A Fine Night for Dying
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Authors: Jack Higgins
JACK HIGGINS
WITHOUT MERCY
“The master of suspense is back with another fierce thriller combining terrorism, murder, and revenge.”
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The Welland Tribune
(Ontario)
DARK JUSTICE
“A mesmerizing taleâ¦Higgins cements readers to the pages.”
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Times Colonist
(Victoria, B.C.)
“High-speed narration.”
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Publishers Weekly
BAD COMPANY
“Higgins writes with spare velocity, racing through a complex plotâ¦[and] has no equal in the realm of ex-Nazis wreaking havocâ¦. Higgins maintains the suspense and even manages a series of nasty surprises along the way.”
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Fans will find enough gnarly action and sentiment here to make them anticipate [Higgins's] next.”
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Publishers Weekly
MIDNIGHT RUNNER
“The fun comes from the wisecracking band of dangerous but bighearted secret soldiers Higgins wheels out to save the worldâand his galloping Hollywood-ready pace.”
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People
“Swift and coursing with dark passionâ¦as credible and steel-hearted as Higgins's best.”
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Publishers Weekly
EDGE OF DANGER
“This is Higgins near the top of his gameâ¦another winner.”
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Publishers Weekly
“His 32nd triumphant exercise in keeping readers hugely entertained.”
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Los Angeles Times
“The action is nonstop.”
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
DAY OF RECKONING
“The action is sleek and intensely absorbing, but the supreme pleasure is in those Higgins celebratesâtarnished warriors who value honor over life and who get the job done no matter what the cost.”
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Publishers Weekly
THE WHITE HOUSE CONNECTION
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The White House Connection
has one heckuva heroineâ¦[who] begins a one-woman assassination spree that will keep you turning the pages.”
âLarry King,
USA Today
“Masterfulâ¦a satisfying, suspense-filled book.”
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Roanoke Times & World News
“[A] page-turning thriller.”
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The Indianapolis Star
THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER
“A tight story with plenty of action.”
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Chattanooga Free Press
NIGHT JUDGEMENT AT SINOS
“This is one you won't put down.”
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The New York Times
DRINK WITH THE DEVIL
“A most intoxicating thriller.”
âThe 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.”
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The Washington Times
YEAR OF THE TIGER
“Higgins spins as mean a tale as Ludlum, Forsythe, or any of them.”
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Philadelphia Daily News
ANGEL OF DEATH
“Pulsing excitementâ¦Higgins makes the pages fly.”
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New York Daily News
“The action never stops.”
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The San Francisco Examiner
“A terrific read.”
âThe Associated Press
EYE OF THE STORM
Also published as
Midnight Man
“Heart-stoppingâ¦spectacular and surprising.”
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Abilene Reporter-News
“Razor-edgedâ¦will give you an adrenaline high. It's a winner.”
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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.”
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The New York Times Book Review
SHEBA
“When it comes to thriller writers, one name stands well above the crowdâJack Higgins.”
âThe Associated Press
THUNDER POINT
“Dramaticâ¦authenticâ¦one of the author's best.”
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The New York Times
“A rollicking adventure that twists and turns.”
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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
Jack Higgins
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Originally published in Great Britain under the name Martin Fallon.
A FINE NIGHT FOR DYING
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Copyright © 1969 by Martin Fallon.
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