The White House Connection

The White House Connection
Jack Higgins

The Irish Peace Process is about to be blown sky-high and the fates of two governments hang in the balance, as the crack team of the THE PRESIDENT’S DAUGHTER is reunited in this explosive thriller.New York: a woman waits in the shadows, a Colt .25 in her elegant hand. Her target: Senator Michael Cohan, member of an extremist organization dedicated to destroying the peace talks. Run by Britain’s most wanted terrorist, Jack Barry, its secret links stretch all the way to the Oval Office.Washington: The President calls Blake Johnson, head of secret White House department, ‘the Basement’. He needs to see him now.London: Brigadier Ferguson of Special Forces brings in the only man who can hold it together and stop all hell breaking loose – ex-IRA enforcer Sean Dillon, their most lethal operative, and Jack Barry’s deadliest enemy…

The White House Connection

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First published in Great Britain by Michael Joseph 1999

Copyright © Harry Patterson 1999

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Source ISBN: 9780008124854

Ebook Edition © May 2015 ISBN: 9780007384792

Version: 2015-04-01

To my mother-in-law, Sally Palmer. Thanks for the idea

Contents

Cover (#u121b8414-c9f9-5ede-b1fc-43f0978aabde)

Title Page (#u1237c39a-0bbf-5dcf-af42-dd2f91a53b25)

Copyright (#uc6238b71-b614-530e-915a-934c88f32531)

Dedication (#u79ba45d1-2a68-5084-a787-362f5a402cff)

PROLOGUE NEW YORK (#u1ed097c2-15e2-532d-94e7-6faabff37822)

IN THE BEGINNING LONDON NEW YORK (#ueca7f244-f0c8-5c68-a615-e31830dd7d9a)

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Chapter 2 (#uac47065e-7782-5a7f-bb63-7e04e0b91fdb)

LONDON WASHINGTON ULSTER (#u1e0af85e-4acb-517c-b697-f59272a76edc)

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WASHINGTON NANTUCKET NEW YORK (#litres_trial_promo)

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LONDON (#litres_trial_promo)

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NEW YORK WASHINGTON (#litres_trial_promo)

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LONG ISLAND NORFOLK (#litres_trial_promo)

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NORFOLK ULSTER (#litres_trial_promo)

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EPILOGUE (#litres_trial_promo)

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About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)