A Game for Heroes [Paperback]

Jack Higgins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1978

The days of the Third Reich are numbered. But on a solitary island in the middle of the English Channel, a brilliant, ruthless SS commander has vowed to fight to the death. It is the Nazi's last outpost. And its downfall is the ultimate suicide mission for one soldier of fortune.

"A seasoned pro...Mr. Higgins knows how to tell a story." (The New York Times Book Review)

"The master's master of spycraft storytelling." (UPI)

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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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
• Publisher: Dell Publishing (July 1, 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440132622
• ISBN-13: 978-0440132622
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,320,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars His usual fast-paced page turner., October 9, 1998

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"msirishrose" (Santa Rosa, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Game for Heroes: Game for Heroes (Paperback)

Jack Higgins has written yet another book that I just couldn't put down. This book intertwines the lives of men and women on opposite sides, and whether or not they should trust one another. To help put a stop to the bloodshed still going on in the Channel Islands, they must find this trust, or face the wrath of a S.S. madman still fighting to preserve the war. I highly recommend the book to anyone who loves a book in which the outcome is in doubt for most of the story. This is definitely one of his better stories. A must for any Jack Higgins fan, or for anyone that wants a real page-turner.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Heroic Deeds, July 8, 2002

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Bonnie Toews "Heart Tugs ... at the crossroad... (Newcastle, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Game for Heroes (Paperback)

It's the end of the war, and no one should expect a wounded commando to put his life on the line one more time, but that's exactly what happens to Higgins' newest hero, Lt. Col. Owen Morgan. He sacrifices his freedom to rescue a German sailor on a mission that has already failed miserably and is almost executed by the embittered Nazi commander of the isolated outpost in the Channel Islands. I don't normally enjoy reading books written in first person--Higgins took me by surprise--but I found myself turning the pages and reading on anyway. Not only has Morgan returned to his island home hoping to reignite the love of his childhood years, he's there to find out if the Nazis can hang onto the Channel Islands for another year after Germany has surrendered and thus cause more havoc on the sea. It turns out to be a fool's mission set up by a jealous boyhood rival who misinforms the British deliberately to betray Morgan and his lady love, but in Morgan's absence, she has fallen in love with a very decent German submariner. Conflict between friends, enemies who becomes friends, and the raging sea becomes the back drop for another hair raising tale by Higgins. The first person narrative reduces it to a four star for me.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Older than you think, March 4, 2002

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"gdeley" (Santa Barbara, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Game for Heroes (Paperback)

I enjoyed this book the first time it came out, too...not to mention that this book was originally published in 1970.