Sad Wind from the Sea, Jack Higgins
Sad Wind from the Sea, Jack Higgins
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Sad Wind from the Sea

Author: Jack Higgins

Narrator: Christopher Lane

Unabridged: 5 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/15/2012

Synopsis

A gunrunner’s hunt for a fortune in gold leads to a life-and-death struggle in Communist China.Mark Hagen’s streak of bad luck left him broke, despondent, and barely able to eke out a living smuggling guns in Macao. But things begin to look up when Hagen gets a lead on a bounty of gold, lying untouched at the bottom of a lagoon in the marshes of southern China.Unfortunately for Hagen, he’s not the only one after the sunken treasure, and the race to the gold quickly escalates into a bloody struggle for survival on the treacherous waters of the South China Sea.

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 Charles on June 07, 2023

Entertaining read by Jack Higgins written under his pen name, Harry Patterson. A down and borderline out smuggler, WW2 vet, adventurer, and fast boat owner becomes entangled with an attempt to recover a quarter million in gold hidden in the marshlands of southern china. Unfortunately the Chinese als......more

Goodreads review by Caroline on November 19, 2018

I've loved Jack Higgins books for many years, now and I have read virtually all of them. So it was a refreshing surprise to find 'Sad Wind From The Sea', a Higgins book that I had NOT read before. It's a typical Jack Higgins storyline. Tough lead male character falls in love with beautiful woman and......more

Goodreads review by dennis barron on November 24, 2018

Sad Wind From The Sea . Jack higgins Jack Higgins first novel. Harry Patterson , which is his real name was used this time. Later he adopted the name Jack higgins. As expected this is an explosive read, riddled with action in a way only Higgins has mastered! Captain Hagen, has one last plan to go fro......more

Goodreads review by Sean on January 27, 2021

Harry Patterson is not Harry Patterson he is Jack Higgins. This seems to be his debut novel. It is not as the title may suggest to some about depressed flatulence coming from a large body of salt water. Nope nothing so exciting that would possibly be more memorable, who wouldn't want to read about that......more

Goodreads review by Pat on August 08, 2019

Great Author, excellent story Reminiscent of a 1960s era film, could easily see this a vehicle for Kirk Douglas, and others of that era. Quaint and quite fun for the easily envisioned scenes, characters, and location. Enjoyed immensely, thank you!......more

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