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Jack Higgins (born 27 July 1929) is the principal pseudonym of UK novelist Harry Patterson. Patterson is the author of more than 60 novels. As

Higgins, most have been thrillers of various types and, since his breakthrough novel The Eagle Has Landedin 1975, nearly all have been bestsellers.

The Eagle Has Landedsold over fifty million copies.[1]

Patterson was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He moved to Belfast, Northern Ireland, with his mother after his parents' marriage foundered,

and was raised there amid religious and political violence. First in Belfast and later in Leeds, Patterson proved to be an indifferent student and left

school without completing his studies.[citation needed]

He found a home in the British Army, however, and served two years as a non-commissioned officer in the Household Cavalry (the Blues and Royals)on the East German border during the 1950s. Patterson found, during his military service, that he possessed both considerable sharpshooting skills and

considerable intelligence (scoring 147 on an army intelligence test).[citation needed]

Contents

1 University

2 Family

3 Work

4 Bibliography

4.1 Series

4.1.1 Paul Chavasse

4.1.2 Simon Vaughn

4.1.3 Nick Miller (writing as Harry Patterson)4.1.4 Liam Devlin

4.1.5 Dougal Munro and Jack Carter

4.1.6 Sean Dillon

4.1.7 Chance Twins (Rich and Jade) (written with Justin Richards)

4.2 Non-series novels

4.2.1 Writing as Harry Patterson

4.2.2 Writing as Hugh Marlowe

4.2.3 Writing as James Graham4.2.4 Writing as Jack Higgins

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on Prime Minister John Major by a ruthless young Irish gunman-philosopher named Sean Dillon, hired by an Iraqi millionaire. Cast as the central

character over the next series of novels it is apparent that Dillon is in many ways an amalgamation of Patterson's previous heroes Chavasse with

his flair for languages, Nick Miller's familiarity with martial arts and jazz keyboard skills, Simon Vaughan's Irish roots, facility with firearms and the

cynicism that comes with assuming the responsibility of administering a justice unavailable through a civilized legal system.

Bibliography

Series

Paul Chavasse

The Testament of Caspar Schultz(1962) a.k.a. The Bormann TestamentYear of the Tiger(1963)

The Keys of Hell(1965)

Midnight Never Comes (1966)

Dark Side of the Street(1967)

A Fine Night for Dying(1969)

Simon Vaughn

Dark Side of the Street (1967)

The Savage Day (1972)

Day of Judgement(1979) (a number of sources have this listed as featuring Paul Chavasse, but they are in error; this is a prequel to The Savage

Day)

Nick Miller (writing as Harry Patterson)

The Graveyard Shift(1965)

Brought in Dead(1967)

Hell Is Always Today (1968)

Liam Devlin

The Eagle Has Landed(1975)Touch the Devil(1982)

Confessional(1985)


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The Eagle Has Flown (1991)

Dougal Munro and Jack Carter

Night of the Fox (1986)Cold Harbour(1989)

Flight of Eagles (1998)

Sean Dillon

Eye of the Storm (1992) a.k.a.Midnight Man

Thunder Point(1993)

On Dangerous Ground(1994)Angel of Death (1995)

Drink with the Devil(1996)

The President's Daughter(1997)

The White House Connection (1998)

Day of Reckoning(2000)

Edge of Danger(2001)

Midnight Runner(2002)

Bad Company (2003)

Dark Justice (2004)

Without Mercy (2005)

The Killing Ground(Feb 2008)

Rough Justice (Aug 2008)

A Darker Place (Jan 2009)

The Wolf at the Door(January 2010)

The Judas Gate (2011)A Devil is Waiting(2012)

Chance Twins (Rich and Jade) (written with Justin Richards)

Sure Fire (2006)

Death Run (2007)

Sharp Shot(2009)

First Strike (2009)


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Non-series novels

Writing as Harry Patterson

Sad Wind from the Sea (1959)Cry of the Hunter (1960)

The Thousand Faces of Night(1961)

Comes the Dark Stranger(1962)

The Valhalla Exchange (1977)

To Catch a King(1979) a.k.a. The Judas Gate

Dillinger(1983)

Writing as Hugh Marlowe

Seven Pillars to Hella.k.a. Sheba (1963)

Passage By Night(1964)

A Candle for the Dead(1966) a.k.a. The Violent Enemy

Writing as James Graham

A Game for Heroes (1970); later also attributed to Jack Higgins (3rd Berkley edition, 2002)

The Wrath of God(1971)

The Khufra Run (1972)

The Run to Morning(1974) a.k.a.Bloody Passage

Writing as Jack Higgins

East of Desolation (1968)

In the Hour Before Midnight(1969) a.k.a. The Sicilian Heritage

Night Judgement At Sinos (1970)

The Last Place God Made (1971)

Toll For The Brave (1971)

The Savage Day (1972)

A Prayer for the Dying(1973)

Storm Warning(1976)Solo (1980) a.k.a. The Cretan Lover

Luciano's Luck(1981)


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Exocet(1983)

A Season in Hell(1988)

Memoirs of a Dance Hall Romeo (1989)

Sheba (1995)

Pay The Devil(1999)

Filmography

Films adapted from the novels.

The Violent Enemy (1967)

The Wrath Of God (1972)

The Eagle Has Landed (1976)To Catch A King (1984, TV)

A Prayer For The Dying (1987)

Confessional (1989, TV)

Night Of The Fox (1990, TV)

Midnight Man (1995, TV)

On Dangerous Ground (1996, TV)

Windsor Protocol (1996, TV)

Thunder Point (1998, TV)

References

^ Guardian.co.uk (http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/jul/31/jack-higgins-life-harry-patterson)1.

^ Harpercollins.ca (http://www.harpercollins.ca/author/authorExtra.aspx?authorID=50000405&displayType=interview)2.

External links

Jack Higgins (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0383396/) at the Internet Movie Database

The Unofficial Jack Higgins Homepage (http://www.scintilla.utwente.nl/users/gert/higgins/)

Jack Higgins Blog (http://jackhiggins.co.za/)

Author's page at HarperCollins Publishers (http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/Authors/2627/jack-higgins)

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