First Strike by Jack Higgins
After saving the Presidentas life in the Middle East, the Chance family is invited to a banquet at the White House. Teen twins Rich and Jade are ready to relax, but even in the safest house in the United States, they canat avoid danger: a radical American group takes the West Wing hostage to steal the U.S.as nuclear launch codes and attack China. Itas a race through the halls of the White House as Rich and Jade fight to keep the President and the launch codes hidden from the terrorists.Higginsa action-packed adventure series featuring two regular teens comes to a close in this exhilarating thriller. Set in Washington D.C., the fast-paced narrative gives readers a captivating behind-thescenes glimpse into Americaas capital.
Higgins, Jack: - Since The Eagle Has Landed -- one of the biggest-selling thrillers of all time -- every novel Jack Higgins has written, including his most recent works, The Judas Gate and A Devil Is Waiting, has become an international bestseller. He has had simultaneous number-one bestsellers in hardcover and paperback, and many of his books have been made into successful movies, including The Eagle Has Landed, To Catch a King, On Dangerous Ground, Eye of the Storm, and Thunder Point. Higgins, who lived in Belfast until he was twelve, had several close calls with bombs and gunfire at an early age. After leaving school at fifteen, he served three years with the Royal Horse Guards in Eastern Europe during the cold war. Subsequently, he was a circus roustabout, a factory worker, a truck driver, and a laborer, before entering college at age twenty-seven. He has degrees in sociology, social psychology, and economics from the University of London, and a doctorate in media from Leeds Metropolitan University. A fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and an expert scuba diver and marksman, Higgins lives on Jersey in the Channel Islands.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780399252402 |
| ISBN 10 | 0399252401 |
| Title | First Strike |
| Author | Jack Higgins |
| Series | Chance Twins Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Putnam Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2010-06-10 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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