From the first name in heart pounding thriller fiction.

Ellis Jackson woke up hugging a twelve-bore shotgun. In the next room, his mistress and his best friend lay naked on the bed, their heads blown to pulp. Back in England at last, Ellis Jackson had finally cracked.

Active combat, a Viet Cong prison camp and the callous treachery of his lover and interrogator, Madam Ny, had taken their toll. Ellis Jackson was out of his mind. Or was he?

Maybe it would all have been easier to take if he really had been mad

Key title From the first name in heart pounding thriller fiction. Jack Higgins is one of the most instantly recognisable names in thriller writing around the world -- after more than three decades at the top Recent novels such as Day of Reckoning, Edge of Danger, Midnight Runner and Bad Company have seen a significant resurgence in his sales. All have been instant top-ten bestsellers in both the UK and the USA His last paperback, Midnight Runner, was his fastest-selling for many years, spending more than a month in the Sunday Times top ten Following the success of the recent reissues of Pay the Devil, The Keys of Hell and A Fine Night for Dying, this classic backlist title is to be reissued straight into paperback, with a simultaneous library edition (PUBLISHER'S NOTE: This novel was first published under the same title by J.Long in hardback in 1971 under the name of Harry Patterson, and by Arrow in paperback in 1977 under the name Jack Higgins) Competition: Frederick Forsyth, Robert Ludlum, Clive Cussler

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 9780007127252
Author Jack Higgins
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint HarperCollins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 180g
Dimensions(mm) 178mm * 111mm * 20mm