A Devil is Waiting, Jack Higgins
A Devil is Waiting, Jack Higgins
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A Devil is Waiting

Author: Jack Higgins

Narrator: Michael Page

Abridged: 4 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/03/2012

Synopsis

“Jack Higgins has written some of the best suspense fiction of the past fifty years,” wrote the San Diego Union-Tribune, and the Strand Magazine agreed: “With fresh plots, interesting characters and vibrant settings, Jack Higgins has firmly cemented his reputation as one of the world’s most successful thriller writers.” And in his new novel, a devil is indeed waiting.…The President is coming to London, but not to an entirely warm welcome. A fanatical mullah is offering a blessing to anyone who will assassinate the President, and though most London Muslims think the mullah has crossed the line, a few think otherwise.Urgently, Sean Dillon, General Charles Ferguson, and the rest of the small band known as the “Prime Minister’s private army” are called in, augmented by an extra-ordinary new recruit, an intelligence captain and Afghan war hero named Sara Gideon. She has her own contacts and ways of working, but the more she explores the threat, the more she discovers herself in a very dark place indeed.

About Jack Higgins

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by William on February 21, 2012

Better then some of the more recent Dillon books, and I think it's the second half of the book that really helps it along. Sara Gideon's a more interesting new character, which is good. The bad though: Sean Dillon, who's such a compelling character, continues to be marginalized, disappearing for goo......more

Goodreads review by Edmond on October 09, 2016

I thought this book was mediocre at best. Although this is the first Jack Higgins novel I've read, I have seen movies made from his books. In considering the high praise this author has received, I was disappointed with this book. I thought the action was a bit lackluster, or maybe too predictable. A......more

Goodreads review by Robin on May 04, 2012

Review It seems very easy these days to call an author a master of a genre or style, but in the case of Jack Higgins its very much a real title, he has led the way with thriller writing for many many years, and yes the books have got a little formulaic in the Sean Dillon era, but they are still excit......more

Goodreads review by Sameer on June 13, 2021

Not a good book to read. Prejudiced and terrible plots. The only good thing is that it is a quick read, so didn't have to bear it for long.......more

Goodreads review by Neil on November 13, 2023

In the beginning, the Sean Dillon novels featured Dillon, his boss/handler Ferguson, Ferguson’s right-hand woman Hannah Bernstein, and Ferguson’s Stateside oppo Blake Johnson. To this roster of protagonists were gradually added gangland boss Harry Salter and his philosophically-oriented nephew Billy......more

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