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    Night of the Fox
    Night of the Fox
    Night of the Fox
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    Night of the Fox

    Written by Jack Higgins

    Narrated by Michael Page

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    The New York Times–bestselling author’s “most tingling thriller since The Eagle Has Landed”: An agent poses as a Nazi for a mission on the verge of D-Day (Publishers Weekly).

    In May of 1944, shipwrecked American Colonel Hugh Kelso washes up on the shore of Nazi-occupied Jersey—with a valuable secret. As one of the few men with knowledge of the impending invasion of Normandy, Kelso must be rescued at all costs.

    Enter Harry Martineau, a covert British operative charged with the dangerous mission of impersonating a Nazi officer to infiltrate Jersey and retrieve—or silence—Colonel Kelso. It is not only their lives that hang in the balance . . .

    A riveting World War II thriller, Night of the Fox is “an exceptional tale” from the multimillion-selling author of the Liam Devlin and Sean Dillon series, a master of edge-of-your-seat espionage adventure (Library Journal). It was adapted into a TV film starring George Peppard, John Mills, and Michael York.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateAug 15, 2010
    ISBN9781441844095
    Author

    Jack Higgins

    Since The Eagle Has Landed—one of the biggest-selling thrillers of all time—every novel Jack Higgins has written has become an international bestseller. He has had simultaneous number-one bestsellers in hardcover and paperback, and many of his books have been made into successful movies, including The Eagle Has Landed, To Catch a King, On Dangerous Ground, Eye of the Storm, and Thunder Point. He has degrees in sociology, social psychology, and economics from the University of London, and a doctorate in media from Leeds Metropolitan University. A fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and an expert scuba diver and marksman, Higgins lives in Jersey on the Channel Islands.

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    • 5/5
      A Jack Higgins fan who loved the Sean Dillon series immensely. Just discoved this trilogy and can't wait to read book two and three. I'm sorry for Jack's passing. He's brought me a lot of joy listening to his work.
    • 4/5
      This suspenseful military story is set primarily on the island of Jersey during the last months of WWII, book-ended through the lens of a researcher and one of the protagonists meeting in the 1980s. It has some fun twists and plot elements.
    • 5/5
      In this genre, Jack Higgins is hard to beat. His books are fast-paced without giving up character development. They are deep reads, not simple ones. The plot in this novel was fun and had a number of twists that were not easy to see coming. This story involved spies going behind lines in disguise during WWII to rescue or "silence" a shipwrecked officer, one of the few men with knowledge of the upcoming invasion of Normandy. It contained a fun twist on the real Nazi Erwin Rommel. Higgins books are detailed and well-researched. I have never been disappointed reading one.
    • 4/5
      Night of the Fox - Jack Higgins ****Higgins is easily my favourite author, he may not be the most talented or refined writer in the world but when he is on form he is easily the best of the action/boys own adventure, with intricate plots and action dripping from every page he really knows his subject matter. But what really sets him apart from many of his fellow authors is his ability to weave fact into fiction, leaving the reader wondering if his story was ever reality. Higgins first successfully used this formula in The Eagle Has Landed and carried on developing it over the next decade or so, for those unfamiliar, it involves a modern reporter/historian digging into missions of the second world war that have been buried for decades, only to find that the truth was much stranger than they ever could have imagined.What is it about?It is quite difficult to write about the plot without spoiling any of the twists throughout the novel, but if I had to sum it up it would be this: Britain is on the threshold of the D Day landings, a select group of officers have been briefed on the invasion plans, however when one of these (Colonel Hugh Kelso) is injured over the English Channel and washed up in Jersey all plans could be destroyed if the Nazis manage to get their hands on him. In order to ensure this doesn’t happen the British send in Harry Martineau accompanied with Sarah Drayton to either rescue or silence Kelso. Meanwhile on the other side of the channel the Desert Fox (Rommel) has his own agenda to sway the progression of the war, part of which involves a visit to Jersey. With deception and subterfuge on both sides, will either complete their mission or will the missions be destroyed unknowingly by the others enemy?What did I like?What is there not to like? If you are a lover of books set during wartime then this is for you. Who doesn’t like reading about Nazi’s, undercover missions and men that would put a bullet between your eyes before they even give you a second look. I love the way Higgins builds the intrigue and leaves you second guessing what is going to happen next. He is truly one of those writers where I keep promising myself one more chapter and I will turn out the light, only to find the whole book has been eaten up.What didn’t I like?As mentioned Higgins tends to get ‘stuck’ on a formula now and again, and even though it has proved to be his success over the years, regular readers may find events repeated. Night of the Fox is no exception, and a number of the characters are rehashed. We have the tough Irish man, the girl who falls in love at the drop of a hat, the military man who having suffered personal tragedy no longer cares if he lives or dies and the ever present bad guy who is tired of the war and could possibly be a good guy underneath it all. Would I recommend? As an introduction to Higgins I would have to say look elsewhere first (my own personal favourites are The Eagle has Landed and Prayer for the Dying), having said that this novel is easily in the top 25% of his works and was written probably just as his creativity was starting to decline. Any fans of the author should lap this book up and I am sure than anyone unfamiliar to him will use this as a stepping stone to discover his 70+ other novels.
    • 3/5
      kay - uneven characterizations and gaps in some scenes - awkward, unfinished feeling between scenes. BUT a good fast "airport" type read w/WW II espionage and interesting setting: Jersey (British Channel Islands) which is now German occupied, with D Day plans looming to add even more suspense. I did like the characters but definitely given broad strokes only - and a frame story beginning that didn't seem to help much, but a way to introduce the past? Meh.
    • 5/5
      I was beginning to get tired of reading Jack Higgins novels as the last few were knock offs of previous novels, but Night of the Fox proved the exception. This is indeed one of Higgins best novels and I rank it right up there with Cold Harbor.In a nutshell: in WWII, SOE agents set out to rescue an American who knows the date and time of D-Day before the Nazis discover him.Every character was well crafted, the story line credible and the writing enthralling. In this world of tough guys comes a young beauty who steals the protagonist’s heart, supported by a cast you’d love to call your friends and a host of Nazi evil doers. In fact, I’d rate this as on par with Alistair Maclean’s ‘Where Eagles Dare’ which turned into an excellent movie. Why some script writer hasn’t turned this into a movie yet is beyond me. Hollywood is missing out on this one.What else needs to be said? If you enjoy WWII stories of espionage and believable characters caught up in an elaborate charade, this is it.