Hell Is Always Today/Largeprint (Curley Large Print Books) [Large Print] [Paperback]

Jack Higgins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1993 | Series: Curley Large Print Books

When the body of a young women – the fifth to die in as many weeks – is found in a rain-soaked alley, the city is gripped with mortal fear. A mad killer known as the Rainlover walks among them, and no one, not even the police, knows when he will strike again. But Detective Sergeant Nick Miller has more than the Rainlover on his mind – like boxer-turned-expert-cat-burglar Gunner Sean Doyle. He’s busted out of prison, and Nick wants to put him back behind bars in the worst way. What neither of them knows is that each of their fates will be decided high above the streets, with cop and convict facing down their most daunting challenges the only way they know how… “Higgins makes the pages fly.” – New York Daily News "Higgins is the master." - Tom Clancy

--This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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"A thriller writer in a class all his own." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 226 pages
• Publisher: Chivers North Amer; Lrg edition (May 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0792715209
• ISBN-13: 978-0792715207
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,360,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jack Higgins is among the world's most popular authors. Since the publication of The Eagle Has Landed--one of the biggest-selling thrillers of all time--every novel he has written has become an international bestseller, including The White House Connection and Day of Reckoning. He has had simultaneous number-one bestsellers in hardcover and paperback, and has been published in thirty-eight languages worldwide. Many of his books have been made into successful movies, among them The Eagle Has Landed, To Catch A King, and The Valhalla Exchange. He lives with his wife on Jersey in the Channel Islands.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Reprint of a Sergeant Nick Miller novel, May 22, 2005

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Fred Camfield (Vicksburg, MS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hell Is Always Today (Nick Miller) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a 2005 reprint of a 1968 novel in the Sergeant Nick Miller series. The setting is a large city in northern England, but it is not clear, in this particular novel, which city. Perhaps the author expected readers to have read the earlier novels in the series. The story is a complex plot about a serial killer.

The story, like many others by Jack Higgins, takes place in a very short period of time - less than a week. A number of young women of the evening have been killed by an unknown assailant called The Rainlover in the press. Another murder occurs, but it does not quite fit the pattern.

The plot is complex, and a suspect emerges early in the story, but all is not quite as it seems with the last murder. An escaped criminal (a cat burgler) enters into the story to complicate matters. The final climax has the usual makings of a Jack Higgins novel as everything ends in a final battle.

I would note that I bought the novel for some light reading, and stayed up late to finish it. It is brain candy rather than great literature, but most certainly does not deserve the one star rating of the previous reviewer. If he is a Jack Higgins fan, I am not sure what he was expecting, particularly if he has read previous novels in this series.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Winning Crime Novel From Higgins, June 21, 2005

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Michael L. Slavin "HardBopper" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hell Is Always Today (Nick Miller) (Mass Market Paperback)

I've read most of Higgins's novels. My favorites were the WWII thrillers. But, his crime books are top notch. This one is no exception. Even though it was written back in the '60's and recently reprinted it keeps your complete attention as you quickly turn the pages. This was about a sculptor turned serial killer. Plenty of excitement.

4.0 out of 5 stars Always exciting!, September 18, 2009

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Jo R. Gilbert "Traveler" (Menlo Park CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hell Is Always Today (Nick Miller) (Mass Market Paperback)

Higgins and I were born the same year so he can do little wrong. He was one of those authors I discovered while flying across one ocean or another that I continued to track once on land. Exciting, adventure tales always. His Nick Miller character was wroth several books; he has not moved on with him. Too bad!