A Prayer for the Dying

The classic Jack Higgins thriller—now available as an ebook.

Everyone hasdemons to overcome, but Martin Fallon has more than most. A ruthless hitman and executioner for the IRA, Fallon is haunted by a mistake that led to the explosion of a school bus full of children.

Whenhe's threatened by the sadistic Meehan brothers, Fallon must agree to one last hit. But this time there's a witness: a priest named Father De Costa. And when everyone else wants the Father dead, Fallon is determined to protect him, to earn redemption from his life of crime andforgiveness for the blood on his hands.

Jack Higgins is the New York Times bestselling author of more than sixty thrillers that have sold over 250 million copies worldwide, including The Eagle Has Landed and The Wolf at the Door.Before beginning his writing career, Higgins served in the British Armyalong the East German border. He lives in the Channel Islands.