"Harry Patterson" redirects here. For the American printer and botanist, see Harry Norton Patterson. For the president of Maryland Agricultural College, see Harry J. Patterson.
For other people named Jack Higgins, see Jack Higgins (disambiguation).
Jack Higgins
Higgins in 1983
Born
Henry Patterson (1929-07-27)27 July 1929 Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Died
9 April 2022(2022-04-09) (aged 92) Jersey, Channel Islands
Occupation
Novelist
Alma mater
London School of Economics
Period
1959–2017
Genre
Thriller, espionage, mystery
Notable works
The Eagle Has Landed
A Prayer for the Dying
The Eagle Has Flown
Thunder Point
Angel of Death
Flight of Eagles
Day of Reckoning
Spouses
Amy Hewitt
(m. 1958–1984)
Denise Palmer
(m. 1985)
Children
4
Henry Patterson (27 July 1929 – 9 April 2022), commonly known by his pen name Jack Higgins, was a British author. He was a best-selling author of popular thrillers and espionage novels. His novel The Eagle Has Landed (1975) sold more than 50 million copies[1] and was adapted into a successful 1976 movie of the same title.[2]
Some of his other notable books are A Prayer for the Dying (1973), The Eagle Has Flown (1991), Thunder Point (1993), Angel of Death (1995), Flight of Eagles (1998), and Day of Reckoning (2000).[1] His 85 novels in total have sold more than 250 million copies and have been translated into 55 languages.[3]
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