About the book: year / English writer. Real name: Harry Patterson. He also wrote under the pseudonyms James Graham, Martin Fallon and Hugh Marlowe. Born in Newcastle. Until the age of 12, he lived in Belfast, where he witnessed intense political confrontation, which could not but affect his worldview. Then he moved to Leeds, finished school there and, without receiving any profession, ended up in the army. He served three years in Western Europe in the Royal Guard as a sergeant. After demobilization, he worked as a laborer in a circus, as a conductor, and as a truck driver until he entered college at the age of 27. He graduated from the University of London with degrees in sociology, social psychology and economics. He taught at school and at the same time wrote adventure novels under various pseudonyms and his real name. He became a professional writer in 1975 after the success of the novel Tne Eagle Has Landed, about the attempt of German paratroopers to kidnap Winston Churchill in 1943. This novel, according to many fans of the writer, is still his best work. From that moment on, he writes only as Jack Higgins, republishing some old novels under this pseudonym. Currently lives with his wife on the island. Jersey (Channel Islands), is a professor at the University of Manchester, chairman of the Jersey Film Society, and a member of the Royal Society of Arts. To date, Higgins has written about 70 books, mostly detective stories, spy thrillers, adventure and military adventure novels. Some of them have been filmed. The heroes of many of his works are Irish and, in general, the writer very often uses Northern Irish specifics in his plots. His most popular heroes are Irish terrorists Liam Devlin (a series of 4 novels) and Sean Dillon (a series of 9 novels), voluntarily or forcibly participating in the operations of the British intelligence services. Contents:DETECTIVES OUT OF CYCLES:1. Jack Higgins: There is no place in hell 2. Jack Higgins: The Wrath of God (Translation: M. Pochtarev)3. Jack Higgins: Day of Reckoning (Translation: I. Turbin)4. Jack Higgins: An hour before midnight (Translation: M. Chernitsky)5. Jack Higgins: A Game for Heroes (Translation: O. Firsov)6. Jack Higgins: East of Solitude (Translation: S. Bavin)7. Jack Higgins: In the homeland of our ancestors (Translation: P. Rubtsov)8. Jack Higgins: Prayer of Departure 9. Jack Higgins: Desperate Enemy (Translation: L. Romanov)10. Jack Higgins: The last place that God created (Translation: I. Turbin)11. Jack Higgins: Breakthrough from Khufra 12. Jack Higgins: Solo part (Translation: S. Lugovoy)13. Jack Higgins: Judgment Night on Sinos (Translation: M. Pochtarev)14. Jack Higgins: A thousand faces of the night (Translation: I. Turbin)15. Jack Higgins: Eye of the Storm (Translation: V. Claudin)16. Jack Higgins: He will take revenge (Translation: I. Turbin)17. Jack Higgins: Operation Exocet (Translation: V. Sokolov)18. Jack Higgins: Cold Harbor 19. Jack Higgins: Fury of the Lion (Translation: S. Zaborodko)20. Jack Higgins: A thousand faces of the night (Translation: I. Turbin)21. Jack Higgins: Storm Warning (Translation: E. Guzhov) PAUL SHIVAS: spy cycle.22. Jack Higgins: Rain over Hamburg (Translation: A. Khokhrev)23. Jack Higgins: Year of the Tiger (Translation: P. Rubtsov)24. Jack Higgins: Keys to Hell (Translation: I. Turbin)25. Jack Higgins: Midnight will never come (Translation: V. Butakova)26. Jack Higgins: The Dark Side of the Street (Translation: E. Krivitskaya)27. Jack Higgins: Not bad weather for fishing (Translation: I. Kubatko)