Order of Jack Higgins Books

Jack Higgins was an English novelist who largely wrote thriller novels and had written over sixty novels. He has also gone under the pseudonyms High Marlowe, James Graham and his real name of Harry Patterson. He was best known for his Sean Dillon novels. Several of his novels have been adapted into films, including among others The Eagle Has Landed, A Prayer for the Dying and Windsor Protocol.

He passed in April 2022.

Higgins began his literary career with Sad Wind from the Sea in 1959 under his real name. He made his debut under the Jack Higgins pseudonym in 1962 with The Testament of Caspar Schultz. Below is a list of all of Jack Higgins’ books in order of when they were originally published and also in chronological order:

Publication Order of Martin Fallon Books

Cry of the Hunter (As: Harry Patterson)	(1960)
A Prayer for the Dying	(1973)

Publication Order of Paul Chavasse Books

(as Martin Fallon)

The Bormann Testament / The Testament of Caspar Schultz	(1962)
Year of the Tiger	(1963)
The Keys of Hell	(1965)
Midnight Never Comes	(1966)
Dark Side of the Street	(1967)
A Fine Night for Dying	(1979)

Publication Order of Nick Miller Books

(as Harry Patterson)

The Graveyard Shift	(1965)
Brought in Dead	(1967)
Hell is Always Today	(1968)

Publication Order of Simon Vaughn Books

(as Martin Fallon)

Dark Side of the Street	(1967)
The Savage Day	(1972)
Day of Judgment	(1979)

Publication Order of Liam Devlin Books

The Eagle Has Landed	(1975)
Touch the Devil	(1982)
Confessional	(1985)
The Eagle Has Flown	(1991)

Publication Order of Dougal Munro and Jack Carter Books

Night of the Fox	(1986)
Cold Harbour	(1990)
Flight of Eagles	(1998)

Publication Order of Sean Dillon Books

Eye of the Storm / Midnight Man	(1992)
Thunder Point	(1993)
On Dangerous Ground	(1994)
Angel of Death	(1995)
Drink with the Devil	(1996)
The President's Daughter	(1997)
The White House Connection	(1998)
Day of Reckoning	(2000)
Edge of Danger	(2001)
Midnight Runner	(2002)
Bad Company	(2003)
Dark Justice	(2004)
Without Mercy	(2005)
The Killing Ground	(2008)
Rough Justice	(2008)
A Darker Place	(2009)
The Wolf at the Door	(2009)
The Judas Gate	(2010)
A Devil is Waiting	(2012)
The Death Trade	(2013)
Rain on the Dead	(2014)
The Midnight Bell	(2016)

Publication Order of Chance Twins/Rich and Jade Books

(with Justin Richards)

Sure Fire	(2007)
Death Run	(2007)
Sharp Shot	(2009)
First Strike	(2009)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Sad Wind from the Sea (As:Harry Patterson)	(1959)
The Thousand Faces of Night (As:Harry Patterson)	(1961)
Hell Is Too Crowded (As:Harry Patterson)	(1962)
Comes the Dark Stranger (As:Harry Patterson)	(1962)
Seven Pillars to Hell / Sheba (As:Hugh Marlowe)	(1963)
Pay the Devil (As:Harry Patterson)	(1963)
The Dark Side of the Island (As:Harry Patterson)	(1963)
A Phoenix in the Blood (As:Harry Patterson)	(1964)
Wrath of the Lion (As:Harry Patterson)	(1964)
Passage by Night (As:Hugh Marlowe)	(1964)
Thunder at Noon / Dillinger (As:Harry Patterson)	(1964)
The Iron Tiger (As:Harry Patterson)	(1966)
A Candle for the Dead / The Violent Enemy (As:Hugh Marlowe)	(1966)
East of Desolation	(1968)
In the Hour Before Midnight / The Sicilian Heritage	(1969)
A Game for Heroes (As:James Graham)	(1970)
Night Judgement at Sinos	(1970)
The Wrath of God (As:James Graham)	(1971)
The Last Place God Made	(1971)
Toll for the Brave (As:Harry Patterson)	(1971)
The Khufra Run (As:James Graham)	(1972)
The Run to Morning / Bloody Passage (As:James Graham)	(1974)
Storm Warning	(1976)
The Valhalla Exchange	(1976)
To Catch a King (As:Harry Patterson)	(1979)
Solo / The Cretan Lover	(1980)
Luciano's Luck	(1981)
Exocet	(1983)
A Season in Hell	(1988)
Memoirs of a Dance-Hall Romeo	(1989)

Publication Order of Anthologies

Great Irish Tales of Horror

(1995)

If You Like Jack Higgins Books, You’ll Love…

• Clive Cussler
• David Baldacci
• Lee Child

Notes: The Testament of Caspar Schultz is also titled The Bormann Testament. Eye of the Storm is also known as Midnight Man. A Candle for the Dead was also published as The Violent Enemy. In the Hour Before Midnight was also published as The Sicilian Heritage. Seven Pillars to Hell is also known as Sheba. The Run to Morning is also known as Bloody Passage.

The Nick Miller series was written under the pseudonym of Harry Patterson.

The Chance Twins series was co-authored by Justin Richards.

Sad Wind from the Sea, Cry of the Hunter, The Thousand Faces of Night, Comes the Dark Stranger, Hell is Too Crowded, The Dark Side of the Island, Toll for the Brave, The Valhalla Exchange, To Catch a King and Dillinger were published under Higgins’ real name of Harry Patterson.

Seven Pillars to Hell, Passage By Night and A Candle for the Dead were published under the pen name of Hugh Marlowe.

A Game for Heroes, The Wrath of God, The Khufra Run and The Run to Morning were published under the pen name of James Graham.

4 Responses to “Order of Jack Higgins Books”

1. Andrew: 2 years ago

   I have read many of his books 35-40 somewhere around there. I have many more that I would love to find and add to my collection!!

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2. justin: 8 years ago

   Wrath of the lion published 1964 under the name of Harry Patterson and The Iron Tiger published 1966 also under the name of Harry Patterson are both missing from the above list

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3. RasEmpress: 8 years ago

   Just finished Rain on the dead, his latest….does not disappoint…I have read every single one starting back from The Eagle Has Landed ….that I read while in HS in Jamaica….took coming to the US for University for me to see the movie on TV one night…..I pre-ordered the latest n have just finished it in one swoop…I am never able to NOT read his books in one swoop…everything else is suspended until I get thru his book…

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4. David: 9 years ago

   A Phoenix in the Blood is missing from the above list.

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