To Catch a King
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To Catch a King

Paperback – June 22, 2010

Price
$16.99
Format
Paperback
Pages
254
Publisher
Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1453200193
Dimensions
5.25 x 0.38 x 8 inches
Weight
7 ounces

Description

Review “Jack Higgins is the master.” —Tom Clancy About the Author Jack Higgins is the New York Times– bestselling author of more than seventy thrillers that have sold over 250 million copies worldwide, including The Eagle Has Landed and The Wolf at the Door . Before beginning his writing career, Higgins served in the British Army along the East German border. He lives in the Channel Islands.

Features & Highlights

  • From the
  • New York Times
  • –bestselling author Tom Clancy called “the master”: In war-torn Lisbon, a bartender and a nightclub singer are caught up in a treacherous Nazi plot.
  • As the Nazi war machine prepares to invade England, Hitler plots to kidnap the Duke and Duchess of Windsor while they travel in Portugal, and install them as puppet monarchs under the thumb of his fascist regime. But when an American bartender and a young Jewish nightclub singer catch wind of the scheme, they set out to derail the Nazi conspiracy. As Hitler’s henchmen close in, their thrilling rescue mission—and the surprising help it receives—will have the power to turn the tide of the Nazi progress toward European domination.

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Most Helpful Reviews

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A solid read

I admit it...I'm a Jack Higgins fan. I wouldn't put his books among the world's greatest literature, but for an uncomplicated, straightforward and usually quick read with a history/spy/thriller theme, I'm always glad to pick up one of his books. "To Catch a King" is good suspense, a story about Hitler & friends' plot to kidnap the Duke of Windsor. It definitely keeps you reading. Very entertaining.
12 people found this helpful
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Thriller-less Thriller

Yikes! A bartender and a young nightclub singer are involved in a Nazi plot in Lisbon ("here's looking at you..."). Throw in the Gestapo, black musicians, a Japanese fixer-diplomat, Admiral Canaris, António de Oliveira Salazar, Reinhard Heydrich, Winston Churchill, Heinrich Himmler, and all that is missing are the Valkyries. But in lieu of opera, Higgins bases the plot on a kidnapping of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. There are two interesting pieces to this thriller-less thriller; the revisionist casting of the Duke as a deep, romantic, wily patriot and the very sympathetic view of SS-Brigadeführer Walter Schellenberg. The novel is based on an actual attempt by Schellenberg to convince the Duke and Duchess of Windsor to work for Germany. Higgins is on autopilot with this one with a talky book lacking his usual action.
4 people found this helpful
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What a fun trip back!

I used to read Jack Higgins tirelessly. I thought I'd read every one of his novels until I found this gem.
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It was a gift for my son who is a Jack Higgins fan.

My son reads /collects Jack Higgins books. He really enjoyed reading this book.
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Jack Higgins has always been the best!!

As usual, a great book! This author never disappoints, and I've been reading him since 1975!
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A fast-paced story.

An excellent story, very fast-paced. But the print in the paperback is TINY, which makes it very difficult to read.
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Five Stars

good read
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Four Stars

I LIKE JACK HIGGINS
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Five Stars

One of Jack Higgins' best.