Synopses & Reviews
An ex-con must save Northern Ireland from a violent cabal, before the nation is plunged into chaosThe classic Jack Higgins thriller
Former IRA operative Martin Fallon has survived prison, the bottle, and a police pursuit that sent him running the length and breadth of Ireland. As Fallon turns forty years old, the IRA needs his help again, this time to break Patrick Rogan, the leader of IRA Ulster, out of prison before he is executed.
But not all is as it seems. When a newly freed Rogan commits murder in the name of a ruthless IRA sect, Fallon’s rescue mission will become a deadly clash between those who wish to save Ireland, and those who seek to destroy it.
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“Jack Higgins is the master.” —Tom Clancy
Synopsis
An ex-con must save Northern Ireland from a violent cabal, before the nation is plunged into chaos
Former IRA operative Martin Fallon has survived prison, the bottle, and a police pursuit that sent him running the length and breadth of Ireland. As Fallon turns forty years old, the IRA needs his help again, this time to break Patrick Rogan, the leader of IRA Ulster, out of prison before he is executed. But not all is as it seems. When a newly freed Rogan commits murder in the name of a ruthless IRA sect, Fallon's rescue mission will become a deadly clash between those who wish to save Ireland, and those who seek to destroy it.
Synopsis
From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Eagle Has Landed A hero of the IRA must turn on his own people to save his country.
Martin Fallon is a legend. After joining the IRA he shot up the ranks in the fight against the Brits in Northern Ireland with his tactical brilliance and devotion. Then, after a daring escape from prison, he simply disappeared. And that's the way he wants it to stay. After years of hiding from the world in his books and the bottle, he thinks he's out.
He's wrong.
The IRA wants him to break Patrick Rogan, a high-ranking Ulster rebel, out of prison. Fallon reluctantly agrees, and soon finds himself swept back into the Troubles. But in his absence, the IRA has changed. Gone are those who wanted freedom, replaced by those like Rogan--bloodthirsty psychopaths who want nothing but power. And now Fallon must bring his own legend to life in order to bring them down.
In one of his earliest works, Jack Higgins puts on display the absolute mastery of the thriller genre that would earn him a place among the most respected novelists of the twentieth century.
About the Author
Jack Higgins is the New York Times bestselling author of more than sixty thrillers that have sold over 250 million copies worldwide, including The Eagle Has Landed and The Wolf at the Door. Before beginning his writing career, Higgins served in the British Army along the East German border. He lives in the Channel Islands.