- 250 pages
- English
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In the Hour Before Midnight
About this book
In this classic "first-rate novel of adventure" by theĀ
New York Timesābestselling author of
The Eagle Has Landed, a man is caught between the Mafia and a mercenary army (
Publishers Weekly).
"When it comes to thriller writers, one name stands well above the crowdāJack Higgins." āAssociated Press
There's a side of Sicily that the tourists seeāgolden beaches and cheerful localsāand there's the side of Sicily Stacey Wyatt knows. It's dark and savage. His grandfather raised him to follow in his footsteps as a leader in the Mafia, to live by its code of honor and violence. It's also not the life Stacey wants.
Unfortunately, trying to cut himself free only lands him in an Egyptian prison. He is broken out, only to be brought back to Sicily where he's given a job. He must rescue the daughter of a corrupt businessman from an infamous banditāand completing the mission could mean a big paycheck and his freedom. But only as Stacey plunges back into the shadowy world of the Mafia does he realize it's a trapĀ .Ā .Ā .
Praise for Jack Higgins
"Higgins is the master."āTom Clancy
"A seasoned proĀ .Ā .Ā . Mr. Higgins knows how to tell a story!" ā The New York Times Book Review
"Jack Higgins has written some of the best suspense fiction of the past fifty years." ā The San Diego Union-TribuneĀ
Originally published in 1969.
"When it comes to thriller writers, one name stands well above the crowdāJack Higgins." āAssociated Press
There's a side of Sicily that the tourists seeāgolden beaches and cheerful localsāand there's the side of Sicily Stacey Wyatt knows. It's dark and savage. His grandfather raised him to follow in his footsteps as a leader in the Mafia, to live by its code of honor and violence. It's also not the life Stacey wants.
Unfortunately, trying to cut himself free only lands him in an Egyptian prison. He is broken out, only to be brought back to Sicily where he's given a job. He must rescue the daughter of a corrupt businessman from an infamous banditāand completing the mission could mean a big paycheck and his freedom. But only as Stacey plunges back into the shadowy world of the Mafia does he realize it's a trapĀ .Ā .Ā .
Praise for Jack Higgins
"Higgins is the master."āTom Clancy
"A seasoned proĀ .Ā .Ā . Mr. Higgins knows how to tell a story!" ā The New York Times Book Review
"Jack Higgins has written some of the best suspense fiction of the past fifty years." ā The San Diego Union-TribuneĀ
Originally published in 1969.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- ONE
- TWO
- THREE
- FOUR
- FIVE
- SIX
- SEVEN
- EIGHT
- NINE
- TEN
- ELEVEN
- TWELVE
- THIRTEEN
- FOURTEEN
- FIFTEEN
- SIXTEEN
- SEVENTEEN
- EIGHTEEN
- About the Author
- Copyright
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