A Fine Night for Dying

WITHOUT MERCY

“The master of suspense is back with another fierce thriller combining terrorism, murder, and revenge.”

—
The Welland Tribune
(Ontario)

DARK JUSTICE

“A mesmerizing tale…Higgins cements readers to the pages.”

—
Times Colonist
(Victoria, B.C.)

“High-speed narration.”

—
Publishers Weekly

BAD COMPANY

“Higgins writes with spare velocity, racing through a complex plot…[and] has no equal in the realm of ex-Nazis wreaking havoc…. Higgins maintains the suspense and even manages a series of nasty surprises along the way.”

—
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Fans will find enough gnarly action and sentiment here to make them anticipate [Higgins's] next.”

—
Publishers Weekly

MIDNIGHT RUNNER

“The fun comes from the wisecracking band of dangerous but bighearted secret soldiers Higgins wheels out to save the world—and his galloping Hollywood-ready pace.”

—
People

“Swift and coursing with dark passion…as credible and steel-hearted as Higgins's best.”

—
Publishers Weekly

EDGE OF DANGER

“This is Higgins near the top of his game…another winner.”

—
Publishers Weekly

“His 32nd triumphant exercise in keeping readers hugely entertained.”

—
Los Angeles Times

“The action is nonstop.”

—
Minneapolis Star Tribune

DAY OF RECKONING

“The action is sleek and intensely absorbing, but the supreme pleasure is in those Higgins celebrates—tarnished warriors who value honor over life and who get the job done no matter what the cost.”

—
Publishers Weekly

THE WHITE HOUSE CONNECTION

“
The White House Connection
has one heckuva heroine…[who] begins a one-woman assassination spree that will keep you turning the pages.”

—Larry King,
USA Today

“Masterful…a satisfying, suspense-filled book.”

—
Roanoke Times & World News

“[A] page-turning thriller.”

—
The Indianapolis Star

THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER

“A tight story with plenty of action.”

—
Chattanooga Free Press

NIGHT JUDGEMENT AT SINOS

“This is one you won't put down.”

—
The New York Times

DRINK WITH THE DEVIL

“A most intoxicating thriller.”

—The Associated Press

“It is Dillon's likability and the author's adroitness in giving his character the room he needs that make Higgins's novels so readable.”

—
The Washington Times

YEAR OF THE TIGER

“Higgins spins as mean a tale as Ludlum, Forsythe, or any of them.”

—
Philadelphia Daily News

ANGEL OF DEATH

“Pulsing excitement…Higgins makes the pages fly.”

—
New York Daily News

“The action never stops.”

—
The San Francisco Examiner

“A terrific read.”

—The Associated Press

EYE OF THE STORM

Also published as
Midnight Man

“Heart-stopping…spectacular and surprising.”

—
Abilene Reporter-News

“Razor-edged…will give you an adrenaline high. It's a winner.”

—
Tulsa World

ON DANGEROUS GROUND

“A whirlwind of action, with a hero who can out-Bond old James. It's told in the author's best style, with never a pause for breath.”

—
The New York Times Book Review

SHEBA

“When it comes to thriller writers, one name stands well above the crowd—Jack Higgins.”

—The Associated Press

THUNDER POINT

“Dramatic…authentic…one of the author's best.”

—
The New York Times

“A rollicking adventure that twists and turns.”

—
The San Diego Union-Tribune

A FINE NIGHT FOR DYING

THE BORMANN TESTAMENT

WITHOUT MERCY

DARK JUSTICE

HELL IS ALWAYS TODAY

BAD COMPANY

MIDNIGHT RUNNER

THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT

EDGE OF DANGER

DAY OF RECKONING

THE KEYS OF HELL

THE WHITE HOUSE CONNECTION

IN THE HOUR BEFORE MIDNIGHT

EAST OF DESOLATION

THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER

PAY THE DEVIL

FLIGHT OF EAGLES

YEAR OF THE TIGER

DRINK WITH THE DEVIL

NIGHT JUDGEMENT AT SINOS

ANGEL OF DEATH

SHEBA

ON DANGEROUS GROUND

THUNDER POINT

EYE OF THE STORM
(also published as
MIDNIGHT MAN)

THE EAGLE HAS FLOWN

COLD HARBOUR

MEMORIES OF A DANCE-HALL ROMEO

A SEASON IN HELL

NIGHT OF THE FOX

CONFESSIONAL

EXOCET

TOUCH THE DEVIL

LUCIANO'S LUCK

SOLO

DAY OF JUDGMENT

STORM WARNING

THE LAST PLACE GOD MADE

A PRAYER FOR THE DYING

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED

THE RUN TO MORNING

DILLINGER

TO CATCH A KING

THE VALHALLA EXCHANGE

THE KHUFRA RUN

A GAME FOR HEROES

THE WRATH OF GOD

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