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The Dark Side of the Island
- Author
- Jack Higgins
- Narrator
- Andy Creswell
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 3 October 2019
- Run Time
- 4 hours 46 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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What to expect
Reissue of the timeless Higgins classic…
Captain Hugh Lomax's last view of Kyros had been as a German prisoner of war. The picturesque beauty of the Greek Islands hiding their blood-drenched history and the terrifying carnage that took place years earlier.
But there are questions still unanswered. Lomax knows he was innocent, and as he returns to Kyros he begins to remember things he had long since buried in the back of his mind; the deadly mission he undertook, as well as a horrific massacre that still remains without reason. Now, the time has come for answers.
Lomax is set to unlock the secrets of his past; someone betrayed the islanders at the height of the Nazi occupation, and they want their secret kept, whatever it takes, whoever has to suffer.
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‘The master craftsman of good, clean adventure.’
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‘Higgins is a master of his craft.’
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Financial Times -
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Details
- Author
- Jack Higgins
- Narrator
- Andy Creswell
- Duration
- 4 hours 46 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 October 2019
- ISBN
- 9780008361280
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Thriller / suspense fiction, Second World War fiction, Historical fiction, Alternative history fiction, Narrative theme: journeys and voyages, Fiction based on or inspired by true events, Narrative theme: identity / belonging
Synopsis
Reissue of the timeless Higgins classic… Captain Hugh Lomax's last view of Kyros had been as a German prisoner of war. The picturesque beauty of the Greek Islands hiding their blood-drenched history and the terrifying carnage that took place years earlier. But there are questions still unanswered. Lomax knows he was innocent, and as he returns to Kyros he begins to remember things he had long since buried in the back of his mind; the deadly mission he undertook, as well as a horrific massacre that still remains without reason. Now, the time has come for answers. Lomax is set to unlock the secrets of his past; someone betrayed the islanders at the height of the Nazi occupation, and they want their secret kept, whatever it takes, whoever has to suffer.
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