead pilot. But the routine mission spirals into hair-raising suspense when a priceless batch of emeralds are added to the mystery, and suddenly Joe finds himself in mortal danger.…

Hardback. Condizione: Fair. It's August 1944 and as the Allied forces gain momentum in Europe, a group of loyal German expatriates trapped in Brazil hatch a desperate plan to return to the Motherland. Twenty-seven of them crowd aboard a 19th century, three-mast schooner, the Deutschland in a desperate journey to return home. They must cross five thousand miles of rough sea, and slip past both the American and British navies. A captured U-boat ace, a female American doctor caught up in the nightmare, a veteran gun boat commander and a rear admiral determined to get back into the action. Allies and enemies, men and women, the hunters and the haunted all drawn inescapably into the eye of the storm. The waves crash across the decks so wildly you will find yourself sinking into your armchair for protection. --Philadelphia Bulletin.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. A famous Russian writer and ex-paratrooper named Alexander Kurbsky has gotten 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 whom 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.…

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Hardback. Condizione: Good. As the Allied forces slowly begin turning the tide of war, Hitler vehemently orders the impossible--kidnap Winston Churchill, or kill him. A crack team of commandos led by a disgraced war hero must venture into the heart of England to carry out their mission, or die trying.Meanwhile, in a quiet seaside village, a beautiful widow and an IRA assassin have already laid the groundwork for what will be the most treacherous plot of the war. It begins on November 6, 1943, when Berlin receivs the fateful message.First rate.a fascinating adventure story. --San Francisco ChronicleThe master's master of World War I spycraft storytelling.A superb and mysterious tale. --United Press International.…

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Hardback. Condizione: Good. On the pavement, Hannah Bernstein was trying to haul herself up, clutching at the railings as Dillon got to her. You re all right, just hold on to me. But there was blood coming down her face, and he was afraid. In Jack Higgins s acclaimed bestseller Dark Justice, intelligence operative Sean Dillon and his colleagues in Britain and the United States beat back a terrible enemy, but at an equally terrible cost. One of them was shot, another run down in the street. Both were expected to survive - but only one of them does. As Detective Superintendent Hannah Bernstein of Special Branch lies recuperating in the hospital, a dark shadow sent by a figure from the past steals across the room and finishes the job. Consumed by grief and rage, Dillon, Blake, Ferguson, and all who loved Hannah swear vengeance, no matter where it takes them. But they have no idea of the searing journey, both physical and emotional, upon which they are about to embark - nor of the war that will change them all. Filled with dark suspense, driven by characters of complexity and passion, this is a novel that once again proves that, in the words of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jack Higgins is the dean of intrigue novelists. He has no equal. …

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Condizione: Good. "Death is the midnight runner." - Arab proverb       Higgins' last novel, Edge of Danger, was "hugely entertaining," said the Los Angeles Times. "The publisher describes it as a powerful thriller, and it's no lie." At its end, the murderous Arab/English Rashid family lay decimated - but not extinct. And that may have been Sean Dillon's fatal error.      Her brothers killed one by one, Kate Rashid swears vengeance on all who have harmed her family. Never mind that they tried to assassinate the President of the United States, that villainy ran in their veins. They were her brothers, and her enemies would pay. British agent Sean Dillon.White House operative Blake Johnson.the President himself.their time was coming, and only she knew how - or when.      Brilliantly suspenseful, Midnight Runner is further proof that, in the words of the Associated Press, "when it comes to thriller writers, one name stands well above the crowd - Jack Higgins.".…

Condizione: Fair. "Death is the midnight runner." - Arab proverb       Higgins' last novel, Edge of Danger, was "hugely entertaining," said the Los Angeles Times. "The publisher describes it as a powerful thriller, and it's no lie." At its end, the murderous Arab/English Rashid family lay decimated - but not extinct. And that may have been Sean Dillon's fatal error.      Her brothers killed one by one, Kate Rashid swears vengeance on all who have harmed her family. Never mind that they tried to assassinate the President of the United States, that villainy ran in their veins. They were her brothers, and her enemies would pay. British agent Sean Dillon.White House operative Blake Johnson.the President himself.their time was coming, and only she knew how - or when.      Brilliantly suspenseful, Midnight Runner is further proof that, in the words of the Associated Press, "when it comes to thriller writers, one name stands well above the crowd - Jack Higgins.".…

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good.

Condizione: Good. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Eagle Has Landed comes another thrilling novel of World War II intrigue. The year is 1939. The lost Temple of Sheba is not just a biblical legend. A German archaeologist has found it. The Nazis have claimed it. And one American explorer has stumbled upon their secret. When archaeologist Gavin Kane is hired to find a woman's missing husband, he follows the man's trail into the ruthless desert of Southern Arabia and makes two shocking discoveries. One is the legendary Temple of Sheba, an ancient world as fantastic as King Solomon's mines. The other is a band of Nazi soldiers who plan to turn the sacred landmark into Hitler's secret stronghold. Kane's discovery could change the course of the war--but what he knows just might get him killed first.…

Condizione: Fair. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Eagle Has Landed comes another thrilling novel of World War II intrigue. The year is 1939. The lost Temple of Sheba is not just a biblical legend. A German archaeologist has found it. The Nazis have claimed it. And one American explorer has stumbled upon their secret. When archaeologist Gavin Kane is hired to find a woman's missing husband, he follows the man's trail into the ruthless desert of Southern Arabia and makes two shocking discoveries. One is the legendary Temple of Sheba, an ancient world as fantastic as King Solomon's mines. The other is a band of Nazi soldiers who plan to turn the sacred landmark into Hitler's secret stronghold. Kane's discovery could change the course of the war--but what he knows just might get him killed first.…

Condizione: Very Good. The Rashid family's British and Arab ancestries produced a remarkable family of warriors, as at home under the desert sun as on the streets of London. Now they direct their rage against the United States, whose president they hold accountable for a series of attacks upon their power and honor. It's up to American agent Blake Johnson and his colleague, former IRA enforcer Sean Dillon, to stop them.…

Condizione: Fair. Jack Higgins pits the heroic covert intelligence team of Blake Johnson and Sean Dillon against a hidden foe in a very different kind of game--with a very different set of rules.

Condizione: Good. The Rashid family's British and Arab ancestries produced a remarkable family of warriors, as at home under the desert sun as on the streets of London. Now they direct their rage against the United States, whose president they hold accountable for a series of attacks upon their power and honor. It's up to American agent Blake Johnson and his colleague, former IRA enforcer Sean Dillon, to stop them.…

Condizione: Fair. The Rashid family's British and Arab ancestries produced a remarkable family of warriors, as at home under the desert sun as on the streets of London. Now they direct their rage against the United States, whose president they hold accountable for a series of attacks upon their power and honor. It's up to American agent Blake Johnson and his colleague, former IRA enforcer Sean Dillon, to stop them.…

Condizione: Fair. Former allies in the IRA, Sean Dillon and Martin Brosnan have chosen different paths. Now Dillon is a terrorist for hire, a master of disguise employed by Saddam Hussein. Brosnan is the one man who knows Dillon s strengths and weaknesses and brilliant mastery of espionage. Once friends, now enemies, they are playing the deadliest game of their careers. A game that culminates in a frightening and true event: Iraq s attempted mortar attack on the British war cabinet at 10 Downing Street in February 1991 Blending fact and fiction, Eye of the Storm is pure excitement. Jack Higgins at his best. Will leave readers happily breathless his most enjoyable book in years. Kirkus Reviews A heart-stopping cat-and-mouse game spectacular and surprising. Abilene Reporter News.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Fair.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Fair.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Fair.

Condizione: Good. As an increasingly isolated and insane Hitler pursues his hopeless war, betrayal and treachery reach the highest levels of the Third Reich. German intelligence knows that paratroop officer Steiner survived Operation Eagle, the bungled assassination attempt on Winston Churchill, and is now a POW somewhere in London. Reichsfuhrer Himmler wants him back -- at any cost -- and puts his top espionage agents in charge of the perilous rescue mission. Racing from the nightclubs of Lisbon to Hitler's opulent country retreat to the damp streets of London, Himmler's men get closer to their target -- and to the shattering true objective of their mission.…

Condizione: Fair. As an increasingly isolated and insane Hitler pursues his hopeless war, betrayal and treachery reach the highest levels of the Third Reich. German intelligence knows that paratroop officer Steiner survived Operation Eagle, the bungled assassination attempt on Winston Churchill, and is now a POW somewhere in London. Reichsfuhrer Himmler wants him back -- at any cost -- and puts his top espionage agents in charge of the perilous rescue mission. Racing from the nightclubs of Lisbon to Hitler's opulent country retreat to the damp streets of London, Himmler's men get closer to their target -- and to the shattering true objective of their mission.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Fair.