The Khufra Run [Paperback]

Jack Higgins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2, 2002

Freelance flyer Jack Nelson makes a living peddling his talents to the highest bidder...and now he has a chance to pull off the heist of a lifetime. There are millions in sunken treasure for the taking in a go-for-broke caper tailor-made for Nelson-and all he has to do to collect the loot is live through it.

Editorial Reviews

Review

‘A superb storyteller’ Daily Mail‘Open a Jack Higgins novel and you’ll encounter a master craftsman at the peak of his powers … first-rate tales of intrigue, suspense and full-on action.’Sunday Express‘Higgins is a master of his craft.’Daily Telegraph‘A thriller writer in a class of his own.’Financial Times --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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: 304 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (April 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425184250
• ISBN-13: 978-0425184257
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #703,708 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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vortex of Ruthless Hatred, January 18, 2000

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Boda Zepha (United States of America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Khufra Run (Paperback)

When the brillance of an author explodes off of the first page, you hesitate for a moment and ask if you have the courage to continue. Simple understanding of the complex twists that surround this emotional joy ride of black comedy and unrelenting action will get you only so far. You have to let these characters entrench themselves in your mind. The grace with which a.k.a. Higgins writes, skips across every page into a dizzying aray of unbridaled passion and furious battles and schemes that would leave John Woo hacking in the back row. Don't read this masterpiece as a favor to yourself, just read as a signal to every other author to step up to the raised plate.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Khufra Run, May 6, 2002

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Joel DeJong (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Khufra Run (Paperback)

An easy read. Breezed through it in no time but lacked the usual in depth personal look that I am use to. Great action and interesting plot. Some of the dialoge seemed forced and out of place. This is the second book I have read by Higgins and am just as pleased with the story line in this book as with the one in the other. Overall I'd recomend this book to someone looking for a good, fast moving, light read.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Reading, July 25, 2011

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Ellen M. Peacock (Elyria, Oh) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Khufra Run (Paperback)

I'm a great fan of Jack Higgins especially his Sean Dillon series. I think I have all of them now, thanks Amazon. Book arrived with alloted time frame and was well packaged.