The brilliant suspense thriller from the author of THE EAGLE HAS LANDED, set in the wartime battlegrounds of the Mediterranean.

In the historic summer offensive of 1943, The Allies stand ready to invade Sicily. The cost will be high in lives and time, unless the Sicilians themselves can be persuaded to rise against their Nazi opressors. Only the Mafia can command an uprising A brilliant suspense thriller from the wartime battlegrounds of the Mediterranean.

In the historic summer offensive of 1943, the Allies stand ready to invade Sicily. The cost will be high in lives and time, unless the Sicilians themselves can be persuaded to rise against their Nazi oppressors.

Only the Mafia can command an uprising - and the Godfather refuses to fight...

Desperate action is needed to dent Hitler's evil pride. Someone who understands Mafia ways, and knows how to earn the loyalty the Allies crave. Someone who isn't afraid of killing his own...

About the Author

Jack Higgins lived in Belfast till the age of twelve. Leaving school at fifteen, he spent three years with the Royal Horse Guards, and was later a teacher and university lecturer. His thirty-sixth novel, The Eagle Has Landed (1975), turned him into an international bestselling author, and his novels have since sold over 250 million copies and been translated into sixty languages. Many have been made into successful films. He died in 2022, at his home in Jersey, surrounded by his family.

Reviews

'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

'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

Book Information
ISBN 9780007274215
Author Jack Higgins
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint HarperCollins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 190g
Dimensions(mm) 178mm * 111mm * 21mm