Sheba

Written by Jack Higgins

Narrated by Christopher Lane

On the eve of the Second World War, as German armies gather to invade Poland, Hitler has hit upon a master plan to distract the British while the blitzkrieg takes place. A German archeologist from Dahrein, Otto Muller, who has just made a sensational discovery, is summoned to Berlin.

In Dahrein, the Spanish-held port on the gulf, Gavin Kane, an American trader, and Ruth Cunningham embark on a search to find Ruth’s husband, an archeologist who has disappeared in the desert while on a quest to find the long-lost temple of Sheba. With little to go on but the ancient testament of a Greek adventurer, Alexias, the only survivor of a Roman expedition of 24 BC, Kane and Cunningham venture into the inhospitable Empty Quarter, the Rubh al Khali, a region of outlaws, treachery and death.

Calling on all their reserves of cunning and ingenuity to survive the deserts and its denizens, they are drawn inexorably onwards by the overwhelming allure of Sheba. When they finally reach their destination, they stumble upon a conspiracy that could have devastating consequences for the world.

Inspired by one of his early novels, now long out of print, Sheba has all the hallmarks of a vintage Higgins thriller.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Dec 15, 2011
• ISBN: 9781441846549

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 Sheba

[bridgey_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Not my favourite Higgins offering by a long shot. I actually struggled to get to the end.The plot is straight forward enough. Set just before WW2 Hitler has a proposition to disrupt allied interference with his invasion of Poland. Using the tomb of the legendary queen of Sheba as a base he hatches a deadly plan. However, Kane (an exforces, misunderstood type) is hired to track down a missing exporer. Soon he has to pit his wits against a variety of enemys and the desert heat.A fairly lively tale, but for some reason I just couldn't get it to hold my attention. Try many of Higgins other great works before this one. Probably for die hard fans only.