The Savage Day

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The Savage Day is a 1972 thriller novel by Jack Higgins set amid the violence of the Northern Ireland Troubles, blending espionage, action, and moral ambiguity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel ⓘ
thriller novel ⓘ
author Jack Higgins ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
genre espionage fiction ⓘ
political thriller ⓘ
thriller ⓘ
hasAlternativeEdition hardcover edition ⓘ
paperback edition ⓘ
hasCharacter Breen ⓘ
Colonel Harry Munro ⓘ
Norah ⓘ
O’More ⓘ
linked to: O’Moore

Simon Vaughan ⓘ
hasForm prose ⓘ
hasISBN 9780006132540 ⓘ
hasMainCharacter Simon Vaughan ⓘ
hasMedium print ⓘ
hasNotableElement ambiguous hero ⓘ
blend of espionage and war story ⓘ
real-world political backdrop ⓘ
hasProtagonistBackground former British Army officer ⓘ
hasProtagonistOccupation soldier of fortune ⓘ
hasTargetAudience adult readers ⓘ
hasTone dark ⓘ
gritty ⓘ
isAbout British Army in Northern Ireland ⓘ
Irish Republican Army ⓘ
covert operations ⓘ
language English ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person ⓘ
partOfAuthorCareerPhase early Jack Higgins thrillers ⓘ
plotFocus British intelligence operations ⓘ
Irish republican paramilitaries ⓘ
arms smuggling ⓘ
publicationYear 1972 ⓘ
publisher Collins ⓘ
linked to: Collins Educational
setting Northern Ireland ⓘ
The Troubles ⓘ
theme betrayal ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
political violence ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting early 1970s ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ

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Jack Higgins → notableWork → The Savage Day ⓘ
Henry Patterson → notableWork → The Savage Day ⓘ
Harry Patterson → notableWork → The Savage Day ⓘ