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Jack Higgins’s fast‑paced thriller follows a series of violent attacks on key figures in the United Kingdom’s intelligence community. In New York, a trusted operative for the President is shot while docking; in London, General Charles Ferguson is killed in a car explosion; and a former British soldier finds himself targeted in Central Park. These incidents are part of a broader campaign against the elite group known as the Prime Minister’s private army. Sean Dillon, a seasoned operative, suspects an old adversary is behind the killings and must navigate a treacherous web of intrigue to survive and protect the nation’s secret service.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Suspense/Action Suspense
Authors: Jack Higgins
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