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    The Dark Side of the Island

    By Jack Higgins

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    The timeless Higgins classic…

    Captain Hugh Lomax's last view of Kyros had been as a German prisoner of war. The picturesque beauty of the Greek Islands hiding their blood-drenched history and the terrifying carnage that took place years earlier.

    But there are questions still unanswered. Lomax knows he was innocent, and as he returns to Kyros he begins to remember things he had long since buried in the back of his mind; the deadly mission he undertook, as well as a horrific massacre that still remains without reason. Now, the time has come for answers.

    Lomax is set to unlock the secrets of his past; someone betrayed the islanders at the height of the Nazi occupation, and they want their secret kept, whatever it takes, whoever has to suffer.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins UK
    Release dateAug 1, 2011
    ISBN9780007290505
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    The Dark Side of the Island
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    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.

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      The book follows Captain Hugh Lomax as he returns to the island where he was captured during the war. The islanders however provide a hostile reception, believing that he betrayed them for his own freedom. The penalty for assisting an enemy proved to be very severe with many killed, raped or sent to concentration camps.Coupled with flashback to the war we accompany Lomax as he attempts to weed out the real traitor and clear his name.As usual with Higgins you can expect plenty of violence, a man's man, and a girl who can see the good in him. Not Higgins greatest but still better than most books in the genre.