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Always wondered who appeared in which book? Some of the most important characters in Jack's books are listed here. Beware that the list is not yet complete.

Hannah Bernstein
Hannah is the personal assistant of Ferguson. Officialy is is Scotland Yard, special Branch. In her ealry thirties she is somewhay young for her rank. She has a week spot for Dillon but cannot reconsile herself with his past as a terrorist.

Hannah Bernstein appears in the following books (order of appearance): * On dangerous ground * Angel of death * Drink with the Devil * President's daughter, The * White house connection, The * Day of Reckoning * Edge of danger * Midnight runner * Bad Company * Dark justice * Without Mercy *

Martin Bormann

Martin Bormann appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Valhalla exchange, The *

Matthew Brady

Matthew Brady appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Hell is too Crowded *

Martin Brosnan
Martin Aodh Brosnan (Aodh is Gaelic for Hugh) is from County Kerry in Ireland. "Brosnan", she said. "I haven't heard that name before." "Irish," he said. "Well County Kerry to be exact" You'll seldom anywhere else in Ireland." [Touch the devil] Born in 1945 is Boston from a Protestant family but with a catholic mother. He took a degree in Englishliterature at Princeton. in 1966 he volunteered for Vietnam, airborne rangers. After protestants beat up his uncle, who was a pries, he joined the IRA in 1969. In 1975 he was in France working for the IRA when he shot an police man. This gave him a life ticket to Belle Isle, one of the best guarded prisons in France. In Vietnam he saved the life of Anne-Marie Audin, one of the best photographers there was, making war photography of the Vietnam war. This was a the beginning of an extraordinary relationship.

Martin Brosnan appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Touch the devil * Eye of the storm *

Hamilton Canning

Hamilton Canning appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Valhalla exchange, The *

Harry Carter

Harry Carter appears in the following books (order of appearance): *

Paul Chavasse
Paul is one of Higgins' first reapearing caracters. Some consider him his "old days Dillon".

Paul Chavasse appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Testament of Caspar Schultz, The * Year of the tiger * Keys of hell, The * Midnight never comes * Fine night for dying, A *

Liam Devlin
Liam Devlin is what one could call, a figure. Born in Lismore county Down in the north of Ireland in July 1908. His father was executed by the English in 1921 and he has a degree of English literature from Trinity College. After his rather quite uprising he joined the IRA and started fighting the British. Being a legend amongst the IRA and retired he is of great value to keep peace when ever it is threatened.

Liam Devlin appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Eagle has landed, The * Touch the devil * Confessional * Eagle has flown, The * Eye of the storm * Drink with the Devil * President's daughter, The * Day of Reckoning *

John Dillinger

John Dillinger appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Thunder at Noon * Dillinger *

Sean Dillon
Born in 1952, The master assassin. When he was 19 his father was killed by english troops. He started as a IRA assassin but realized that the cause was not everything. After that he just was a gun for hire. He worked for almost everyone as long as the payed the right price. Even better than Carlos himself. Dillon had only one weakness, his kindness. When he agrees to fly a shipment of medication into Croatia he is actually being setup. He is caught and when the Croats make up to kill him, there is a situation has requires his skills. Ferguson has no other choice then to bring him into his top-secret service. One interesting thing is that in Eye of the storm Dillon is quite a hot headed person who loses his temper on a few ocations. In all the later books, Dillon never ever looses controll of himself again. One more thing: He loves Krug champagne, non vintage.

Sean Dillon appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Eye of the storm * Thunderpoint * On dangerous ground * Angel of death * Drink with the Devil * President's daughter, The * White house connection, The * Day of Reckoning * Edge of danger * Midnight runner * Bad Company * Dark justice * Without Mercy * Killing ground, The * Rough Justice * Darker Place, A * Wolf at the door *

Jack Drummond

Jack Drummond appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Iron tiger, The *

Sean Egan

Sean Egan appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Season in Hell, A *

Martin Fallon
One of the most remarkable persons from all of his books. One thing is most remarkable: All Martin Fallons die. In two books Martin Fallon is the main character: a IRA hitman, trying to retire and get out of it. But it won't work, the world of killing and cause won't let him go, and for that he pays with his life. The name Martin Fallon is used is a few other books, like confessional, but always by man who will die sooner or later.

Martin Fallon appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Cry of the hunter * Prayer for the dying, A *

Charles Ferguson
One of the most powerfull men in the whole wold is only in controll of group 4.

Charles Ferguson appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Iron tiger, The * Touch the devil * Exocet * Confessional * Season in Hell, A * Eye of the storm * Thunderpoint * On dangerous ground * Angel of death * Drink with the Devil * President's daughter, The * White house connection, The * Day of Reckoning * Edge of danger * Midnight runner * Bad Company * Dark justice * Without Mercy * Rough Justice * Darker Place, A * Wolf at the door *

Clay Fitzgerald

Clay Fitzgerald appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Pay the devil *

Harry Fox

Harry Fox appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Touch the devil * Exocet * Confessional *

Oliver Grant

Oliver Grant appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Bloody Passage * Run to morning, The *

Mark Hagen

Mark Hagen appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Sad wind from the sea *

Sam Hannah

Sam Hannah appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Last place god made, The *

Martin Hare

Martin Hare appears in the following books (order of appearance): *

Ellis Jackson

Ellis Jackson appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Toll for the brave *

Blake Johnson

Blake Johnson appears in the following books (order of appearance): * President's daughter, The * Day of Reckoning * Edge of danger * Midnight runner * Bad Company * Dark justice * Without Mercy *

Gavin Kane

Gavin Kane appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Seven Pillars to Hell * Sheba *

Hugh Kelso

Hugh Kelso appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Night of the fox *

Harry Kelso

Harry Kelso appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Flight of Eagles *

Max Kelso

Max Kelso appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Flight of Eagles *

Hugh Lomax

Hugh Lomax appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Dark side of the island *

Charles 'lucky' Luciano

Charles 'lucky' Luciano appears in the following books (order of appearance): *

Niel Mallory

Niel Mallory appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Last place god made, The *

Harry Manning

Harry Manning appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Passage by night *

Hugh Marlow

Hugh Marlow appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Thousand faces of night, The *

Joe Martin

Joe Martin appears in the following books (order of appearance): * East of desolation *

Harry Martineau

Harry Martineau appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Night of the fox *

Nick Miller

Nick Miller appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Graveyard shift, The * Brought in dead * Hell is always today *

Owen Morgan

Owen Morgan appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Game for heroes, A *

Asa Morgan

Asa Morgan appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Solo * Morgan Score, The *

Dougal Munro

Dougal Munro appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Night of the fox * Cold harbour * Flight of Eagles *

Jack Nelson

Jack Nelson appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Khufra run, The *

Craig Osbourne

Craig Osbourne appears in the following books (order of appearance): *

Sean Rogan

Sean Rogan appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Violent enemy, The *

Jack Savage

Jack Savage appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Night judgement at Sinos *

Martin Shane

Martin Shane appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Comes the dark stranger *

Kurt Steiner

Kurt Steiner appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Eagle has landed, The * Eagle has flown, The *

Simon Vaughan

Simon Vaughan appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Savage day, The * Day of judgement *

Tonny Villiers

Tonny Villiers appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Exocet * Confessional * Season in Hell, A *

Jay Williams

Jay Williams appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Phoenix in the Blood, A *

Stacy Wyatt

Stacy Wyatt appears in the following books (order of appearance): * In the hour before midnight *

Harry Youngblood

Harry Youngblood appears in the following books (order of appearance): * Dark side of the street *