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Summary: Back to Basic in this no holds barred thriller!
Review: *****Exciting,Nail biting suspense by the world's master of suspense espionage. Great stroy telling and great scenes make this anothrer winner for Higgins!
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Summary: Higgins Rocks
Review: first of all I would like to say that I am a 16 year old who really loves jack's novels, esspeialy the ones with Dillon in them.
thunder point was really good it had a great story line and followed on from the other books perfecaly
apart form dillon books I also liked Solo, The last place god made, Sheba, Night of the fox,The savage day,Luciano's Luck,Sad wind from the sea and Dillinger.
I have 20 books and counting. JACK HIGGINS RULES. buy his books support the master so he can keep writing these great wokes of art.
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Summary: Higgins just mailed this in
Review: I am a Jack Higgins/Sean Dillon fan, but this book falls far short of Higgins' usual level. It appears that Higgins put absolutely no effort into this book. The plot was farfetched, the characters unbelievable and the outcome predictable. The transitions were rough and the intrigue was non-existent. The mix of characters between mafia hoodlums and Dillon's group, didn't work. Higgins can and usually does do a lot better than this.
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Summary: Great
Review: If you liked this, you will really enjoy Spear of Golgotha by Richard Greenwald. All of the excitement and fast read.
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Summary: As Usual, Higgins Doesn't Disappoint
Review: Once again, Jack Higgins uses his knack for merging past history with modern day thrills in the high-octane adventure, Thunder Point. Featuring everyone's favorite IRA terrorist turned hero Sean Dillon, this yarn takes to the dangers of the high sea as Dillon is hired by the British government to recover documents missing since World War II. These papers aren't just old political red tape rubbish--quite the contrary. They were property of Adolf Hitler and they contained the names of many members of the British establishment who were friendly to the Nazi cause. Now nearly fifty years later if these documents fell into the wrong hands they would have a devastating impact on Britain's aristocracy and Parliament, as kin of the people on the list were working their way up the ranks in British societal order.In the Caribbean, rumor has it that a U-boat that sank in 1945 which carried Hitler's associate Martin Bormann was discovered by a lone diver in a treacherous remote location. Coincidentally, the diver is killed in a freak accident just days after finding the U-boat and so he takes to his grave the secret of its whereabouts. Soon the hunt is on as Dillon and a barrage of enemies are in a race to find it first, thus obtaining the documents Bormann was thought to carry. The Sean Dillon series is always addictive action-packed stay up all night reading. Thunder Point is only a slight notch below Higgins' best Dillon tales. Even Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt can't hold a candle to Sean Dillon's considerable scuba diving talents in Thunder Point. But then again, is there any area where the illustrious Dillon doesn't excel? After all, this man is an accomplished theatre actor who speaks fluent German, Spanish, French, Arabic, Italian, and Russian, not to mention English and Irish. He's a master of disguises, transforming his looks, voice, and mannerism to suit the occasion. He's an expert skydiver, scuba diver, martial artist, and airplane pilot. He single-handedly can take down an entourage of men with his fists. He's one of the best pistol shots on the globe. He's been a gun for hire not only for the IRA but also for the PLO and KGB. Oh, and did I forget to mention that women find him to be fantastic between the sheets? Do men like this exist in real life? I think not, but if one does please send him my way. Thank God for fiction and thank you Jack Higgins for giving me a dose of the unreal.
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Summary: As Usual, Higgins Doesn't Disappoint
Review: Once again, Jack Higgins uses his knack for merging past history with modern day thrills in the high-octane adventure, Thunder Point. Featuring everyone's favorite IRA terrorist turned hero Sean Dillon, this yarn takes to the dangers of the high sea as Dillon is hired by the British government to recover documents missing since World War II. These papers aren't just old political red tape rubbish--quite the contrary. They were property of Adolf Hitler and they contained the names of many members of the British establishment who were friendly to the Nazi cause. Now nearly fifty years later if these documents fell into the wrong hands they would have a devastating impact on Britain's aristocracy and Parliament, as kin of the people on the list were working their way up the ranks in British societal order. In the Caribbean, rumor has it that a U-boat that sank in 1945 which carried Hitler's associate Martin Bormann was discovered by a lone diver in a treacherous remote location. Coincidentally, the diver is killed in a freak accident just days after finding the U-boat and so he takes to his grave the secret of its whereabouts. Soon the hunt is on as Dillon and a barrage of enemies are in a race to find it first, thus obtaining the documents Bormann was thought to carry. The Sean Dillon series is always addictive action-packed stay up all night reading. Thunder Point is only a slight notch below Higgins' best Dillon tales. Even Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt can't hold a candle to Sean Dillon's considerable scuba diving talents in Thunder Point. But then again, is there any area where the illustrious Dillon doesn't excel? After all, this man is an accomplished theatre actor who speaks fluent German, Spanish, French, Arabic, Italian, and Russian, not to mention English and Irish. He's a master of disguises, transforming his looks, voice, and mannerism to suit the occasion. He's an expert skydiver, scuba diver, martial artist, and airplane pilot. He single-handedly can take down an entourage of men with his fists. He's one of the best pistol shots on the globe. He's been a gun for hire not only for the IRA but also for the PLO and KGB. Oh, and did I forget to mention that women find him to be fantastic between the sheets? Do men like this exist in real life? I think not, but if one does please send him my way. Thank God for fiction and thank you Jack Higgins for giving me a dose of the unreal.
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Summary: A worthwhile read but ...
Review: Readers of Higgins' previous works would have been introduced to Sean Dillon, ex-IRA turned mercenary, a man who had his own codes regarding keeping of one's word but kills ruthlessly. The background to the plot is this : a long lost sunked German U-boat from WW2 was found, and somewhere inside is a briefcase containing a list of secret bank account numbers to fund Nazism after the war, and a list of British secretly supportive of Nazi Germany, including the abdicated former monarch Duke of Windsor. The potential embarassment and backlash led the British PM to give the job for Group Four under BG Ferguson, who in turn sought the assistance of Sean Dillon, given the delicate nature of the job, the sub being in Virgin Islands, US territory and all. However, the operation is not as secret as it should be, for already, descendants of people named in the list were urgently seeking to get the briefcase first. Higgins' flair in his work lies in keeping his story short, quick-moving with not too complicated characters who are just about credible. Unfortunately, there were some loopholes in this one. First of all, the capture of Sean Dillon was rather hard to believe given the past records about him. If he was a chameleon who travels constantly under various guises, it would have been rather hard to believe that Ferguson could have known to bait him in Vienna. Second, how the actual site of the wreck was discovered was rather incredible, given how no one thought of it earlier. Most divers would have come to it sooner. Third, given the resources available to G4, and the critical nature of the job, it seems hard to believe that such a small force was despatched and they kept being tangled by simple hoodlums. People of experiences like Ferguson and Dillon should have been able to prevent most of their mishaps through simple but effective precautions. What is satisfying though was how the villains were terminated. What I could not forget though, was the promise of Martin Brosnan in a previous book, Eye of the Storm, who intended to hound Dillon down. Of course, it was not widely known where Dillon was, but if Dillon was going to come out in the open after completing his job, Brosnan would find him sooner or later to settle the debt. Can't wait for that to happen, hope it does, in a later book.
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Summary: Quaint yarn as only Higgins can create
Review: This is a little yarn. But don't let the adjective fool you. In these days of sweeping techno-thrillers that rely heavily on (and are often weighed down by) techno ga-ga, Higgins' "little" yarns are a breath of fresh air. Everything about this book, except the pre-title sequence in Serbia could be written in the 1960s. Lets see there's a sunken German U-boat, a plush locale, sharks (aquatic and bipedal), seaplanes, exploding yachts, dastardly villains, able henchmen (if only just), and a love interest that is little more than a devise for the story. Yep, that's 1960s fair...gotta love it! Much of the story is a bit predictable, not many plot twists - but who cares. You bounce along with the protagonist, Higgins' loveable Sean Dillon, former IRA terrorist, and his new employer, Brigadier Ferguson (who gets an unusually large part in this story considering he's usually the spymaster that sits back and manipulates the game) as they race against time to unearth documents from the Third Reich that may implicate many in Britain's and America's upper crust in Nazi efforts to thwart the allies plans during World War II. I say again, pure 1960s fair. I especially enjoyed the dialogue among Dillon and Ferguson, they definately seem like old warriors. Plus Higgins has a way of making even readers from Peoria read with a Scottish brogue or a Belfast cockney. Unfortunately, his characters from other cultures seem to adopt the same idioms. The hispanic villians can be heard calling Dillon a "bloody bastard", probably not the epithet of choice in Cuba. And another thing...yet another hold over from the 60's, why is the protagonist always referred to in dialogue by his last name. "I say, Dillon, have a look at this," "I'm with you, Dillon," "Oh, Dillon, do take care dear, I don't know what I'd do without you." Even in the most intimate scenes, he's always referred to as Dillon. If I were in bed with a feme fatale I would know to look out if she referred to me as Rakr, and not Muun. Overall, a sheer anachronistic joy. Read it! Questions? email me.
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Summary: Fast paced. Easy to read.
Review: This is another good book by a great author.... A very good story. Character development is good. Some parts of the story leave a little to be desired. The characters seem to stumble across information without having to work for it. I think that a longer version of the story might have been better. More details instead of conicidences or just plain being in the right place at the right time so often. Anyway, this is a fictional (?) story of what may have happened to Hitler's second in command, Borman, during the closing days of the war. Escape by submarine with secret papers and orders to continue the cause after the war ends. The sub gets sunk in a hurrican in the Carribbean. A local diver finds it 40 years later and exposes the contents of the orders.... The British government, as well as the remaining Nazi sympathizers are very interested in obtaining them.... Enough about that. This is a fast read. A good book to read if you are traveling. Easy to pick up right where you left off. Not a lot of details to remember. I think Higgins was in a hurry to get this to the press. :) Still worth reading though.
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Summary: Thunder Point
Review: This is another show of Jack Higgins excelent writing ability. This is a page turner for sure, on the edge of your seat action.
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