A Fine Night For Dying, Jack Higgins
A Fine Night For Dying, Jack Higgins
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A Fine Night For Dying

Author: Jack Higgins

Narrator: Michael Page

Unabridged: 4 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/15/2011


Synopsis

Caught in the nets of a local fishing boat, the body of gangland boss Harvey Preston is dragged from the English Channel, wrapped from head to toe in heavy chain. British Intelligence suspects a connection with a cross-channel smuggling ring. But as undercover agent Paul Chavasse embarks on what will be one of the most dangerous cases in his extraordinary career, he soon discovers that this is no small-time operation—and the ruthless men behind it will stop at nothing to protect their precious cargo.“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“The master craftsman of good, clean adventure” —Daily Mail

About Jack Higgins

Since The Eagle Has Landed—one of the biggest-selling thrillers of all time—every novel Jack Higgins has written has become an international bestseller. He has had simultaneous number-one bestsellers in hardcover and paperback, and many of his books have been made into successful movies, including The Eagle Has Landed, To Catch a King, On Dangerous Ground, Eye of the Storm, and Thunder Point. He has degrees in sociology, social psychology, and economics from the University of London, and a doctorate in media from Leeds Metropolitan University. A fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and an expert scuba diver and marksman, Higgins lives in Jersey on the Channel Islands.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bekki

Very slow, no real climax.........more

Goodreads review by Tim

easy peasy read but definitely a good story and kept the interest throughout. a bit more 'real' than Bond I suppose but lots of convenience to allow the story to pull together.......more

Goodreads review by Stefan

An entertaining enough action rush. Thin on characters and very short, but if you are looking for a book you can finish in a couple of hours and not think too much, there are worse books out there.......more

Goodreads review by Neil

During the Sixties, Higgins wrote half a dozen novels under the pseudonym Martin Fallon, featuring James-Bond-alike Paul Chavasse. In this outing, Chavasse is dispatched by his M-like boss Mallory to investigate a people smuggling ring which turns out merely to be part of a larger conspiracy. Along......more