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First strike

British twins Rich and Jade are once again thrown into danger as they try to help save the President of the United States from a radical group that is beseiging the White House and attempting to steal the nation's nuclear launch codes.

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Main Author:	Higgins, Jack, 1929-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	NY: Speak, 2011.
Series:	Rich and Jade ; 4
Subjects:	Spies > Young adult fiction. Adventure and adventurers > Young adult fiction. Terrorism > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:	British twins Rich and Jade are once again thrown into danger as they try to help save the President of the United States from a radical group that is beseiging the White House and attempting to steal the nation's nuclear launch codes.
Physical Description:	224 p.
ISBN:	9780142419090 0142419095
Author Notes:	Jack Higgins is a writer and educator, born in Newcastle, England on July 17, 1929. The name is the pseudonym of Harry Patterson. He also wrote under the names of Martin Fallon, James Graham, and Hugh Marlowe during his early writing career. He attended Leeds Training College and eventually graduated from the University of London in 1962 with a B.S. degree in Sociology. Higgins held a series of jobs, including a stint as a non-commissioned officer in the Royal House of Guards serving on the German border during the Cold War. He taught at Leeds College of Commerce and James Graham College. He has written more than 60 books including The Eagle Has Landed, Touch the Devil, Confessional, The Eagle Has Flown, and Eye of the Storm. Higgins is also the author of the Sean Dillon series. His novels have since sold over 250 million copies and been translated into fifty-five languages. His title's The Death Trade and Rain on the Dead made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography)