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HENRY PATTERSON

1929 - 2022

Writing as: Jack Higgins


Henry 'Harry' Patterson (27 July 1929 – 9 April 2022), known also by his pseudonym Jack Higgins, was a British author. He was one of the best-selling authors of popular thrillers and espionage novels. His novel The Eagle Has Landed (1975) sold more than 50 million copies and was adapted into a successful 1976 movie of the same title.


Some of his other notable books are A Prayer for the Dying (1987), The Eagle Has Flown (1991), Thunder Point (1993), Angel of Death (1995), Flight of Eagles (1998), and Day of Reckoning (2000). His 85 novels in total have sold more than 150 million copies and have been translated into 55 languages.



Series Books
 
Paul Chavasse The Testament Of Caspar Schultz (1962)
  Year Of The Tiger (1963)
  The Keys To Hell (1965)
  Midnight Never Comes (1966)
  Dark Side Of The Street (1967)
  A Fine Night For Dying (1969)
 
Liam Devlin The Eagle Has Landed (1975)
  The Eagle Has Flown (1990)
  Touch The Devil (1982)
  Confessional (1985)
 
Sean Dillon Eye Of The Storm (1992)
  Thunder Point (1993)
  On Dangerous Ground (1994)
  Angel Of Death (1995)
  Drink With The Devil (1996)
  The President's Daughter (1997)
  The White House Connection (1999)
  Day Of Reckoning (2000)
  Edge Of Danger (2001)
  Midnight Runner (2002)
  Bad Company (2003)
  Dark Justice (2004)
  Without Mercy (2005)
  The Killing Ground (2007)
  Rough Justice (2008)
  A Darker Place (2009)
  The Wolf At The Door (2010)
  The Judas Gate (2011)
  A Devil Is Waiting (2012)
  The Death Trade (2013)
  Rain On The Dead (2014)
  The Midnight Bell (2016)
 
Simon Vaughan Dark Side Of The Street (1967)
  The Savage Day (1972)
  Day Of Judgment (1979)
 
Charles Ferguson The Iron Tiger (1966)
  The Savage Day (1972)
  Solo (1980)
  Touch The Devil (1982)
  Exocet (1983)
  Confessional (1985)
  A Season In Hell (1989)
  Eye Of The Storm (1992)
  Thunder Point (1993)
  On Dangerous Ground (1994)
  Angel Of Death (1995)
  Drink With The Devil (1996)
  The President's Daughter (1997)
  The White House Connection (1999)
  Day Of Reckoning (2000)
  Edge Of Danger (2001)
  Midnight Runner (2002)
  Bad Company (2003)
  Dark Justice (2004)
  Without Mercy (2005)
  The Killing Ground (2007)
  Rough Justice (2008)
  A Darker Place (2009)
  The Wolf At The Door (2010)
  A Devil Is Waiting (2012)
  The Death Trade (2013)
  Rain On The Dead (2014)
  The Midnight Bell (2016)
 
Chance Twins Sure Fire (2006)
  Death Run (2007)
  Sharp Shot (2009)
  First Strike (2009)
 
Other Brought in Dead [Nick Miller] (1967)
  A Candle for the Dead aka The Violent Enemy (1966)
  Cold Harbour [Dougal Munro and Jack Carter] (1990)
  Comes the Dark Stranger (1962)
  Cry of the Hunter [Martin Fallon] (1960)
  The Dark Side of the Island (1963)
  East of Desolation (1968)
  Exocet (1983)
  Flight of Eagles [Dougal Munro and Jack Carter] (1998)
  A Game for Heroes (1970)
  The Graveyard Shift [Nick Miller] (1965)
  Hell Is Always Today [Nick Miller] (1968)
  Hell Is Too Crowded (1962)
  In the Hour Before Midnight aka The Sicilian Heritage (1969)
  The Iron Tiger (1966)
  The Khufra Run (1972)
  The Last Place God Made (1971)
  Luciano's Luck (1981)
  Memoirs of a Dance Hall Romeo (1989)
  Night Judgement At Sinos (1970)
  Night of the Fox [Dougal Munro and Jack Carter] (1986)
  Passage By Night (1964)
  Pay the Devil (1963)
  A Phoenix in Blood (1964)
  A Prayer for the Dying [Martin Fallon] (1973)
  The Run to Morning aka Bloody Passage (1974)
  Sad Wind from the Sea (1959)
  A Season in Hell (1988)
  Seven Pillars to Hell aka Sheba (1963)
  Solo aka The Cretan Lover (1980)
  Storm Warning (1976)
  The Thousand Faces of Night (1961)
  Thunder At Noon aka Dillinger (1964)
  To Catch a King (1979)
  Toll for the Brave (1971)
  The Valhalla Exchange (1976)
  The Wrath of God (1972)
  Wrath of the Lion (1964)