Super-spy Paul Chavasse – one of Jack Higgins’s most extraordinary heroes – embarks on a mission to Albania, only to find himself at the centre of a deadly double-cross, fighting for his life.Super-spy Paul Chavasse – one of Jack Higgins’s most extraordinary heroes – embarks on a mission to Albania, only to find himself at the centre of a deadly double-cross, fighting for his life.It’s a trip that agent Paul Chavasse will never forget. His destination: the isolated republic of Albania on the Adriatic coast, at a time when the regime is at its most repressive and the people live in daily fear of the ruthless secret police. His job: to find a double agent whose cover has been blown and put him out of commission, permanently. But what Chavasse doesn’t know is that deep within the twisting channels of the perilous coastal marshes, someone has set a trap for him – someone who holds the keys of hell.‘Higgins is a master of his craft.’Daily Telegraph‘A thriller writer in a class of his own.’Financial Times‘A compulsively readable storyteller.’Sunday Express‘The master craftsman of good, clean adventure.’Daily MailJack 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.• Non-stop action and adventure in this spectacular thriller from the incomparable Jack Higgins• Jack Higgins’s popularity around the world continues to grow and grow. His last two novels, DAY OF RECKONING and EDGE OF DANGER, have both been international top-ten bestsellers• Backed by a major lead title promotion(PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Elements of this novel are taken from a novel of the same title published by Abelard-Schuman in hardback in 1965 under the pseudonym Martin Fallon, and by Coronet in paperback in 1972 under the name Jack Higgins.)Competition: Frederick Forsyth;
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