Day of Judgment

By Jack Higgins

Book Overview

A classic thriller from Jack Higgins, the undisputed master of adrenalin packed adventure and the bestselling author of 'The Eagle has Landed'

It's 1963 and the eve of John F.Kennedy's historic visit to Berlin.

Locked away inside the impregnable fortress of Schloss Neustadt, Father Sean Conlin, survivor of Dachau and lifelong champion of human freedom is fighting to deny his jailers their ultimate goal. On this momentus day, when the whole world is watching they must make him admit to being a CIA hireling.

But the West is determined to save him, and gambling with their lives a small band of men begin a daring rescue mission that could change the course of history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007234740
• ISBN13: 9780007234745
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.4" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

A PULSE-POUNDING NONSTOP THRILLER!

Jack Higgins is a reliable, workmanlike author who cranked out a score or more books like this back in the 70's and 80's. Starting with "The Eagle Has Landed" (hereafter "Eagle"), he wrote like a factory, producing a great many almost identical thrillers, only a few of which really measured up to "Eagle". This book, "Day of Judgement", is a work that, in my opinion, meassures up to, and in some waays surpasses "Eagle". Set at the height of the Cold War, "Day of Judgement's" plot focuses on an East German effort to deflect the impact of US President John F. Kennedy's forthcoming visit to Berlin, where history tells us he made his electrifying "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech. The East Germans want to nullify the projected effect of Kennedy's visit, so they kidnap a beloved Roman Catholic priest and try to "brainwash" him into making anti-US statements.. Great character development, excellent pacing, a very plausable series of events and a suprisingly spiritual resolution of the story add up to an all-around great read. I recommend this book highly.

Great

This is the greates book I have ever read, every one who has liked Jack Higgins books will love this book, I also would suggest the book Bad Company which was also a fabulous novel.

Great writing by him and reading by you!

You will not be disapointed at all! I wasn't! Great plotting!

my fave Jack Higgins

I have read this book at least twice now and it holds up to the test of time. The magnificent faith of the character Sean Conlin and others in this story inspires me every time I read it. Besides that, great story! Although, I do have to say that the hard-bitten, I'm-just-waiting-for-death-so that-all-this-suffering-is-over hero is getting a little old.

Imagine an old man imprisond and a man to get him out.

'BREAK HIM. IT'S ALL THERE'S TIME FOR....' 1963. On the eve of Kennedy's historic visit to berlin, Ulbright's commissars plan their propaganda counter-strike from the red side of the Wall. Inside the inpregnabler fortress of Scholss Neustadt lies Father Sean Conlin, survivor of Dachau and lifelong apostle of human freedom. His jailers must make him admit to being a CIA hireling in the vital munutes when the whole world is watching.... The west is determined to save him. Racing against time, gambling with their own survival, a small band of intrepid men take on a rescue mission that could sway the course of history. More information on Jack Higgins can be found at: The Unofficial Jack Higgins Homepage Http://www.scintilla.utwente.nl/users/gert/higgins