Overview
The brilliant suspense thriller from the author of THE EAGLE HAS LANDED, set in the wartime battlegrounds of the Mediterranean. In the historic summer offensive of 1943, The Allies stand ready to invade Sicily. The cost will be high in lives and time, unless the Sicilians themselves can be persuaded to rise against their Nazi opressors. Only the Mafia can command an uprising A brilliant suspense thriller from the wartime battlegrounds of the Mediterranean. In the historic summer offensive of 1943, the Allies stand ready to invade Sicily. The cost will be high in lives and time, unless the Sicilians themselves can be persuaded to rise against their Nazi oppressors. Only the Mafia can command an uprising – and the Godfather refuses to fight… Desperate action is needed to dent Hitler's evil pride. Someone who understands Mafia ways, and knows how to earn the loyalty the Allies crave. Someone who isn't afraid of killing his own…
Full Product Details
Author: Jack Higgins
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: HarperCollins
Dimensions:
Width: 11.10cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 17.80cm
Weight: 0.190kg
ISBN: 9780007274215
ISBN 10: 0007274211
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 10 November 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
‘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 ‘Higgins is a master of his craft.’ Daily Telegraph ‘A thriller writer in a class of his own.’ Financial Times ‘The master craftsman of good, clean adventure.’ Daily Mail
`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 `Higgins is a master of his craft.'Daily Telegraph `A thriller writer in a class of his own.'Financial Times `The master craftsman of good, clean adventure.'Daily Mail
'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 'Higgins is a master of his craft.' Daily Telegraph 'A thriller writer in a class of his own.' Financial Times 'The master craftsman of good, clean adventure.' Daily Mail
Author Information
Jack Higgins was a soldier and then a teacher before becoming a full-time writer. ‘The Eagle Has Landed’ turned him into an international bestselling author and his novels have since sold over 250 million copies and been translated into fifty-five languages. Many of them have also been made into successful films.
