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Henry Patterson

1 series 15 books in order 1 standalone book

James Graham is a pseudonym of Henry Patterson (1929-2022), a British novelist and writer of thrillers who is better known by another of his pen names, Jack Higgins.

Born
1929
Known for
Sean Dillon

Series by Henry Patterson

Sean Dillon

14 books in order · 1982–2010

  1. Cover of Eye of the Storm

    Eye of the Storm

    1982 · Henry Patterson

    A British prime minister's life hangs in the balance as a deadly game of cat-and-mouse unfolds between a terrorist and an American working for…

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  2. Cover of Thunder Point

    Thunder Point

    1997 · Henry Patterson

    A diver off St John in the Virgin Islands in 1992 finds a German U-boat sunk three weeks after World War II ended, containing proof that Martin…

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  3. Cover of On Dangerous Ground

    On Dangerous Ground

    1997 · Henry Patterson

    In 1944, Lord Mountbatten and Mao Zedong signed a secret agreement extending Hong Kong's colonial status by a hundred years in exchange for military…

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  4. Cover of Drink with the Devil

    Drink with the Devil

    2000 · Henry Patterson

    With the peace process breaking down in Ireland, former IRA terrorist Sean Dillon plays a deadly cat-and-mouse game against sinister forces as he…

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  5. Cover of Without mercy

    Without mercy

    2005 · Henry Patterson

    A thriller of terrorism, murder and revenge in which intelligence operative Sean Dillon and his colleagues, having survived a prior mission at great…

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  6. Cover of The Killing Ground

    The Killing Ground

    2008 · Henry Patterson

    Intelligence operative Sean Dillon stops Caspar Rashid at Heathrow, a man whose thirteen-year-old daughter Sara has been kidnapped by his own father…

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  7. Cover of Rough justice

    Rough justice

    2008 · Henry Patterson

    While checking on the situation in Kosovo, the US President's aide Blake Johnson meets Major Harry Miller of the British Cabinet. When both men…

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  8. Cover of The Judas Gate

    The Judas Gate

    Year unknown · Henry Patterson

    A disturbing tape reaches British intelligence and the new US President: battlefield chatter from an Afghanistan ambush that killed twelve US Army…

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  9. Cover of The Death Trade

    The Death Trade

    Year unknown · Henry Patterson

    An eminent scientist makes a breakthrough in nuclear weapons research, and his family's lives are threatened unless he hands the technology to the…

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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Henry Patterson written?

We list 15 books by Henry Patterson across 1 series, published between 1982–2010 — each shown in full reading order.

What order should I read Henry Patterson's books?

Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “Eye of the Storm.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.

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