Sad Wind from the Sea - by Jack Higgins (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A gunrunner's hunt for a fortune leads to a life-and-death struggle in Communist China in <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling author Jack Higgins's very first novel.</b> <p/> Mark Hagen is a far cry from the man he once was as a naval officer in World War II. Broken down and drunk, he's been reduced to living outside the law, gunrunning and smuggling with his dilapidated boat. <p/> Then he rescues a woman from attackers in Macao. She's alone, she needs help--and she claims to know the whereabouts of a quarter-million dollars in gold, lying in a scuttled craft at the bottom of a lagoon in the blighted marshlands of southern China. With this one quick score, Hagen could change his luck for good. <p/> Unfortunately, he's not the only one looking for the gold. There's the Chinese. And the Russians. And so many others. <p/> But there's only one Mark Hagen--and he's not about to give up easily . . . <p/> Originally published in 1963 under the name Harry Patterson, <i>Sad</i><i> Wind from the Sea</i> is a searing debut set in the dangerous criminal underworld of the Pacific Rim, a gripping read that showcases the talents of a young writer whom Tom Clancy would one day hail as "the master." <br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Jack Higgins is the master." --Tom Clancy</p> <br><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Jack Higgins is the <i>New York Times-</i>bestselling author of more than seventy thrillers that have sold over 250 million copies worldwide, including <i>The Eagle Has Landed</i> and <i>The Wolf at the Door</i>. Before beginning his writing career, Higgins served in the British Army along the East German border. He lives in the Channel Islands.</p>
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