Book Review: Edge of Danger

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

Edge of Danger     Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon UK HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC
Jack Higgins
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Espionage   Thriller
Series: Sean Dillon # 8
Putnam, Feb 2001, $25.95, 288 pp.

The Rashids are half British and half Arab and are contented with being one of the wealthiest families in the world. When the patriarch dies in battle, his survivors knew he was doing his job. However, when someone runs over their mother and nothing happens to the perpetrator, the new patriarch swears vengeance. He orders the assassination of the driver, but when the United States and Russia interfere with his business in the Arabian province of Hazar, he vows to bring death upon both nations.

He assembles an elite assassin team to kill the American president, but Sean Dillon, former IRA terrorist and now agent of the British government learns of the plan. Blake Johnson and the Secret service foil the attempt. Blake and Sean with the support of their respective governments intend to bring down the Rashids one person at a time.

Jack Higgins writes a fast-paced action thriller that keeps the reader turning pages at supersonic speed. There is plenty of action filed with shoot-outs and techno-gadgets along the lines of 007. Although dangerous and clearly a "bad boy", Sean still seems authentic. EDGE OF DANGER brings exciting entertainment that never eases up until the very last page for its adrenaline soaked crowd.

Harriet Klausner

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