Name: Bad Company
Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
ISBN: 9781101204573

Jack Higgins

Jack Higgins's previous novels Edge of Danger and Midnight Runner put British intelligence agent Sean Dillon through "a lot of thrills [and] wild action" (Los Angeles Times). Now a new enemy has emerged with a dark secret from World War II--and a score to settle with agent Dillon.

Bad Company

When Hitler's secret diary resurfaces, revealing a plot between the United States and Germany to join forces against the Soviet Union, White House operative Blake Johnson acts to secure the diary and keep it hidden.

Jeff Brown 

Well, I thought we were done with the Rashids. 

First, as the cover hints at, a former Nazi is introduced to the usual main characters -- because in 2003, it was still possible that a WWII teenager would still be running around causing trouble.

Then, the rest of the first 35% of the book explains the Baron's lengthy escape from Hitler's bunker.

The rest of the first half of the book has the Baron going to Iraq in the 1990s. There he meets the Rashid brothers (who were killed two books ago) and the sister Kate (who was killed in the last book). Kate takes the Baron to meet Saddam Hussein and blah blah.

The second half of the book is in the current moment, but it takes until the final 20-25% of the book before there is any action (and it is good). 

Maybe this was more interesting in 2003, but I have been disappointed with Higgins' last three books. I read the description of the next book, where Dillon teams up with Johnson, the Secret Service agent. Maybe we will return to normal programming with that book.

Bad Company

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