{"product_id":"sad-wind-from-the-sea-paperback","title":"Sad Wind from the Sea - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Higgins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gunrunner's hunt for a fortune leads to a life-and-death struggle in Communist China in \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author Jack Higgins's very first novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mark Hagen is a far cry from the man he once was as a naval officer in World War II. Broken down and drunk, he's been reduced to living outside the law, gunrunning and smuggling with his dilapidated boat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then he rescues a woman from attackers in Macao. She's alone, she needs help--and she claims to know the whereabouts of a quarter-million dollars in gold, lying in a scuttled craft at the bottom of a lagoon in the blighted marshlands of southern China. With this one quick score, Hagen could change his luck for good. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unfortunately, he's not the only one looking for the gold. There's the Chinese. And the Russians. And so many others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But there's only one Mark Hagen--and he's not about to give up easily . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Originally published in 1963 under the name Harry Patterson, \u003ci\u003eSad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Wind from the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing debut set in the dangerous criminal underworld of the Pacific Rim, a gripping read that showcases the talents of a young writer whom Tom Clancy would one day hail as \"the master.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack Higgins is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of more than seventy thrillers that have sold over 250 million copies worldwide, including \u003ci\u003eThe Eagle Has Landed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf at the Door\u003c\/i\u003e. Before beginning his writing career, Higgins served in the British Army along the East German border. He lives in the Channel Islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 134\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.29 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 22, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53398522429805,"sku":"9781936317516","price":21.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/RkdMWW5nLzlHVnRPeUdGN0ltdVBjQT09.webp?v=1780398058","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/sad-wind-from-the-sea-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}