Day of Judgment
By (Author) Jack Higgins
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
1st February 2008
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Adventure / action fiction
823.914
Paperback
432
Width 111mm, Height 178mm, Spine 24mm
230g
A classic thriller from Jack Higgins, the undisputed master of adrenalin packed adventure and the bestselling author of The Eagle has Landed
Its 1963 and the eve of John F.Kennedys historic visit to Berlin.
Locked away inside the impregnable fortress of Schloss Neustadt, Father Sean Conlin, survivor of Dachau and lifelong champion of human freedom is fighting to deny his jailers their ultimate goal. On this momentus day, when the whole world is watching they must make him admit to being a CIA hireling.
But the West is determined to save him, and gambling with their lives a small band of men begin a daring rescue mission that could change the course of history.
'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
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.