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| The Killing Ground (Sean Dillon) | 
| Author: Jack Higgins
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 203833
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1.2
ISBN: 0399153802
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780399153808
ASIN: 0399153802
Publication Date: February 12, 2008
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Product Description
The master of suspense returns, with a chilling novel of modern terrorism and revenge.
For intelligence operative Sean Dillon, it begins with a routine passport check. But the events it will lead to will be as bloody as any he has ever known.
The man he stops at Heathrow Airport is Caspar Rashid, born and bred in England but with family ties to a Bedouin tribe fiercely wedded to the old ways, as Rashid has just found out to his pain. His thirteen-year-old daughter, Sara, has been kidnapped by Rashid's own father and taken to Iraq to be married to a man known as the Hammer of God, one of the Middle East's most feared terrorists. Dillon has had his own run-ins with that clan, and when the distraught man begs Dillon for help, he sees a chance to settle some old scores-but he has no idea of the terrible chain of events he is about to unleash, nor of the implacable enemies he is about to gain. Before his journey is done, many men will die-and Dillon may be one of them.
Filled with dark suspense, driven by characters of complexity and passion, this novel once again proves that in the words of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Jack Higgins is the dean of intrigue novelists. He has no equal."
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| Customer Reviews: Read 31 more reviews...
 Whats up with the ending? November 23, 2008
First.. I LOVE Higgins, especially his older stuff when he uses WWII settings. However, this book was just plain awful. I wonder is someone won a contest and was able to write this book for him.
The ending was so bad, I can't even begin. Its like watching someone hike up a mountain and once they reach the top.. they slip off the edge and thats it. Very unsatisfying ending.. you could see every turn before it happened.
 The Hammer November 20, 2008
The real hammer we know is Dillon,Billy,Furgeson Roper, and Greta. They seem to be able to take on the whole bunch of radical Muslums and give them their due. Mr. Higgins has written a multitude of books and all have been real favorites of the action readers. I for one enjoy all his novels and although I pretty much know what will happen it is still a real pleasure to read each of them. I highly recommend this novel and know you would not miss by reading it.
 Gimme a drink November 15, 2008
The cover of this Higgins work should be the logo for Bushmill whiskey. The characters drink whiskey and vodka on every page. They should all be dead from liver disease by the end of the story.
What is it about drinking, and sometimes smoking, that an author is trying to convery about characters? Comaradery? Ethnic values in the case of the Russians or the absentance of the Islmanic believers? Is it authenticitiy for the warrior/killer?
This kind of fanaticism by an author only makes the story less interesting, as is the case with Higgins' Killing Ground.
 Very, Very weak August 6, 2008
I've been a Higgins fan for years, so I automatically picked this up when I saw it in the bookstore. I was wrong! This is a comic book, not a novel. "Kapow! Wham, Bam!" the good guys win. The bad guy nobly falls on his sword. (a) Characters are thinly developed. If you don't know all about Dillon, Billy and Harry from earlier books, you'll really be in trouble. (b) Characters are tired. He's used them too much. As presented here, they are not even close to believable. (c) Plot, though on the surface a good idea, isn't well thought out. He jumps from scene to scene. By page 50, I found myself thinking, "This is a BAD book." It much be a terrible temptation for an established author, knowing that you'll be paid a lot of money no matter what you churn out. In this instance, Higgins succumbed to the temptation.
Solid and familiar July 4, 2008
I disagree with some of the reviews that have panned this title. I found it readable, enjoyable, and consistent with the other titles in this series. If you like Sean Dillon and friends my guess is that you'll find 'The Killing Ground' a welcome, if familiar, installment. This Side of the Gate
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