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A Darker Place (Sean Dillon #16)
by
Jack Higgins
The New York Times bestselling author and dean of intrigue novelists returns with a remarkable novel of espionage and revenge.
A famous Russian writer and ex-paratrooper named Alexander Kurbsky is fed up with the Putin government and decides he wants to disappear into the West. He is under no illusions, however, about how the news will be greeted at home, having seen ...more
A famous Russian writer and ex-paratrooper named Alexander Kurbsky is fed up with the Putin government and decides he wants to disappear into the West. He is under no illusions, however, about how the news will be greeted at home, having seen ...more
Hardcover, 337 pages
Published
January 27th 2009
by Putnam Adult
(first published 2008)
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Once again Higgins uses characters Sean Dillon and gang, but introduces us to Alexander Kurbsky, a noted and award winning Russian author. But he is no longer interested in living in Russia and wants a way out. Dillon and gang discover this and come up with a plan to accomplish his "escape." The only problem is that this is all a ruse. Kurbusky is actually working for the Russians and intent on destroying Dillon and gang.
The book moves along at a pretty good rate. There are...more
The book moves along at a pretty good rate. There are...more
I have been reading Jack Higgins novels since his first and have never been disappointed. He is a master of his genre. I suspect one of my favorite aspects is that he continues characters and ages them appropriately. I can remember Sean Dillon as an IRA member and now he is a distinctly "middle aged" worker with the PM's special unit. Additionally lead functions change and different characters are brought in and developed to the point where you look forward to seeing them again and...more
Secrets and manipulation are at the core of this mystery,thriller. World-famous Russian novelist Alexander Kurbsky was also a skilled military specialist during the Soviet takeover of Afghanistan. When he receives a literary award in the west, he is coerced into helping a KGB like agency in Russia to gather information about an elite British paramilitary group.
Whether Mr Kursby will be the hero or villian takes up much of the rest of the story.
Whether Mr Kursby will be the hero or villian takes up much of the rest of the story.
Darren
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Great book. It had been a while since I had read a Jack Higgins book and this was a good one to get back into the Sean Dillon saga. The good thing about this Sean Dillon book is that Dillon is not the main character. The Sean Dillon character is more of a supporting role in this one, which makes it a little less predictable. Good read.
I am really enjoying Jack Higgins two latest books about Charles Ferguson's group know as the "Prime Ministers Army". In this book we learn a little about "Roper" and how he came to be where he is today. The story is about a Russian who asks to be given assylum by the British government. But everything is not as it seems. But then nothing ever is.
It's been awhile since I picked up a Jack Higgins novel. This was a cliff-hanger to the very end. I was so sure of myself in the early chapters... sure I knew who would be killed and why. Wrong, wrong, wrong! It was a quick read for me. I listened to the audio CD version and found myself turning it on even if I was only driving a few blocks!
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I realized after starting this that I'd read it when it first came out, but decided to go through it again. It's a compelling story about Alexander Kurbsky, a best selling author and decorated war veteran from Russian who defects to England and all that surrounds that from the Russian and English perspectives. I recommend this.
I do love Jack Higgins' books. Very much pop lit, but I still enjoy them! I like the characters, and the mysteries and espionage always keep me going. This is the latest in the series of Higgins' Sean Dillon line, so if you start here you'll likely be a bit lost with the backstory.
This was a very good story about American and Russian spies etc... Most of the activity was in the London England area. Fascinating characters that you would love to see in future novels.
J. Robert Ewbank, author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
J. Robert Ewbank, author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
Alexander Kurbsky, a famous Russian soldier and author, has arranged to defect. His defection places him right inside England's famous group of spies. Is his defection real or will be betray Lord Ferguson, Major Roper and Sean Dillon?
A good spy novel reminiscent of the cold war era. The Russian characters were very well developed and played the more dominant roles. The novel moved along at a slower pace, but built well towards the climax.
I've read many of these and they don't get any less violent. I like them anyway, but if you've never read them, you might try reading some of the early Sean Dillon ones - the ones with the Eagle in the title.
Jack Higgins is the king of the espionage novel. He never disappoints. Strong characters and a story line that keeps you guessing. One of my favorites authors for this genre.
Typical Jack Higgins...decent dialog and action....I wonder where Higgins is going with this storyline?...Dillion and his gang are minor characters and the story is carried by Roper and a Soviet defector...last book introduced MP Henry Miller and I wondered where to, as well
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It was all right, I suppose. It looks as though he is trying to bring some new characters to this tired plot line. There is a certain sameness to the last few books.
I found this a tedious novel more suited to the 1960's & 70's. I do grant that Higgins is a good writer but this espionage and spy stuff is not for me.
Overall it was a pretty good book. Although in this case it was written more from the point of view of the Russian instead of from the English/American point of view.
Interesting, pretty decent plot line and fairly good writing. It's definitely a good airplane book- a few hours of diversion.
Not a huge fan of spy novels. It was ok, a little contrived in places. Predictable and mindlessly entertaining.
I haven't read a Jack Higgins in awhile so I found this espionage a good, fun summer read.
Once again Jack Higgins brings you the bad guys with the heart of gold.
involved plot that i had trouble getting into. did not finish the book.
more of the same from Jack. Quick and easy fun little read.
Probably the worst Sean Dillon adventure - except for a few physical appearances he never did anything. Shouldn't even be called a Sean Dillon adventure. I think it's time to put this series in hiatus.
Ok but not in the same league as some of his earlier books
Some characters not believable.
I remember reading a Jack Higgins novel when I was younger and really liking it, but what I've read since then has only been lukewarm -- not nearly suspenseful enough. Generally good kernel of a plot but not the best execution I think. Meh.
A well crafted international thriller. Somehow Higgins manages to make Putin the focus of villainy, more treacherous than extremist terrorists. But in the world of intelligence, they're all a little shifty.
The reader, Michael Page, is a master of dialects and this one has them all; Russian, British, French, American. He manages to keep them all straight and highly credible.
The reader, Michael Page, is a master of dialects and this one has them all; Russian, British, French, American. He manages to keep them all straight and highly credible.
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Russians as the good guys???
Easy read.
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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 ...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 ...more
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