Sheba
By (Author) Jack Higgins
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
14th June 2012
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.914
Paperback
304
Width 111mm, Height 178mm, Spine 18mm
160g
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 - a plot that could change the course of World War II.
The year is 1939. An American archaeologist named Gavin Kane is asked to help a woman search for her missing husband.
When Kane follows the mans trail into the ruthless desert of Southern Arabia he makes two shocking discoveries. One is the legendary Temple of Sheba, an ancient world as fantastic as King Solomons Mines. The other is a band of Nazi soldiers who plan to turn the sacred landmark into Hitlers secret stronghold
This electrifying thriller is Jack Higgins most exciting novel of World War II intrigue since The Eagle has Landed.
Open a Jack Higgins novel and youll 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
A seasoned pro - Higgins knows how to tell a story!
New York Times Book Review
When it comes to thriller writers one name stands well above the crowd - Jack Higgins Associated Press
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.