Edge of Danger

by Jack Higgins

Book Overview

From the bestselling author Jack Higgins comes a new thriller reuniting heroic American agent Blake Johnson and ex-IRA enforcer Sean Dillon. They join forces in a desperate race to stop a fanatical... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399147012
• ISBN13: 9780399147012
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Putnam Adult
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

The best of the best.

Jack Higgins, my favorite author, does it again. In "Edge Of Danger", we have our old favorites Sean Dillon, Brigadier (now promoted to general) Ferguson, Chief Inspector Hannah Bernstein and others. This is a genuine thriller, with an ending that will surprise you. Don't miss it!

Sean Dillon is back......

It's another exciting page turner featuring Sean Dillon. This time he's dealing with the wealthy Rashid Family (three brothers and one sister) who are half Arab and half British nobility. It's makes for a very interesting plot line and story with Sean Dillon who is capably assisted by Blake Johnson, Charles Ferguson and Hannah Bernstein and a few others. The end of the story is good for it sets up the reader to anxiously await the sequel and the further adventures of Mr. Dillon and Kate Rashid.

the best thriller

this book is great could not stop when i started. can not wait for the next book.

a fast-paced action thriller

The Rashids are half British and half Arab and are contented with being one of the wealthiest families in the world. When the patriarch dies in battle, his survivors knew he was doing his job. However, when someone runs over their mother and nothing happens to the perpetrator, the new patriarch swears vengeance. He orders the assassination of the driver, but when the United States and Russia interfere with his business in the Arabian province of Hazar, he vows to bring death upon both nations.He assembles an elite assassin team to kill the American president, but Sean Dillon, former IRA terrorist and now agent of the British government learns of the plan. Blake Johnson and the Secret service foil the attempt. Blake and Sean with the support of their respective governments intend to bring down the Rashids one person at a time.Jack Higgins writes a fast-paced action thriller that keeps the reader turning pages at supersonic speed. There is plenty of action filed with shoot-outs and techno-gadgets along the lines of 007. Although dangerous and clearly a "bad boy", Sean still seems authentic. EDGE OF DANGER brings exciting entertainment that never eases up until the very last page for its adrenaline soaked crowd.Harriet Klausner

AN EXPLOSIVE READING OF A SUSPENSE LADEN POWERHOUSE

Taut and tense, an explosion of sequential thrill packed events - these are hallmarks of the popular novels springing from the pen of the seemingly inexhaustible Jack Higgins. "Edge Of Danger," his 32nd suspense laden powerhouse is no exception. The Belfast born author now brings us a harrowing tale with former IRA member, Sean Dillon, confronted by the Rashid's, an English/Arab family sworn to avenge the killing of one of their own by a Russian diplomat who was driving drunk. When the diplomat is provided immunity by Russia and America, vengeance is sought with the life of the American president. Action swerves throughout the world until a terrifying finale takes place in a remote castle. Patrick Macnee, whom many will remember for his portrayal of John Steed on the hit TV series The Avengers, has the perfect voice for this reading. His control, accents, and delivery are superb, bringing a larger than life story to even more vivid realization.