Angel of Death (Sean Dillon Series #4)

by Jack Higgins

Overview

They call themselves "January 30", after the date of a British massacre in Belfast. They are allied with no one, killing American diplomats and KGB agents, Arabs and Israelis, IRA gunmen and Loyalist soldiers. But they are definitely the enemies of peace—and they are plotting an assassination that will shatter an uneasy truce that reigns in Ireland.

Former IRA enforcer Sean Dillon must hunt down January 30 before they kill again. Before they spark another war. Before Dillon himself falls prey to the ultimate assassin—the Angel of Death...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780425152232
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/01/1996
Series:	Sean Dillon Series , #4
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	4.20(w) x 6.70(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Jack Higgins lives on Jersey in the Channel Islands.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Jack Higgins

“A seasoned pro...Mr. Higgins knows how to tell a story!”—The New York Times Book Review

“Jack Higgins has written some of the best suspense fiction of the past fifty years.”—The San Diego Union-Tribune

“When it comes to thriller writers, one name stands well above the crowd—Jack Higgins.”—Associated Press

“Higgins makes the pages fly.”—New York Daily News

“Jack Higgins is one of the best-selling authors of popular fiction in the world, often considered the architect of the modern thriller.”—The Huffington Post

“Higgins is an author with the creative power to hook the reader and keep them forever because of his terrific tales. There are many villains out there, but Higgins is by far the greatest at bringing to life the best and worst of them all.”—Suspense Magazine

From the Publisher

What if there was a terrorist group with no discernible agenda? Jews and Arabs, Irish Protestants and Irish Catholics, commies and fascists are all fair game for a group known only as January 30. Brigadier Charles Ferguson of the British prime minister's top security group is charged with determining January 30's plans, its members, and their whereabouts. With the whole world as a potential hideout, it won't be an easy task. But Ferguson's right-hand man, former terrorist Sean Dillon, is tugging on a thread that might prove valuable. He's hot on the trail of one Daniel Quinn, who's been a thorn in the side of both the British army and the IRA in Ireland. Quinn tried to sell an arsenal to an undercover Dillon and, though the deal broke down in the end, Dillon has Quinn headed for the Middle East. The novel follows the formula for most recent spy thrillers: terrorists threaten the world order by appearing to get their hands on weaponry that could unleash widespread devastation. Higgins has the formula down pat and does a better job than most at putting his own spin on it. Ferguson and Dillon function much like Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin: Ferguson is the at-home brain a la Wolfe, and Dillon is a violent, coldhearted version of Archie. Toss in elements of the Russian Mafia, leftover KGB agents, and a black-hearted actress, and one has a novel that will keep international conspiracy buffs turning pages long into the night.

Wes Lukowsky