A GAME FOR HEROES - Softcover

Higgins, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007349378 ISBN 13: 9780007349371

Publisher: HarperFiction, 2013

Synopsis

Combat, love and sacrifice from the twilight of the war in this classic thriller of WW2 adventure.

The occupied Channel Islands: the last outpost of German resistance at the end of a long and savage conflict. Most feared among them: St Pierre. The mid-Atlantic fortress chosen by a crazed SS Commandant for his suicidal stand.

With Berlin on the verge of capture, it is the most sensitive mission of the war.

An end game that calls for a hero – with something else besides. A game for a battle-hardened veteran ready to lay down his life for his birthplace. And for the woman he left behind...

About this title

Review:

‘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

About the Author:

Jack Higgins was a soldier then a teacher before becoming a full-time writer. ‘The Eagle Has Landed’ turned him into an international bestseller and his novels have since sold over 250 million copies and been translated into 60 languages. Many have also been made into successful films.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperFiction
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0007349378
• ISBN 13: 9780007349371
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 366