The Father of the Thriller Reveals What’s Behind the Book
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Before there was Clancy, Coonts, or Cussler, there was Higgins. The author of more than sixty novels, British writer Jack Higgins is considered a father of the modern thriller novel. His novels draw heavily from history and often center around significant events from such conflicts as World War II, the Korean War, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. One of his most famous works, The Valhalla Exchange ,
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