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Dillinger
- Author
- Jack Higgins
- Narrator
- Jeff Harding
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 20 June 2019
- Run Time
- 5 hours 41 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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What to expect
The dramatic final moments of the legendary outlaw’s career – retold by the world’s master storyteller, Jack Higgins.
Early March 1934, America’s most notorious criminal makes his spectacular escape from Lake County Jail, Indiana. Three months later, John Dillinger, the last American outlaw, is gunned down by FBI agents outside a movie theatre in Chicago.
But what really happened during Dillinger’s final months of liberty?
As the fugitive makes a desperate break for the Mexican border, master thriller writer Jack Higgins takes up the story, following Dillinger into the savage hands of his new captors. Where love is as elusive as a pardon. And the price paid for freedom is blood…
Critics Review
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‘Open a Jack Higgins novel and you’ll encounter a master craftsman at the peak of his powers … first-rate tales of intrigue, suspense and full-on action.’
Sunday Express‘Higgins is a master of his craft.’
Daily Telegraph‘A thriller writer in a class of his own.’
Financial Times‘The master craftsman of good, clean adventure.’
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Details
- Author
- Jack Higgins
- Narrator
- Jeff Harding
- Duration
- 5 hours 41 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 June 2019
- ISBN
- 9780008361297
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Classic fiction: general and literary, Thriller / suspense fiction
Synopsis
The dramatic final moments of the legendary outlaw’s career – retold by the world’s master storyteller, Jack Higgins.Early March 1934, America’s most notorious criminal makes his spectacular escape from Lake County Jail, Indiana. Three months later, John Dillinger, the last American outlaw, is gunned down by FBI agents outside a movie theatre in Chicago.But what really happened during Dillinger’s final months of liberty?As the fugitive makes a desperate break for the Mexican border, master thriller writer Jack Higgins takes up the story, following Dillinger into the savage hands of his new captors. Where love is as elusive as a pardon. And the price paid for freedom is blood…
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