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Jack Higgins (1929-2022) – The Belfast Roots of an Author

Belfast‑raised thriller writer Jack Higgins transformed memories of sectarian tension on the Shankill Road into bestselling novels like The Eagle Has Landed and A Prayer for the Dying, selling over 250 million books and bringing the Troubles into mainstream popular fiction.