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Rough Justice (Sean Dillon #15)
by
Jack Higgins
Intrigue in the halls of power, blood in the streets� the master of suspense returns with a novel of dark passion and darker deeds.
After almost two score books, Higgins knows how to fire up a thriller,� wrote Publishers Weekly about the author�s latest book, The Killing Ground. �It�s all pure Higgins: almost every shot hits square between the eyes, and all the characters...more
After almost two score books, Higgins knows how to fire up a thriller,� wrote Publishers Weekly about the author�s latest book, The Killing Ground. �It�s all pure Higgins: almost every shot hits square between the eyes, and all the characters...more
Hardcover, 336 pages
Published
August 19th 2008
by Putnam Adult
(first published January 1st 2008)
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I am a sucker for a Higgins novel about Sean Dillon. I would love to see him serialized in movies much like James Bond was.
The problem is that after a dozen or so novels revolving around a character, or in this case a group of characters, it becomes hard to write anything innovative.
Enter Harry Miller, MP, Prine Minister's right hand man, and deadly killer.
As much a match for Dillon as ever existed, it is a shame that he only now appears in a book where Charles Ferguson's gang of theives and...more
The problem is that after a dozen or so novels revolving around a character, or in this case a group of characters, it becomes hard to write anything innovative.
Enter Harry Miller, MP, Prine Minister's right hand man, and deadly killer.
As much a match for Dillon as ever existed, it is a shame that he only now appears in a book where Charles Ferguson's gang of theives and...more
I decided it was time for me to read a "trashy novel", had a bunch of Jack Higgins novels lying around, and picked this one up. It is certainly a trashy novel. The characters were shallow and black-and-white, the dialog was completely off for the situation, and the plot (so-called) was a complete disaster. I actually made it to the end, but that was surprising.
This is the second Jack Higgins novel I've read in the past month or two, and neither of them was worth the time to read. I just get the...more
This is the second Jack Higgins novel I've read in the past month or two, and neither of them was worth the time to read. I just get the...more
Aug 08, 2011
Craig Leimkuehler
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For a high school freshman this was an ambitious novel....but wait this was written by a middle aged man with multiple degrees and a successful track record. For me this was so badly written it almost a parody. The characters are one dimensional and unbelieveable. A member of the British Parliment is a spy in his spare time who kills evil doers while his wife is an acclaimed actress and the press doesn't notice. Villains fold with a stern warning and an angry glare or they are shot between the e...more
Starts out with Harry Miller, retired Major member of parliament,meeting with his counterpart Blake Johnson, who works in the basement of the White House hookd up together in Kosovo where Harry shot a Russian Captain who had cross boundaries and was abusing some of the Muslim pesants. Once back in London the Prime Minister asked Harry to join forces with Gen. Fergusons group (Roper,the Salters,Dillon) The action goes back and forth from the Al Quaida to the Russians in their interest to become a...more
I hadn't read any Jack Higgins novels since I was about 14, and I'm not certain if either this was a poorer novel than those I had read then, or if my critical faculties have grown that much since, but I was not particularly satisfied with this novel. It's an easy read, to its detriment; the political intriguing is shallow, the prose is not particularly good, and it goes far too fast for its own good. I felt like I was reading a decent fanfiction, not a published novel. Disappointing, in that I...more
After almost two score books, Higgins knows how to fire up a thriller,� wrote Publishers Weekly about the author�s latest book, The Killing Ground. �It�s all pure Higgins: almost every shot hits square between the eyes, and all the characters are hard lads indeed.� But none of them harder than the heroes�and villains�of Rough Justice.
Dispatched by the President to report on the state of still troubled Kosovo, his trusted agent Blake Johnson runs into a military man there named Harry Miller, who...more
Dispatched by the President to report on the state of still troubled Kosovo, his trusted agent Blake Johnson runs into a military man there named Harry Miller, who...more
Unless you're inclined to go all the way back to the first appearance of Sean Dillon as Higgins' protagonist, this is a good place to jump in (it's #15) as a couple of new characters are introduced giving Ferguson's British group a bit more depth and adding another link to their connection to the US President. I read the next in the series before reading this one without losing much in the way of the backstory but hope to proceed through the series in order.... oh to live in a place with a huge...more
I hate to give anything a one star rating but I had such a difficult time with this book. There were just WAY too many characters introduced. It was like walking down a busy street and meeting every single person and learning at least two things about them. The problem is after meeting them and thinking ok, here's where the book gets going - no, it didn't. Just kept meeting character after character and then not seeing them in the story again. Just get on with the plot - enough with the 2100 cha...more
My first time reading Jack Higgins. It was interesting, not great, but the pace was fast and the dialogue flowed quickly. The whiskey flowed too -- these guys drink so much I felt lightheaded sometimes. I would have liked more character development -- by the halfway point, I couldn't keep them all straight. Some of the characters seemed like cardboard cutouts. But, all in all, a good read for a vacation.
It took me forever to get all of the characters straight as they weren't introduced to the story very carefully. Too, Mr. Higgins' writing style is mediocre. To give an example, one of his lines in the story was "A good time was had by all." I just think a well known author should avoid common sayings that one might read in a letter from a friend or a family member.
It was my first Jack Higgins' book and I was looking forward to it. However I couldn't even finished it because the introduction of characters were confusing. Maybe if I choose another book to be introduced to Sean Dillon and find him more compelling. I'll definitely try another one of his books again since his style of writing is wonderful and compelling.
Aug 03, 2011
Bruce
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I enjoyed the book, but, then again, I enjoy all the books of this series. This is another one in the Sean Dillon series. This time, however, he introduces a new character, Major Harry Miller, and this creates a new dynamic. For anyone reading Jack Higgins or this series, you will find this a great read.
Good story lines as usual, Jack has a wonderful imagination and terse prose. The only thing that bugs me about his writing, is that they are all to a formula and there is so little depth to anything. He writes as few words as possible, very similar to James Patterson his American cousin.
This book started out slowly but did pick up about halfway through. As with many of Higgins books this one had Sean Dillon, former IRA assassin now British agent as one of the main characters. There is international intrigue and a bit of a love story. It was interesting but to me a lot of Higgins books are pretty similar....
I have not read a Higgins in years, and after this one, I remember why! The story is flat and just words on a page - mind, I sat through the whole story, in amazed wonder as to what was going to come next!
What more can a person say about Jack Higgins? Another in the Sean Dillon series which I dearly love but this one with a bit of a twist not quite so much of Sean but a new character that I hope will show up in future books.
I didn't actually finish reading this one. I know Higgins is a good writers, he delivers very detailed, fast - paced stories, yet I just can't get through most of his books. Guess I will keep trying though.
I haven't read Jack Higgins for many years. This book was a little more graphic than I remember his earlier ones. Good story line that kept my interest but there were quite a few characters to keep track of-many of which were mentioned only briefly.
You just can't beat Jack Higgins. The good guys always win, although they may endure some casualties. In this one, the Russians are involved. Even Putin makes an appearance.
This is the first novel i read for Jack Higgins, and he seems to know well his way around suspence, and good storry telling. I would love to read more of his stories
Higgins being Higgins
Before he started to lose it.
I have read everything he has writtin, he was my fav for many many years
Before he started to lose it.
I have read everything he has writtin, he was my fav for many many years
A book to read on the airplane if you like action novels. A bit formulaic and over the top in action but engrossing and easy to read.
Blake Miller is sent to Kosovo to invesigate for the president. He runs into Henry Miller doing the same for the Brit Prime Minister.
Nov 29, 2008
Fred Theobald
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This is my first Higgins book. It has good character development and the action keeps the book moving from chapter to chapter.
I really like Higgins and I read them all - this is typical Higgins - a little formulaic, but still a good read
I have read Higgins on and off for years. This was one of his better ones. The protagonists are all old "friends" (with friends like this you really don't need any enemies.) The villains are all believable and credible. The plot ran true and it was a great read.
This is one of Higgins' best stories on Sean Dillon. Lots of different nasty adventures and killing.
Fantastic Book, Sean Dillon at his best. Jack Higgins goes out of his way to build a suspence that keeps you from putting this book down.
Typical thriller. Not a lot of plot twists. Was set in the last couple years so that helped.
Read this while on a series of flights across the country. The guy in front of me left it on his seat. Not a great read by any stretch, but it contained enough action and interest to fill the time on the plane and the layovers in between. Shallow characters and unrealistic plot development abound.
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Jack Higgins is the principal pseudonym of UK novelist Harry Patterson. Aka Martin Fallon, Hugh Marlowe, James Graham.
Jack Higgins was a soldier and then a teacher before becoming a full-time writer. The Eagle Has Landed turned him into an international bestselling author and his novels have since sold over 250 million copies and been translated into fifty-five languages. Many of them have also be...more
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Jack Higgins was a soldier and then a teacher before becoming a full-time writer. The Eagle Has Landed turned him into an international bestselling author and his novels have since sold over 250 million copies and been translated into fifty-five languages. Many of them have also be...more
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