VJ Books Presents Author Jack Higgins!
 Jack Higgins is the best-known pseudonym of Harry Patterson, the New York Times bestselling author of more than seventy thrillers, including The Eagle Has Landed and The Wolf at the Door. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide.
Patterson was born in 1929 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland. As a child, Patterson was a voracious reader and later credited his passion for reading with fueling his creative drive to be an author. His upbringing in Belfast also exposed him to the political and religious violence that characterized the city at the time. At seven years old, Patterson was caught in gunfire while riding a tram, and later was in a Belfast movie theater when it was bombed. Though he escaped from both attacks unharmed, the turmoil in Northern Ireland would later become a significant influence in his books, many of which prominently feature the Irish Republican Army. After attending grammar school and college in Leeds, England, Patterson joined the British Army and served two years in the Household Cavalry, from 1947 to 1949, stationed along the East German border. He was considered an expert sharpshooter.
Following his military service, Patterson earned a degree in sociology from the London School of Economics, which led to teaching jobs at two English colleges. In 1959, while teaching at James Graham College, Patterson began writing novels, including some under the alias James Graham. As his popularity grew, Patterson left teaching to write full time. With the 1975 publication of the international blockbuster The Eagle Has Landed, which was later made into a movie of the same name starring Michael Caine, Patterson became a regular fixture on bestseller lists. His books draw heavily from history and include prominent figures, such as John Dillinger, and often center around significant events from such conflicts as World War II, the Korean War, and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Patterson lives in Jersey, in the Channel Islands.
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Jack Higgins Bibliography
As Harry Patterson
- Sad Wind From The Sea - 1959
- Cry of the Hunter - 1960
- The Thousand Faces of Night - 1961
- Comes the Dark Stranger - 1962
- Hell is too Crowded - 1962
- Pay the Devil - 1963
- The Dark Side Of The Island - 1963
- A Phoenix in the Blood - 1964
- Thunder at Noon (aka Dillinger) - 1964
- Wrath of the Lion - 1964
- The Graveyard Shift - 1965
- The Iron Tiger - 1966
- Brought in Dead - 1967
- Hell is Always Today - 1968
- Toll for the Brave - 1971
- The Valhalla Exchange - 1977
- To Catch a King (aka The Judas Gate) - 1979
As Martin Fallon
- The Testament of Caspar Schultz - 1962
- Year of the Tiger - 1963
- The Keys of Hell - 1965
- Midnight Never Comes - 1966
- Dark Side of the Street - 1967
- A Fine Night for Dying - 1969
- Day of Judgement - 1978
As Hugh Marlowe
- Seven Pillars to Hell (also known as Sheba) - 1963
- Passage by Night (juvenile) - 1964
- A Candle for the Dead (aka The Violent Enemy) - 1966
As James Graham
- A Game for Heroes - 1970
- The Wrath of God - 1971
- The KhufraA Run - 1972
- The Run to Morning (aka Bloody Passage) - 1974/li>
As Jack Higgins
- East of Desolation - 1968
- In the Hour Before Midnight (also known as The Sicilian Heritage) - 1969
- Night Judgement at Sinos - 1970
- The Last Place God Made - 1971
- The Savage Day - 1972
- A Prayer for the Dying - 1973
- The Eagle Has Landed - 1975
- Storm Warning - 1976
- Solo (aka The Cretan Lover) - 1980
- Luciano’s Luck - 1981
- Touch the Devil - 1982
- Exocet - 1983
- Confessional - 1985
- Night of the Fox - 1986
- A Season in Hell - 1989
- Memoirs of a Dance Hall Romeo - 1989
- Cold Harbour - 1990
- The Eagle Has Flown - 1991
- Eye of the Storm (aka Midnight Man) - 1992
- Thunder Point - 1993
- On Dangerous Ground - 1994
- Angel of Death - 1995
- Drink with the Devil - 1996
- The President’s Daughter - 1997
- Flight of Eagles - 1998
- The White House Connection - 1998
- Day of Reckoning - 2000
- Edge of Danger - 2001
- Midnight Runner - 2002
- Bad Company - 2003
- Dark Justice - 2004
- Without Mercy - 2005
- The Bormann Testament - 2006
- Sure Fire - 2006 (with Justin Richards)
- The Killing Ground - 2007
- Death Run - 2007
- Rough Justice - 2008
- A Darker Place - 2009
- Wolf at the Door - 2009
- Sharp Shot - 2009
- First Strike - 2009
- The Judas Gate - 2010
- Devil is Waiting - 2012
- Edge of Danger - 2013
- Rain on the Dead - 2014
- Death Trade - 2014
- The Midnight Bell - 2016
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