{"product_id":"a-devil-is-waiting-isbn-9780425250570","title":"A Devil is Waiting","description":"The President is coming to London, but not to an entirely warm welcome. A fanatical mullah is offering a blessing to anyone who will assassinate the President, and though most London Muslims think the mullah has crossed the line, a few think otherwise. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUrgently, Sean Dillon, General Charles Ferguson, and the rest of the small band known as the “Prime Minister’s private army” are called in, augmented by an extraordinary new recruit, an intelligence captain and Afghan war hero named Sara Gideon. She has her own deep contacts, but the more she investigates, the more she discovers herself in a very dark place indeed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the assassination plan is only the beginning…\u003cb\u003ePraise for Jack Higgins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A seasoned pro...Mr. Higgins knows how to tell a story!”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Jack Higgins has written some of the best suspense fiction of the past fifty years.”—\u003ci\u003eThe San Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“When it comes to thriller writers, one name stands well above the crowd—Jack Higgins.”—Associated Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Higgins makes the pages fly.”—\u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Jack Higgins is one of the best-selling authors of popular fiction in the world, often considered the architect of the modern thriller.”—The Huffington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Higgins is an author with the creative power to hook the reader and keep them forever because of his terrific tales. There are many villains out there, but Higgins is by far the greatest at bringing to life the best and worst of them all.”—\u003ci\u003eSuspense Magazine\u003c\/i\u003eSince The\u003ci\u003e Eagle Has Landed\u003c\/i\u003e—one of the biggest-selling thrillers of all time—every novel \u003cb\u003eJack Higgins \u003c\/b\u003ehas written, including his most recent works, 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, among them \u003ci\u003eThe Eagle Has Landed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTo Catch a King\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn Dangerous Ground\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEye of the Storm\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThunder Point\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHiggins, who lived in Belfast until he was twelve, had several close calls with bombs and gunfire at an early age. After leaving school at fifteen, he served three years with the Royal Horse Guards in Eastern Europe during the Cold War. Subsequently, he was a circus roustabout, a factory worker, a truck driver, and a laborer, before entering college at age twenty-seven. He has degrees in sociology, social psychology, and economics from the University of London, and a doctorate in media from Leeds Metropolitan University. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and an expert scuba diver and marksman, Jack Higgins lives on Jersey in the Channel Islands.","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304143245541,"sku":"NP9780425250570","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780425250570.jpg?v=1767720428","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-devil-is-waiting-isbn-9780425250570","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}