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A Darker Place (Hardcover)

by Jack Higgins (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 368 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (2 April 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 000729493X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007294930
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.8 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 51,275 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Open a Jack Higgins novel and you'll encounter a master craftsman at the peak of his powers ! first-rate tales of intrigue, suspense and full-on action.' Sunday Express 'Higgins is a master of his craft.' Daily Telegraph 'A thriller writer in a class of his own.' Financial Times 'The master craftsman of good, clean adventure.' Daily Mail 'Open a Jack Higgins novel and you'll encounter a master craftsman at the peak of his powers ! first-rate tales of intrigue, suspense and full-on action.' Sunday Express 'Higgins is a master of his craft.' Daily Telegraph 'A thriller writer in a class of his own.' Financial Times 'The master craftsman of good, clean adventure.' Daily Mail


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Dillon and company are back in the ultimate blockbuster from the 'legend' that is Jack Higgins Disillusioned with the Putin Government, famous Russian writer and ex-paratrooper Alexander Kurbsky decides he wants to disappear into the West. However he is under no illusions about how the news will be greeted at home - he has seen too many of his countrymen die mysteriously at the hands of the thuggish Russian security services, so he makes elaborate plans with Charles Ferguson, Sean Dillon and the rest of the group known informally as the "Prime Minister's private army" for his escape and concealment. It's a real coup for the West!except for one thing. Kurbsky is still working for the Russians. The plan is to infiltrate British and American intelligence at the highest levels, and he has his own motivations for doing the most effective job possible. He does not care what he has to do or where he has to go!or whom he has to kill
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars A Guilty Pleasure.......?, 1 May 2009
By richard Brown (Lincon UK) - See all my reviews
Jack Higgins' Dillon novels have got so bad that they have now become somewhat of a guilty pleasure to read. Like watching a new Steven Seagal movie,one dosn't really want to admit to enjoying the experience. The odd thing about Higgins is that he still manages to entertain and keep you turning the pages.The dialogue is awful and the characters badly written. It reads in fact like a very bad play. There is little in the way of discription of location and the plot has craters rather than holes in it. Thankfully Dillon continues to only make a cameo appearance.I suspect Higgins is tired of him too.
Higgins still enjoys making Prime Minister Putin of Russia the chief bad guy.He names him..a real person but persists to have a fictional US President (Jake Cazelet) who has been in office for 12 years now?!!As always our prime minister remains unnamed.The whole premise is ridiculous.
Higgins sadly has not moved with the times and shows no intention of doing so and thats why he has become a guilty pleasure. Had he killed Dillon off after 3 or 4 books, ( the first ones were good, especially 'Thunder Point) then he could have got back to writing the decent thrillers and war/adventure stories that he built his reputation and millions on.
Thankfully not as bad as the awful Colin Forbes 'Tweed' series but with his next 'Dillon' out in 4 months time he could still get there!
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting New Characters and Lots of Intrigue Are Spoiled by a Flawed Premise, 7 Mar 2009
By Professor Donald Mitchell "Jesus Makes Me a P... (Boston) - See all my reviews
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Your reaction to A Darker Place will depend a lot on three things:

1. You feel comfortable with Mr. Higgins' premise that the Communists are still in control in Russia and running things pretty much the same way they always did.

2. You would like a change from Sean Dillon shooting up whoever the Russians send after him or the person Dillon is protecting.

3. You like some character development to balance your killings.

For me, the premise doesn't really work, but I am tired of the predictable Sean Dillon bloodbaths, and I like a balance between character development and "wet" work in my thrillers.

Alexander Kurbsky is a contradiction in one person: a successful Russian novelist, ex-soldier, and assassin who was happiest while living in the UK as a young man. Now, the powers-that-be in Russia want Kurbsky to penetrate Ferguson's operations in the UK. Kurbsky is "encouraged" to play along by the promise that his sister will be released from a remote gulag.

As the story is told, we know what Kurbsky is doing . . . and it isn't very easy to accomplish. Flashbacks help us understand the forces that have created today's Kurbsky while we also learn more about Major Roper. This is primarily Kurbsky's story, and it's interesting to guess which way he will turn next and whether he will be able to carry off the deception or not.

This is such a change from recent novels that it almost seems like a new series. That shift will cheer some and disappoint others.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing novel..., 6 Jul 2009
Having read several of Jack Higgins novels with Sean Dillon as the main character, this has to have been one of the poorest ones written to date. The cover of the book states that this is a new Sean Dillon story and he barely apppears in the whole book. I will grant that the Kurbsky character introduced is an interesting one (very similar to Dillon in certain ways). Apart from this, I found the book lacking content throughout and could have easily been half the length with the story being too predictable. And whats with the drinking problem of all the characters? I think that every two pages or so people are getting together to drink loads of whiskey, vodka or chamapagne (page filling?). Again, very disappointing book from such a great author
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1.0 out of 5 stars A pertinent title for this review!
Having stayed away from one of my favourite authors, I hoped (through my heart rather than my head) that things might have got better; but no. Read more
Published 3 days ago by M. D. Mackenzie

1.0 out of 5 stars Dreadful
Implausible, juvenile plot. Characters from the Beano. A waste of money and time. If you are over the age of 12, don't bother.
Published 1 month ago by Mr. W. Graham

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
Sorry to say that i was a bit disappointed with this book..prob because i expected a bit more involvement of my favourite character Sean Dillon, even tho it was advertised as the... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Ms. J. Johnson

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
Being a big Jack Higgins fan I could'nt wait to read his latest work, unfortunatley I found it boring,repetative and predictable. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. K. D. Sullivan

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excellent book , once started could not put it down until i finished it.one point is that it is billed as the next sean dillon adventure ,only trouble is he is only rarely... Read more
Published 5 months ago by M. Edwards

5.0 out of 5 stars Dillon Again
Another "easy read" from Jack Higgins with familiar characters, although Sean Dillon's influence is less than normal.
Published 5 months ago by Anthony J. Cokes

5.0 out of 5 stars Usual mix of intrigue
Jack Higggins hasnt disappointed yet again his action thrillers regarding the' Prime Minisater's Private Army' are so up to date in their content it is almost uncanny. Read more
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