Exocet
By (Author) Jack Higgins
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
20th October 2014
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.914
Paperback
320
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 20mm
230g
A sensational tale of passion and fire in the South Atlantic set during the Falklands War, from the Sunday Times bestselling author, Jack Higgins.
On one side, the largest and most effective seagoing Task Force ever assembled. On the other, an air force ready to die as they attack again and again despite the odds.
A single deadly missile means the difference between winning and losing the war.
One man can get General Galtieri the Exocets he needs to turn the tide. But he is a man haunted by love. And for that British Intelligence have a secret weapon of their own
Incredibly convincing Mail on Sunday
Higgins is undoubtedly a master craftsman. His writing is cool and measured, his technical control seems effortless Sunday Telegraph
A thriller writer in a class of his own.
Financial Times
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.