Night of the Fox

Night of the Fox
Jack Higgins

A classic thriller featuring the most daring escape of the Second World War, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Eagle Has Landed.American Colonel Hugh Kelso is washed ashore on German-held Jersey in Spring 1944, with top-secret D-Day plans in his possession. To get him back, the most daring escape of the Second World War must be planned and executed.Harry Martineau, bilingual philosophy professor turned assassin, and Sarah Drayton, a beautiful, half-French Jersey native, are selected to carry out the mission, and set off to steal the most precious Allied asset from under the noses of the Nazis…

Copyright (#ulink_b2d91436-b527-5a35-98a8-3a1c7f619cde)

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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First published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2012

Copyright © Jack Higgins 1986

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Table of Contents

Title Page (#u0bdc0938-fb47-5e70-86f5-acee7a2ff562)

Copyright (#uaa85de9f-1077-52c3-a7e7-af18b4686ecb)

Publisher’s Note (#u8c85b24a-1738-50c2-a2c3-3a64c66e3b43)

Dedication (#u39a3e3f3-5f65-5c4c-9e31-26991320ead2)

Chapter 1 (#u0b8896e9-d773-50e5-accc-55e28f4c0e1a)

London: 1944 (#u3e0744ae-1540-5229-8cae-5739d23d2c7c)

Chapter 2 (#uc1e95977-3cd8-59f4-ade3-742427ff9b71)

Chapter 3 (#ueaf5ed01-d3e8-5f4b-a024-0cd80c834507)

Chapter 4 (#u3f44e409-c6eb-500a-a079-3c20cea6fc16)

Chapter 5 (#ua920a2e1-cbd1-5e4a-8774-a97b353a0911)

Chapter 6 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 7 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 8 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 9 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 10 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 11 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 12 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 13 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 14 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 15 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 16 (#litres_trial_promo)

Jersey: 1985 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 17 (#litres_trial_promo)

Keep Reading (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)

Also by Jack Higgins (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

Publisher’s Note (#ulink_0ae3b102-fc3b-5ca3-8fab-1b918db60c3c)

NIGHT OF THE FOX was first published in the UK by Collins in 1986. It was later published in paperback by Penguin but has been out of print for several years.

In 2012, it seemed to the author and his publishers that it was a pity to leave such a wonderful story languishing on his shelves. So we are delighted to be able to bring back NIGHT OF THE FOX for the pleasure of the vast majority of us who never had a chance to read the earlier editions.

For Vivienne Mylne

The German Occupation of the British Channel Islands during the Second World War is a matter of fact. Although mention is made of certain political and military leaders within the historical context of the period, it must be stressed that this is a work of fiction, nor is any reference intended to living persons.