The Midnight Bell

The Midnight Bell

• The Midnight Bell (Sean Dillon) Hardcover – December 27, 2016 by Jack Higgins (Author)

<i>“The bell rings at midnight, as death requires it.” </i>– Irish proverb<br>  <br> <b>From “the dean of intrigue novelists” (<i>St. Louis Post-Dispatch</i>) comes a knife-edge story of terrorism and revenge.</b><br>  <br>      In Ulster, Northern Ireland, a petty criminal kills a woman in a drunken car crash. Her sons swear revenge.<br>      In London, Sean Dillon and his colleagues in the “Prime Minister’s private army,” fresh from defeating a deadly al-Qaeda operation, receive a warning: You may think you have weakened us, but you have only made us stronger.<br>      In Washington, D.C., a special projects director with the CIA, frustrated at not getting permission from the President for his daring anti-terrorism plan, decides to put it in motion anyway. He knows he’s right – the nation will thank him later.<br>      Soon, the ripples from these events will meet and overlap, creating havoc in their wake. Desperate men will act, secrets will be revealed – and the midnight bell will toll.<br>      Filled with event, driven by characters of complexity and passion, <i>The Midnight Bell </i>is a remarkable novel from the “architect of the modern thriller” (<i>The Huffington Post).</i>