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    On Dangerous Ground

    By Jack Higgins

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    A clandestine treaty. A death-bed confession. And the hunt is on for Sean Dillon, who must go head to head with the Mafia.

    The year is 1944. Just outside Delhi a British Dakota crashes, taking lives and destroying a clandestine treaty signed by Lord Mountbatten and the Communist leader, Mao Tse-tung. An historic agreement, one set to change the course of history.

    Over thirty years later, a death-bed confession from a Mafia kingpin reveals the answers to untouched secrets about the treaty, and just how much the British and Chinese governments would pay for its destruction.

    It's not long before Sean Dillon enters the fray; his feared expertise tested as he goes up against the uncompromising violence of the Mafia and the enticing dangers of a beautiful woman, more deadly than any professional killer he has ever known.

    Battling ruthless killers and the higher unseen powers of the government, Dillon must expose treacheries, colossal truths, and risk everything he loves in an explosive and thrilling quest for justice.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins UK
    Release dateJan 6, 2011
    ISBN9780007352302
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    Jack Higgins

    Jack Higgins lived in Belfast till the age of twelve. Leaving school at fifteen, he spent three years with the Royal Horse Guards, and was later a teacher and university lecturer. His thirty-sixth novel, The Eagle Has Landed (1975), turned him into an international bestselling author, and his novels have since sold over 250 million copies and been translated into sixty languages. Many have been made into successful films. He died in 2022, at his home in Jersey, surrounded by his family.

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    • 4/5
      This is another of the Sean Dillion series and as good as any of them. Sean is a truly dispicable character in that he has no sense of compassion when dispatching someone, intended target or not. That said, he does seem to care for those close to him and will do anything to protect him. The premise of this story provides a solid foundation for an excellent tale of intrigue, mayhem and murder. If you are a Sean Dillion fan, you'll enjoy this from cover to cover.
    • 3/5
      As with past entries in the series, convenient (for the author and plot) and implausible decisions made by various characters keep this from rising far above average. But it's still a fun read, and I've come to enjoy my time with Sean Dillon and company as long as I don't ask too many questions along the way. For example, one spoiler-ish question could be: would the "boss of all bosses" of the Italian Mafia really only have three guys (and one of them an old caretaker) guarding him at his villa?
    • 4/5
      The series has now begun tp put some meat on the bones of the stories. The seemingly impervious Sean Dillon is rounding into a real person though he still has a long way to go. The story is, as usual, a stretch but it has deepened a good deal from what has gone before. I continue to look forward to additional stories.
    • 3/5
      I found this tale to be very well written and always entertaining. Some of the details were a little hard to relate to like how easily someone can be dispatched, but the character is balanced out by his affection and loyalty to those closest to him. I recommend this for older readers.
    • 4/5
      Great read, plot got a touch choppy and rushed in the end, but I’m still a fan of the series.