Jack Higgins

For other people named Jack Higgins, see Jack Higgins (disambiguation).

Jack Higgins
Higgins in 1983
Higgins in 1983
BornHenry Patterson
(1929-07-27)27 July 1929
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Died9 April 2022(2022-04-09) (aged 92)
Jersey, Channel Islands
OccupationNovelist
Alma materLondon School of Economics
Period1959–2017
GenreThriller, espionage, mystery
Notable works
Spouses
  • Amy Hewitt
    ​
    (m. 1958⁠–⁠1984)​
  • Denise Palmer
    ​
    (m. 1985)​
Children4

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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