Henry Patterson, known by his pen name Jack Higgins, is a British writer, born on 27 July 1929 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. In 1959, Higgins began writing novels. One of his aliases was James Graham. The growing success of his early work allowed him to take time off from his teaching, and he eventually left the classroom to become a full-time novelist. Patterson's early novels, written under his own name as well as under the pseudonyms James Graham, Martin Fallon, and Hugh Marlowe, are thrillers that typically feature hardened, cynical heroes, ruthless villains, and dangerous locales. But in the late 1960s, Patterson began using the pseudonym Jack Higgins. Under this pen name Henry Patterson wrote his thirty-sixth book, The Eagle Has Landed, in 1975, that made Higgins' reputation. This breakthrough novel sold over 50 million copies and was adapted into a successful film by the same title. The novel The Death Trade was first published in 2013. In this thriller from Higgins, the reader is introduced to multinational terrorists who retain an unrelenting allegiance to the agenda of Osama bin Laden. In this instalment, an Iranian scientist who possesses the intellectual capabilities to enable Iran to gain a nuclear weapon must be freed from the fetters placed on him by his country so that he can use his incredible body of scientific knowledge in the pursuit of goodness. You can listen online to free English audiobook “The Death Trade” by Jack Higgins on our website.
