The Violent Enemy

Written by Jack Higgins

Narrated by Michael Page

When the Troubles in Ireland were ending, his were just beginning . . . A thriller from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Midnight Bell.

Sean Rogan is waiting for freedom. Convicted of staging jailbreaks for his former compatriots, he’s just biding his time until his pardon comes through as the fighting finally begins to cease. But he doesn’t get a pardon—he gets a daring breakout when his old IRA commander, Colum O’More, arranges for his escape. Because Rogan is needed on the outside.

The organization is waning, and a large cash boost is needed to get it back in fighting form. The job is simple: Hijack a load of paper money marked for destruction and bring it home. But the IRA he knew is no more, and the boys he’s working with aren’t so much patriots as they are treacherous thugs. When the job goes sideways, he learns that loyalty and duty have been replaced by greed and betrayal—and that his friends are no longer very friendly.

The author of The Eagle Has Landed and the Sean Dillon novels, Jack Higgins has electrified millions of readers around the world with his gripping thrillers that showcase what action, adventure, and international intrigue are meant to be.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Jul 15, 2011
• ISBN: 9781441845825

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.

Reviews for The Violent Enemy

[bridgey_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Ok, I'm a massive Jack Higgins fan and have bought all his back catologue over xmas, so I am gonna read them probably every other book until they are finished (unless I get bored). The violent enemy, like so many of Higgins books is centered around the IRA. This book was written in the 60's and comes at a point where they were struggling to continue to remain a united front due to money issues. The main character in held in prison (a seemingly very secure placement) but is contacted by old associates and a plan is put in place for him to break out, once out he is expected to repay the favour by completing a 'Job' for an old associate. As always with Higgins, you can expect a number of people to lose kneecaps etc. The plot rattles along at a good pace with a few unexpected twists at the end. As an introduction to higgins I would suggest [The eagle has landed] but although the older novels such as this lack the complexity of later offerings, they are still a great read for action fans. The only reason I failed to give the book 5 stars is that at just under 200 pages I wanted more and actually finished it in one sitting.(By the way, if you want to read this book it may also be under the name Harry Patterson)