Fine Night For Dying (Print on Demand (Paperback))

by Jack Higgins (Author)

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Print on Demand (Paperback): 192 pages
Publisher: Random House UK; New impression edition (Feb 27 1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0099159007
ISBN-13: 978-0099159001
Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.8 x 1.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 159 g

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The body was dragged out of the English Channel in the nets of a local fishing boat. After six weeks at the bottom of the seabed, weighted down by chain, there was not a lot of ganglan boss Harvey Preston - but what there was what made Paul Chavasse's stomach turn.

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Paul Chavasse's leg was almost blown off on his last Special Branch case. When a gangland boss's body is dragged out the English Channel, Chavasse wonders what dangers he might encounter this time. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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3.0 out of 5 stars 1969 short Brit thriller a little tame by modern standards, Jun 7 2004

By	Gerald M. Bull "Jerry Bull" (Fairview, TN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"Dying" was our introduction to prolific author Jack Higgins, a native Irishman heavily influenced by Britain's role in WW-II. In this post-war "thriller", British intelligence agent Paul Chavasse is assigned a case involving a body discovered in the English channel weighted down with chains. Following a lead to a human smuggling ring (to circumvent tight immigration laws), he contrives to be a customer using an Australian identity as a cover. The passage back to England becomes one of cross and double-cross, and before it's over several more deaths go down ere Chavasse closes in on the bad guys and, together with the victim's brother, ensures the carriage of justice.

While the storyline is suspenseful, this is a pretty short novel at 180 pages set in fairly large print. The plot is quite straightforward, with just a few characters and a couple of settings, and is characterized by sustained action as opposed to intrigue or complexity. By today's modern thriller standards, this simplistic book comes across as pretty tame -- maybe that was to be expected from a book published nearly 35 years ago.

Higgins has compiled a bibliography of some 50 or more novels, so he obviously enjoys a loyal and ardent following. While we were modestly entertained with the effort at hand, we plan to sample a more recent example of his work as a truer test of his craft and abilities. Meanwhile, "Dying" provided an enjoyable, albeit brief, adventure.

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