Books with author Janice Higgins

Praise for The Bridge:"War propels a boy from the privileged side of town across the bridge to the enemy, where he learns the real causes of the war and about his own history . . . A suspenseful and entertaining debut."—Kirkus Reviews"This grim first novel, set on a not-so-distant future Earth…packs a significant emotional wallop. . . . Higgins works hard to expose the religious and racial bigotry lurking behind so many military conflicts, and she is adept at showing that, frequently, neither side is without blame."—Publishers Weekly"Compelling and deftly written."—The Horn Book The highly anticipated follow up to The Bridge.Southside and Northside are constantly at war. Then Cityside blows up the bridge. Amid the chaos and rubble Nik and Lanya are drawn into a complex web of power, fear and betrayal. Who is the girl found crying out from the bombed bridge? What is her connection to the secret experiments taking place at Pitkerrin Marsh? And why does she cry "havoc"? Before Nik can find out he must find his father, and face the hardest decision of his life.Thrilling, topical, and thought-provoking, Havoc builds further on the world of The Bridge and pulls you straight back into the life of Nik Stais who is as brilliant and brave as ever . . . and a little bit terrified.Jane Higgins lives in Christchurch, New Zealand. She is a social researcher at Lincoln University. She won the Text Prize for her first novel, The Bridge, published in the United States by Tundra in 2012.

Undercover enforcer Sean Dillon is the target for a vengeance killer in this action-packed new thriller from the master of the genre -- the author of the international bestsellers DAY OF RECKONING and EDGE OF DANGER. A ruthless killer is seeking revenge -- and she has Sean Dillon in her sights -- in this adrenalin-fuelled adventure from the master of the modern thriller. The murderous Rashid family were forced to pay the ultimate price for their crimes by the British Government's secret enforcer Sean Dillon and his undercover team. Yet one member of that oil-rich dynasty was allowed to live, and that could have been Dillon's fatal mistake. Kate Rashid witnessed her brothers being killed one by one, and now she has sworn vengeance. Sean Dillon, White House operative Blake Johnson, even the US President himself! their time is coming, and only she knows how -- or when.

In the early morning hours of 6 November 1943, SS Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler receives the coded message he has been waiting for 'The Eagle has landed'. It was to become known as the most daring enemy mission of the entire war: Operation Eagle, Himmler's audacious plan to kidnap Winston Churchill on British soil. But, despite spectacular secrecy, there was to be no surrender without a fight ...For in that remote corner of Norfolk, an elite unit is gathered together. Ready to do battle for a nation against the most ruthless task force ever assembled.

Even though her brothers tried to assassinate the President of the United States and evil ran in their veins, Kate Rashid is determined to make those responsible for killing her brothers pay with their lives and embarks on a mission of vengeance against British agent Sean Dillon, White House operative Blake Johnson, and the President himself. Read by Patrick Macnee. Simultaneous.

At precisely one o'clock on the morning of Saturday, November 6, 1943, Heinrich Himmler, Reichsfuhrer of the SS, received a simple message: "The Eagle has landed." The "Eagle" was a small force of German paratroopers, at that moment safely landed in England and poised to snatch the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, from the Norfolk country house where he was spending a quiet weekend. This astonishing exploit is brilliantly reconstructed by Jack Higgins. His narrative power and command of documentary detail makes "The Eagle Has Landed" one of the most compelling novels to come out of World War II.