A Darker Place

from Carl_Alves

A Darker Place is considered to be a Sean Dillon novel, although he's barely in the novel and does very little. Taking center stage in the novel is Alexander Kurbsky, a famed Russian novelist who was a former paratrooper in the Soviet and Russian armies. He defects from Russia with the help of Di...

from mysterymax

Higgins can still keep me reading far into the night. Dillon, one of the main characters from earlier books, actually had only a small role in this one. Hopefully Alexander Kurbsky and his friend, Bounine, will appear in future books as part of the PM's 'private army'.

from DeaconBernie

Sean Dillon did not kill anybody in this book. In fact, he was on holiday almost the entire time. Two new characters were introduced, both disenchanted Russian soldiers. It is not clear how big a part they will play in future works by this author. The story introduced a rather interesting plot li...

from adpaton

A Darker Place is vintage Jack Higgins: renowned Russian writer and war hero Alexander Kurbsky decides to 'vanish' into the west so Sean Dillon and the group known as 'The Prime Minister's Private Army' are called in to assist and protect him. The Iron Curtain may be down but Russia dislikes high...

from HenriMoreaux

Slight better than the last instalment of the Sean Dillon saga but still nothing like Higgins earlier works. Overall, an average choice for something to fill in your time if you've got no better options.