Night Of The Fox

 

                       
Night Of The Fox

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Title
Night Of The Fox
Author Jack Higgins
Genre Espionage Fiction, Thriller, War Fiction
Format N/A

 

Book Description

Night of the Fox is a World War II thriller in which a British officer, presumed dead after a disastrous raid, is revealed to be alive and held in a German fortress. A daring Allied plan is mounted to rescue him before he can be broken and turned into a propaganda weapon. As the mission unfolds behind enemy lines, the novel delivers tension, deception, and hard choices, exploring loyalty, courage, and the brutal chess game of wartime intelligence.

 

About Author

Jack Higgins (1929–2022) was the pen name of Henry Patterson, a British novelist best known for his fast-paced thrillers and espionage fiction. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, he grew up in Belfast and later studied sociology at the London School of Economics.

Higgins began his writing career in the 1950s, producing a wide range of adventure and suspense novels under several pseudonyms before achieving international fame with The Eagle Has Landed (1975). The novel’s blend of historical intrigue, moral ambiguity, and cinematic pacing made it a global bestseller and a defining work of modern thriller fiction.

Across a career spanning more than six decades, Higgins wrote over 80 novels, many featuring recurring characters such as Sean Dillon. His work is known for clear prose, strong plotting, and themes of loyalty, honor, and conflict set against geopolitical backdrops. He remains one of the most commercially successful thriller writers of the 20th century.