The Killing Ground by Jack Higgins (2008, Hardcover) Detailed item info Synopsis The master of suspense returns, with a chilling novel of modern terrorism and revenge. For intelligence operative Sean Dillon, it begins with a routine passport check. But the events it will lead to will be as bloody as any he has ever known. The man he stops at Heathrow Airport is Caspar Rashid, born and bred in England but with family ties to a Bedouin tribe fiercely wedded to the old ways, as Rashid has just found out to his pain. His thirteen-year-old daughter, Sara, has been kidnapped by Rashid's own father and taken to Iraq to be married to a man known as the Hammer of God, one of the Middle East's most feared terrorists. Dillon has had his own run-ins with that clan, and when the distraught man begs Dillon for help, he sees a chance to settle some old scores-but he has no idea of the terrible chain of events he is about to unleash, nor of the implacable enemies he is about to gain. Before his journey is done, many men will die-and Dillon may be one of them. Filled with dark suspense, driven by characters of complexity and passion, this novel once again proves that in the words of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch"Jack Higgins is the dean of intrigue novelists. He has no equal." Product Identifiers ISBN-10 0399153802 ISBN-13 9780399153808 Key Details Author Jack Higgins Number Of Pages 320 pages Format Hardcover Publication Date 2008-02-12 Language English Publisher Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated Additional Details Copyright Date 2008 Dimensions Weight 18.1 Oz Height 1.1 In. Width 6.3 In. Length 9.3 In. Target Audience Group Trade Grade From Twelfth Grade Grade To up Age Range 18 - UP Classification Method LCCN 2007-033701 LC Classification Number PR6058.I343K55 2008 Dewey Decimal 823/.914 Dewey Edition 22 Certain data records © 2013 Bowker. Rights in cover images reserved by owners. For intelligence operative Sean Dillon, it begins with a routine passport check. But the events it will lead to will be as bloody as any he has ever known. The man he stops at Heathrow Airport is Caspar Rashid, born and bred in England but with family ties to a Bedouin tribe fiercely wedded to the old ways, as Rashid has just found out to his pain. His thirteen-year-old daughter, Sara, has been kidnapped by Rashid’s own father and taken to Iraq to be married to a man known as the Hammer of God, one of the Mideast’s most feared terrorists. Dillon has had his own run-ins with that clan, and when the distraught Rashid begs him for help, Dillon sees a chance to settle some old scores - but he has no idea of the terrible chain of events he is about to unleash, or of the implacable enemies he is about to gain. Before his journey is done, many men will die - and Dillon may be one of them. Filled with dark suspense, driven by characters of complexity and passion, this novel once again proves that, in the words of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “Jack Higgins is the dean of intrigue novelists. He has no equal.” Product Details Series: Sean Dillon Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult; First Edition edition (February 12, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0399153802 ISBN-13: 978-0399153808 Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.3 inches Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly After almost two score books, many of them bestsellers, Higgins (Without Mercy) knows how to fire up a thriller. In the first half-dozen pages, he establishes his London locale; reintroduces recurring lead Sean Dillon, the colorful former IRA man turned British intelligence antiterrorism op; has Sean shoot a smalltime hood's ear off; and intimates there are much bigger fish to fry beyond the hood's Russian employer. The real villain is a Muslim extremist of the al-Qaeda variety: Hussein Rashid, aka the Hammer of God, and one of the most successful assassins alive, with 27 certified kills of American and British soldiers and Iraqi politicians. Hussein has his sights set on Charles Ferguson, head of British intelligence. It's a longstanding grudge, complicated by the recent kidnapping of Hussein's promised bride, his 13-year-old cousin Sara, who was earlier kidnapped by Hussein himself. The proceedings are complicated; it helps if the reader is a veteran of this long-running series. But it's all pure Higgins: almost every shot hits square between the eyes, and all the characters are hard lads indeed. (Jan.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Customer Reviews (54) 2.4 out of 5 stars 5 star 7 4 star 6 3 star 12 2 star 7 1 star 22 This book was not too terrible. Michael Jones Higgins has been one of my favourite thriller writters, but this is certainly not worth the effort reading it! Christos Markou The ending was horrible - very predictable. Doug McKelvey Most Helpful Customer Reviews 15 of 19 people found the following review helpful Not Good By R. Oppenheimer on March 3, 2008 Format: Hardcover I have read just about all of Jack Higgins books and this could be the worst of them all!! Good plot but it appears that this was a hurry up and get it done book. Buy it used !

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