Pay the Devil

By Jack Higgins

Book Overview

After the Civil War, Confederate Col. Clay Fitzgerald escapes to Ireland. But Ireland is embroiled in a civil war of its own--the Fenian Rebellion. Clay wants to avoid the conflict, but after witnessing the plight of the common people, Clay is unable to stand by. Taking the guise of a legendary outlaw, he wages a new rebellion of his own...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425171892
• ISBN13: 9780425171899
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Colonel Clay goes to Ireland

Clay thought that he was going to have peace and just enjoy that money he had just inheritied...he was wrong. Clay is drawn into a conspricy of arrogant Irish landlords and hard working (and hard headed) Irish rebles named the Rogians. As the book heats up, Clay takes sides and goes dashing around the country in the gise of "Captain Swing"(he looks like The Shadow). I recommend this to anyone who loves a good book.

every book is a monster of a hit and this is no exception!!!

Higgins' storytelling shines here throughout this top-notch story of intrigue. Wonderful characters, great locales, and a huge way to end this this great first rate superthriller! A rare accord. I will not stop reading Higgins until he finally retires. A truly master storyteller. Every book is a monster hit and this is his best! Caution: Do not read this one and put it down, You probably will not anyway! This reader is a higgins fan. UNDOWNPUTABLE! that is the one word or phrase I simply have to say about every book Higgins has written.

Good, but certainly not his best.

I thought this was a new book until reading other reviews stating that it was actually written back in 1963. For all that, however, it is still classic Higgens. Actually, I thought the plot line was kind of refreshing as he does tend to get stuck around WWII and Brigadier Ferguson scenarios. Still, all in all, if you like Higgens, you should like this one.

A early Higgins winner!

This is a Higgins title that was first released in 1963. And as an avid reader of Jack Higgins I truly enjoyed this one. It has a touch of "Gone With The Wind" to it. And characters I would like to see Mr. Higgins use again. The setting of the American Civil War and the early Irish uprising were a break from Higgins recent run of Sean Dillon works.

Early Higgins' Book shows author's developing talent

Between 1963 and 1964, Harry Patterson, aka Jack Higgins wrote 8 books. This was one of the authors most prolific periods of writing, as well as one of his most interesting. He wrote crime novels, a western (Thunder at Noon), a romance (A Phoenix in the Blood), World War II novels (Seven Pillars to Hell, later published as Sheba) and Pay the Devil, a book which is set in 1865 and follows the exploits of Confederate Colonel Clay Fitzegerald. The Colonel has just ended on the losing side of the Civil War and returns to Ireland for peace and quite. He instead gets caught up in the 'troubles.' Like most of Higgins' early novels, this book is an entertaining, fast-paced story full of one-dimensional characters. If you want a fun and quick read for the holidays, this book is it. Although, if you want better Higgins' try Valhalla Exchange, Touch The Devil, A Prayer for the Dying, Thunderpoint or The Eagle has Landed.