Year of the Tiger
By (Author) Jack Higgins
Book 2
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
14th February 2013
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.914
Paperback
272
Width 111mm, Height 178mm, Spine 17mm
150g
In 1959, British agents masterminded the escape of the Dalai Lama from Tibet. Three years later, Paul Chavasse is doing it all over again
A vitally important scientist, holding intelligence that could shift the balance of world power, is being held in China.
British secret agent Paul Chavasse, responsible for extracting the Dalai Lama from under Chinese noses, is the perfect man to slip through the border, locate the scientist and bring him back to the West.
But Chavasses nerve, stamina and loyalties will all be tested as he finds the Chinese are reluctant to let their asset go without a fight
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
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.