The Midnight Bell

by Jack Higgins

Book Overview

"The bell rings at midnight, as death requires it." - Irish proverb ? From "the dean of intrigue novelists" ( St. Louis Post-Dispatch ) comes a knife-edge story of terrorism and revenge. ? ???? In Ulster, Northern Ireland, a petty criminal kills a woman in a drunken car crash. Her sons swear revenge. ???? In London, Sean Dillon and his colleagues in the "Prime Minister's private army," fresh from defeating a deadly al-Qaeda operation, receive a warning: You may think you have weakened us, but you have only made us stronger. ???? In Washington, D.C., a special projects director with the CIA, frustrated at not getting permission from the President for his daring anti-terrorism plan, decides to put it in motion anyway. He knows he's right - the nation will thank him later. ???? Soon, the ripples from these events will meet and overlap, creating havoc in their wake. Desperate men will act, secrets will be revealed - and the midnight bell will toll. ???? Filled with event, driven by characters of complexity and passion, The Midnight Bell is a remarkable novel from the "architect of the modern thriller" ( The Huffington Post).

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399185305
• ISBN13: 9780399185304
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.1"