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Martin Fallon Books for Sale
| Title |
Publisher |
Date |
Issue Points - Notes |
| The Testament of Caspar Schultz |
Abelard-Schuman |
1962 |
Dust jacket priced 12s 6d
US: Abelard-Schuman 1962
Story backdrop Germany |
| Year of the Tiger |
Abelard-Schuman |
1963 |
159 pages. Dustwrapper artwork by Michael Ross
US: Abelard-Schuman 1964
Book set in Tibet |
| The Keys of Hell |
Abelard-Schuman |
1965 |
160 pages. Dust jacket artist Peter Edwards
US: Abelard-Schuman 1965
UK 1972 paperback author as Jack Higgins
US paperback Gold Medal 1976
Book sdet in Albania |
| Dark Side of the Street |
John Long |
1967 |
183 pages ; (8º)
US: Gold Medal 1974 as Jack Higgins
UK paperback Coronet 1973 as JH |
| Midnight Never Comes |
John Long |
1966 |
184 pages (8º)
US: Gold Medal 1975 as JH
Reprinted: London Mystery Book Guild, 1968
UK softcover Coronet 1973 as JH |
| A Fine Night for Dying |
John Long |
1969 |
184 pages (8º)
Reprints all under the JH name |
Martin Fallon aka Harry Patterson Author Biography - Information About the Author
Martin Fallon, pseudonym of Harry Patterson but better known as Jack Higgins, born 1929, is a Hubin listed author though his books lean more to the thriller genre than crime fiction.
The first edition books listed in this bibliography are highly sought after by collectors and rare in truly collectable condition with original dust jackets - that makes them expensive.
Rarity is accounted for by short print runs and exacerbated by allocations to the public library service, most of the books printed went to libraries and are therefore lost or badly defaced.
This may lead even serious collectors to buying ex-library copies (still not cheap). That said, if you have the budget and patience then a full set of books could eventually be put together using specialist book dealers.
There are no issue points in the UK first edition books, very straight forward.
Readers are well catered for as the books were reprinted several times, usually under the Jack Higgins pseudonym.
The series character, Paul Chavasse, appears in all the books.
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