Dillon and company are back in the ultimate blockbuster from the legend that is Jack Higgins...

The Wolf at the Door

L'oeil du typhon

The breathtaking sequel to the all-time classic, THE EAGLE HAS LANDED, reissued for a new generation

 The greatest World War Two story of all time - is not over.

 By the end of 1943, all evidence of the abortive German attempt to assassinate Winston Churchill has been carefully buried in an unmarked grave in the Norfolk village of Studley Constable.

 But two of the most wanted ringleaders are still alive.

 In the fourth hard winter of war, British Intelligence pick up disturbing reports from Heinrich Himmler's power base in Wewelsburg Castle. The mission is not yet accomplished. For the Fatherland, the Reichsfuhrer is demanding the Eagle's return.

The Eagle Has Flown

In Jack Higgins's new Mafia, no one wears gold chains or carries a tommy gun. Deals are done quietly and often resemble those in the "legal" business world. In fact, the tentacles of the Cosa Nostra extend into the most public of industries, including TV, film, and publishing.
When Truth magazine reporter Katherine Johnson starts looking too closely at the life of millionaire socialite and mob boss Jack Fox, however, the veneer of gentility dissolves immediately. Her body is found one morning floating in the East River, and the coroner suspects foul play.Wrenched by the pain of his loss, her ex-husband--former FBI agent Blake Johnson--decides to take the law into his own hands. In fact, as part of the secret White House department known as The Basement, Blake actually has the president's permission to take out Fox in the best way he sees fit. As Blake begins his Fox hunt, Day of Reckoning evolves into an international duel between the masterminds of justice and criminality. Blake struggles to exact his revenge by slowly undermining his opponents' businesses. And Fox matches him at every turn.While the contest between the power brokers is compelling on the surface, Higgins is unable to infuse his characters with enough life to make the story as engaging as it might have been. The heroes and villains borrow heavily from the classic James Bond play book, complete with brandy snifters, brandname cigarettes, Saville Row suits, and secret, world-dominating empires. It's fun to read as a sort of homage to thrillers of the early Cold War period, but Day of Reckoning never matches the success of such earlier Higgins greats as The Eagle Has Landed and seems to fall all too frequently into cliché. --Patrick O'Kelley

Le jour où il faudra payer

A classic thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Eagle Has Landed.

 Oliver Grant is a decorated soldier, Military Intelligence Major and a case-hardened mercenary. So when the stepson of a Mafia boss is kidnapped and taken to a Libyan prison fortress, Grant is the perfect choice to carry out the rescue.

 Except for one detail: he doesn't want the job.

 In an attempt to change his mind, Grant's young sister is snatched and he is forced to comply - he knows that the Mafia don't make idle threats.

 But then Grant's beautiful, innocent lover also disappears, and he realises that he is involved in a game that will be played to the death.

Bloody Passage

Jack Higgins. Tome 1

Deux frères. Deux ennemis à la vie, à la mort. Un seul enjeu : l'issue de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Harry et Max sont jumeaux, pilotes émérites, aviateurs nés. La Seconde Guerre mondiale va les séparer : Max devient un as de la Luftwaffe, Harry de la RAF. Des forces supérieures aux leurs ont engendré une situation si terrible qu'il leur faudra remettre en question tout ce qui leur est cher. Du succès de leurs missions dépendent leurs vies, celle d'Eisenhower et... le cours de la guerre. Dans la lignée de son best-seller L'aigle s'est envolé, un grand roman de guerre et d'aventures. Du grand Jack Higgins !

The Wolf at the Door

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