Sheba [Large Print] [Paperback]

Jack Higgins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1995

At the start of World War II, Otto Muller, a German archaeologist in Southern Arabia, conceives a plan to thwart the British: high explosives in the Suez Canal. But when others become involved, the plan soon becomes intertwined with a search for the long-lost palace of the Queen of Sheba.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In this slick archeological thriller, Higgins (The Eagle Has Landed) reaffirms his skill as a storyteller. In 1939, with the world on the brink of war, American Arabist Gavin Kane is hired to find a missing husband. The missing husband, John Cunningham, disappeared while on a wild goose chase through the Middle East in search of the legendary Temple of Sheba. The Temple turns out to be all too real. And, unfortunately for Kane and his friends, the Nazi's have discovered the Temple first and are using it as headquarters to implement Hitler's plan to destroy the Suez Canal. The mixture of archeology and Nazism, naturally brings to mind Indiana Jones and, in fact, the book is very reminiscent of those movies. This is the kind of story where all the villains have German accents, and the heroes can survive a 30-mile hike in the desert with no water. Who cares if the characters are one-dimensional stereotypes (the dashing archeologist, the mysterious beautiful woman)? This fast-paced story has enough action and adventure to make up for any such shortcomings.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Review

‘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‘The master craftsman of good, clean adventure.’Daily Mail --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 236 pages
• Publisher: Wheeler Publishing (May 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568951264
• ISBN-13: 978-1568951263
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,775,331 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

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Adventure, February 9, 2001

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Jon G. Hargrove (Fullerton, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sheba (Mass Market Paperback)

This was an almost perfect adventure. To have been written almost forty years ago, it still stands up. Keep in mind this novel was written almost twenty years before Indiana Jones. Makes you think maybe ole Jack Higgins influenced the creators of the famous archaeologists....

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A "fair" Higgins book, but not on par with the best., September 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sheba (Mass Market Paperback)

Definitely a slow starter, and once the action begins, it's pretty tame anyhow. Perhaps my least favorite Higgins book, and that largely due to it's predictablity and similarity to Indy stuff...worth a read, I suppose.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this wwII thriller is a true grabber., July 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Sheba (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is a great grabber. Don't start this book unless you have read all of the others. % star reading at it's best.