Comes the Dark Stranger

Written by Jack Higgins

Narrated by Guy Mott

Martin Shane was tortured, starved and broken. But a memory has surfaced… A memory of the man who did this to him. And he must pay.

His memory has shut down, closed itself off to protect him from the violence in his past.

But fragments are coming back… Suggestions of names, places, faces. Then… the memory of a terrible betrayal.

In order to find peace, Martin Shane must first find the man who delivered him and his comrades to their enemies.

And when Shane finds him, he will pay.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Aug 29, 2019
• ISBN: 9780008361266

Jack Higgins

Jack Higgins lived in Belfast till the age of twelve. Leaving school at fifteen, he spent three years with the Royal Horse Guards, and was later a teacher and university lecturer. His thirty-sixth novel, The Eagle Has Landed (1975), turned him into an international bestselling author, and his novels have since sold over 250 million copies and been translated into sixty languages. Many have been made into successful films. He died in 2022, at his home in Jersey, surrounded by his family.

Reviews for Comes the Dark Stranger

[bridgey_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Martin Shane is back in his old neighbourhood, and he’s looking for revenge…After suffering an injury in the Korean War he was hospitalised with amnesia due to shrapnel lodged in his brain. A fall down a flight of stairs 7 years later causes the metal to move and the memories come flooding back….Captured as POW, Shane and 4 Comrades were tortured by the sadistic Chinese officer Li until one of them ‘spilled his guts’. This resulted in Shane’s best friend being killed.One by one he seeks out the remaining survivors, determined to find out the coward. However, what he uncovers is a trail of lies, murder & blackmail.Another Higgins classic, at only 185 pages the novel flies by. Expect a lot of action, a fair bit more suspense than the usual Higgins novel. Not one of his best, but very enjoyable nonetheless.