Bad Company

Jack Higgins Once more the same old same old from Higgins the books are getting overly formulaic not to mention repetitive with these old Nazi’s characters, exactly the same setting as the Bormann one. I am surprised they didn’t bump into each other on the way out of the Bunker. Listenable and in parts entertaining but mostly filler. ★★☆☆☆ Readable, just

17 July 2026 · Mark

Midnight Runner

Jack Higgins Not the best of the series but more than listenable and reasonable well paced story. Perhaps some of the themes were a little repetitive from previous stories. The ending came to a fairly rapid conclusion. ★★★☆☆ Enjoyable enough

12 July 2026 · Mark

Day of Reckoning

Jack Higgins A nice change of direction on this one, About the nephew of a NY mafia Don and his personal side line in crime and his murder of the Presidents security guy’s ex-wife who was investigating for a story. Sean and gang come long to even the score. ★★★★☆ Good read

6 July 2026 · Mark

The President's Daughter

Jack Higgins I enjoyed this one. Spread over many years in which the illegitimate daughter of the now US president is the target of a secretive Jewish faction intent on forcing him into a destructive conflict. ★★★★☆ Very good

26 June 2026 · Mark

Drink with the Devil

Jack Higgins Another front loaded book lighter in the middle, quickly and overly simply wound up at the end. Too much rambling dialogue for my taste and not much of whity Sean in this one at all. This was an audiobook version and the narrators limited and annoying Northern Irish accent wore me down, and all the male characters sounded the same. ★★★☆☆ Okay but not great

20 June 2026 · Mark

Angel of Death

Jack Higgins A small group of individuals supported by a Russian diplomat trying to destabilise the Ireland peace process in the 90’s Not a bad tale but not well balanced very front ended and too simply wound up at the end. ★★★☆☆ Okay not great

15 June 2026 · Mark

On Dangerous Ground

Jack Higgins Third of the Sean Dillon series and a very nice tale starting in the 40’s and ending in the 90’s about the hunt for a document offering an extension on the Hong Kong treaty. ★★★★☆ Reccomended

10 June 2026 · Mark

Thunder Point

Jack Higgins This is the second Sean Dillon book and unlike the first I found both the character and the story very enjoyable. Strong character cast in this one and an interesting believable story. ★★★★☆ Recommended

6 June 2026 · Mark

Avenger

Frederick Forsyth Not one of his best the book rambles and drifts from place and time to place and time. A lot of back stroy but not a lot of clarity. The end wrapped it up a little too neatly. ★★★☆☆ Okay mostly

29 May 2026 · Mark

The Fourth Protocol

Frederick Forsyth Cold war spy thriller set in the 80’s about a suspected plan to attack the UK to influence an upcomming election and install a hard core pro Russian Labour government. Going to read the full version another time. ★★★★☆ Enjoyable read

23 May 2026 · Mark