East of Desolation

by Jack Higgins, Michael Page (Performed by)

Overview

A plane crashes on the Greenland icecap. Joe Martin, a bush pilot, flies insurance investigators to the site. Among his passengers is a beautiful and intriguing woman, Sarah Kelso, widow of the man who was supposed to have been flying the ill-fated plane.

Jack Higgins, who also wrote THE EAGLE HAS LANDED, sets his story in the desolation of the ice fields of the arctic north. His men and women are hungry with greed, but possess cool daring and courage. Even Higgins' bad guys are good.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441837769
Publisher:	Brilliance Audio
Publication date:	01/28/2010
Series:	Playaway Adult Fiction
Product dimensions:	4.62(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.22(d)

About the Author

Since The Eagle Has Landed—one of the biggest-selling thrillers of all time—every novel Jack Higgins has written has become an international bestseller. He has had simultaneous number-one bestsellers in hardcover and paperback, and many of his books have been made into successful movies, including The Eagle Has Landed, To Catch a King, On Dangerous Ground, Eye of the Storm, and Thunder Point. He has degrees in sociology, social psychology, and economics from the University of London, and a doctorate in media from Leeds Metropolitan University. A fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and an expert scuba diver and marksman, Higgins lives in Jersey on the Channel Islands.

Michael Page has recorded over 100 titles for Brilliance Audio. He is currently a Professor of Theatre at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and as an actor performs regularly with the Peterborough Players in New Hampshire.

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

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