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Cry of the Hunter (The Martin Fallon Novels Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Jack Higgins (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 1,168 ratings
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From the New York Times–bestselling author of The Eagle Has Landed: A hero of the IRA must turn on his own people to save his country.
 
Martin Fallon is a legend. After joining the IRA he shot up the ranks in the fight against the Brits in Northern Ireland with his tactical brilliance and devotion. Then, after a daring escape from prison, he simply disappeared. And that’s the way he wants it to stay. After years of hiding from the world in his books and the bottle, he thinks he’s out.
 
He’s wrong.
 
The IRA wants him to break Patrick Rogan, a high-ranking Ulster rebel, out of prison. Fallon reluctantly agrees, and soon finds himself swept back into the Troubles. But in his absence, the IRA has changed. Gone are those who wanted freedom, replaced by those like Rogan—bloodthirsty psychopaths who want nothing but power. And now Fallon must bring his own legend to life in order to bring them down.
 
In one of his earliest works, Jack Higgins puts on display the absolute mastery of the thriller genre that would earn him a place among the most respected novelists of the twentieth century.

Cry of the Hunter is the 1st book in the Martin Fallon Novels, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
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    Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller
  6. Publication date
    June 22, 2010
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Patterson during his military years

Patterson and His Parents

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Henry Patterson (during his military years)

While enlisted in the army, he was known for his higher-than-average military IQ. Many of Patterson’s books would later incorporate elements of the military experience.

Patterson and His Parents

Patterson with his parents. He left school at age fifteen, finding his place instead in the British military.

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Patterson visiting a rehearsal for Walking Wounded, a play he wrote that was performed by local actors in Jersey.

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“Jack Higgins is the master.” —Tom Clancy

About the Author

Jack Higgins is the New York Times bestselling author of more than sixty 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.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B009R6B6UG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller; Reprint edition (June 22, 2010)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 22, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5031 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 1,168 ratings

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Jack Higgins was a soldier and then a teacher before becoming a full-time writer. 'The Eagle Has Landed' turned him into an international bestselling author and his novels have since sold over 250 million copies and been translated into fifty-five languages. Many of them have also been made into successful films.

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Robert Campa
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2023
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What a story! Absolutely amazing and gut wrenching . The story of a man who learns too late what's really important in life! Jack Higgins is phenomenal!
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Joye Cauthen
4.0 out of 5 stars Great mystery
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2024
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Started out a little slow? But has gotten exciting as I read further.
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Snoopy
5.0 out of 5 stars Only the Shadow knows-until the ending chapters
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2018
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Jack Higgins spins another great story. He is at his twisty best in this one. He has masterful control over his central characters, bringing them to life The story touches on drugs, prostitution, the Irish troubles and shows the foibles of man. A good book to escape today's troubles with.
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3.0 out of 5 stars The main character is insufferable
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2023
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Spoilers to follow. I love Irish history, and I like Higgins. Unfortunately, this book doesn’t work because the main character, Fallon, is just ridiculous.

Fallon’s a former IRA leader sucked back into the life to rescue a current IRA leader, Rogan, from prison. The problem is Rogan is both a psychopath and a man prone to squealing on his accomplices to the police in exchange for favors.

Why would Fallon get back into this chaotic world after going to prison and living peacefully for years? Well, he keeps being asked that question throughout the book, but doesn’t have a good answer. This goes on ad nauseum. This is fiction: Higgins could have come up with any number of powerful tropes to motivate Fallon.

I honestly thought Higgins would dream up Rogan having some dirt on Fallon that would send Fallon back to prison. But no. Fallon feels sorry for Rogan’s mother (Huh? He’s met her once) and some strange, idiosyncratic need to find meaning in life.

Okay, that’s fine until halfway through the book when both Fallon and the reader realize Rogan is a murdering scumbag who just loves killing in the name of Ireland. And it’s clear that if Rogan is rearrested he will incriminate Fallon and all his friends.

From that point, Rogan clearly deserves to die. And Fallon has multiple chances to kill Rogan, justifiably in everyone’s eyes. He even states his desire to kill Rogan — there’s no moral struggle. But like in a very bad movie, he blows his opportunity multiple times, allowing Rogan to run amok.

Finally 70% of the way through, Fallon’s stupidity gets an innocent kid killed. That’s when I deleted the book.

So who is the real villain here? The IRA psychopath? Or the main character who is imbued with no real motivation to rejoin the IRA, who won’t act on his true values and who ruins the lives of every innocent person he touches? I guess Higgins is trying to create a complicated anti-hero, but he fails.

Because after 70% of the book, I didn’t care whether or not the main character Fallon lived or died. If you want to read Higgins, try his later works.
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fishbowler
4.0 out of 5 stars Another suspenseful Higgins book!
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2016
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I read all Jack Higgins books and always get a surprise with each book. He is near the top of my list of favorite writers. This book is printed with the smallest print I have seen in his books thus far. It could be a little larger print with more pages for ease of reading. I am never bored with his story lines. Go Jack!
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John B Haley Jr
5.0 out of 5 stars A tragic, sad story. Well written never the less.
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2016
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An interesting read , lots of action. It's a shame the hero gets killed in the end and doesn't get to find love and peace with the female lead in the story. Every now and then a bright, shiny ending is refreshing, but in the end I guess reality frequently wins out.
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Amazon Customer, Harry
5.0 out of 5 stars I really enjoyed reading this.
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2020
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It was really an enjoyable,exciting read.
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James A. Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Read
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2019
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This is a good and exciting read about the IRA and one of its most infamous soldiers. It keeps one reading with its nonstop action and twists of plot.
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Rollyr
5.0 out of 5 stars Efficient
Reviewed in Canada on June 28, 2020
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Arrived as described.
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Ernest Godfrey
5.0 out of 5 stars Really good read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2018
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You know the name Jack Higgins but it's been a while so you choose to read and then it all comes back, just why the man is such a legend. He tells a story with grip and panache. No northern Ireland is not my favourite background and the IRA are not my favourite people but it didn't matter the story transcends all that it's such a good read that it didn't matter what the background is. The ending was a surprise and I won't spoil it except to say only this guy would have ended it this way.
Well done
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Uttara Devi
5.0 out of 5 stars As Good As Always
Reviewed in India on February 25, 2017
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I have always found Jack Higgins books gripping,fast moving and intense.They hold your interest from the first page to the last.They are very hard to put down
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Amazon Customer
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in Canada on January 21, 2018
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The book was all right
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Bharat Rane
3.0 out of 5 stars One of his books that I did not have
Reviewed in India on March 16, 2014
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A good one indeed. Keeps up with Mr. Higgins' reputation. This has been written by him before he started on the Sean Dillon and Liam Devlin series. It is a different genre altogether from these two series but maintains good suspense.
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