Jack Higgins

1929–2022 · British novelist

Henry Patterson, 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 and was adapted into a successful 1976 movie of the same title.

Jack Higgins, in order

1. 1976 The Eagle Has Landed: wrote · directed by John Sturges
2. 1987 A Prayer for the Dying: wrote · directed by Mike Hodges · critics 50%, audiences 53% · streaming on Roku Channel, Tubi
3. 1990 Night of the Fox: wrote · directed by Charles Jarrott