In the Hour Before Midnight [Paperback]

Jack Higgins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 12, 2000

In the world of the Mafia, sometimes death is the only way out....

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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6 1-hour cassettes --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (September 12, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425176312
• ISBN-13: 978-0425176313
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,274,334 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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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No one does it better!, October 18, 2000

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T. Judd "booknut" (ALEXANDRIA, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In the Hour Before Midnight (Paperback)

Higgins fans rejoice! A number of his older books are being re-printe. Although In the Hour Before Midnight was first published in 1969 it has aged quite well. His characters are well crafted and his plots and story lines have never been tied up with the Us versus KGB plots that now seem so out of date.

Stacey Wyatt is a typical Higgins creation. Born into a life of privilege, raised by a Sicilian capo, he escapes into a world of the mercenary and finally learns, almost too late, where his true loyalties should lie. Is Sean Burke really the true friend, or an opportunist who could shed Wyatt like an old shirt? What about Joanna, or Rose, or all the others. Is Hoffer a man of his word? Can Vito be trusted? You'll enjoy finding the answers.

Of Higgins' 57 titles, I have been able to find and read 53 of them. Not a bad book in the bunch and I forgive him the repetition of plots. The thing is, these books are just plain fun to read. So enjoy! And don't forget to thank the re-print people.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mafia games in Sicily, June 16, 2001

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Paul Skinner (Manassas, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In the Hour Before Midnight (Paperback)

This book is supposed to be an oldie and a goodie. Well, it's an oldie. Goodie? OK, it's pretty good, but not spectacular. We enter the lives of an international gang of mercenaries on a special mission to rescue a kidnapped daughter of a multi-millionaire on the island of Sicily. Soon we find out one of our heroes has mafia connections, and the story changes character. This book is a very quick read. The ending was predictable and I never figured out the significance of the title. Several times I cannot figure out what causes our hero to act the way he did.

17 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Same formula, but always fun, September 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: In the Hour Before Midnight (Paperback)

k, for those of you who have not ever read a Jack Higgins book, this one will be quite a treat... With this latest installment Higgins proves to maintain his ability to keep suspense high with nonstop action and character development. although, this book follows the patten, or formula of his past books, as the sales records show, it is a formula he works very well with. Howver, none of the books, especially this one, seem repetitive. Unique and capturing as its own story, people will not regret the purchase of this book. in my own experience, after reading one jack higgins's novel by chance, i have continued to by every book he has published, and i have never regretted a purchase, well thats about it, its a damn good book. trust me