Day of Judgment

Jack Higgins is a reliable, workmanlike author who cranked out a score or more books like this back in the 70's and 80's. Starting with "The Eagle Has Landed" (hereafter "Eagle"), he wrote like a factory, producing a great many almost identical thrillers, only a few of which really measured up to "Eagle". This book, "Day of Judgement", is a work that, in my opinion, meassures up to, and in some waays surpasses "Eagle". Set at the height of the Cold War, "Day of Judgement's" plot focuses on an East German effort to deflect the impact of US President John F. Kennedy's forthcoming visit to Berlin, where history tells us he made his electrifying "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech. The East Germans want to nullify the projected effect of Kennedy's visit, so they kidnap a beloved Roman Catholic priest and try to "brainwash" him into making anti-US statements.. Great character development, excellent pacing, a very plausable series of events and a suprisingly spiritual resolution of the story add up to an all-around great read. I recommend this book highly.

This is the greates book I have ever read, every one who has liked Jack Higgins books will love this book, I also would suggest the book Bad Company which was also a fabulous novel.

You will not be disapointed at all! I wasn't! Great plotting!

I have read this book at least twice now and it holds up to the test of time. The magnificent faith of the character Sean Conlin and others in this story inspires me every time I read it. Besides that, great story! Although, I do have to say that the hard-bitten, I'm-just-waiting-for-death-so that-all-this-suffering-is-over hero is getting a little old.

'BREAK HIM. IT'S ALL THERE'S TIME FOR....' 1963. On the eve of Kennedy's historic visit to berlin, Ulbright's commissars plan their propaganda counter-strike from the red side of the Wall. Inside the inpregnabler fortress of Scholss Neustadt lies Father Sean Conlin, survivor of Dachau and lifelong apostle of human freedom. His jailers must make him admit to being a CIA hireling in the vital munutes when the whole world is watching.... The west is determined to save him. Racing against time, gambling with their own survival, a small band of intrepid men take on a rescue mission that could sway the course of history. More information on Jack Higgins can be found at: The Unofficial Jack Higgins Homepage Http://www.scintilla.utwente.nl/users/gert/higgins