Rough Justice (novel)
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Rough Justice is a novel
written by Jack Higgins
in 2008. It appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list in September 2008, debuting at number 15.
The novel features Higgins' regular Sean Dillon, along with both American
and British
government operatives in a volatile Kosovo
, made more so when one puts a bullet through the head of the ring leader of a group of Russia
n soldiers. While Dillon appears at various points in the story the lead character is an ex-army intelligence officer, Major Harry Miller M.P. who holds a position of under-Secretary of State answerable to the British Prime Minister.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
written by Jack Higgins
Jack Higgins
Jack Higgins is the principal pseudonym of UK novelist Harry Patterson. Patterson is the author of more than 60 novels. As Higgins, most have been thrillers of various types and, since his breakthrough novel The Eagle Has Landed in 1975, nearly all have been bestsellers...
in 2008. It appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list in September 2008, debuting at number 15.
The novel features Higgins' regular Sean Dillon, along with both American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
government operatives in a volatile Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
, made more so when one puts a bullet through the head of the ring leader of a group of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n soldiers. While Dillon appears at various points in the story the lead character is an ex-army intelligence officer, Major Harry Miller M.P. who holds a position of under-Secretary of State answerable to the British Prime Minister.