Luciano's Luck
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the shadow of World War II, a desperate Allied command turns to the most unlikely of assets — Lucky Luciano, America's most notorious mob boss, still running his criminal empire from behind prison walls. Luciano's Luck chronicles a daring covert mission in which Luciano is offered his freedom in exchange for leveraging his extraordinary influence over the Sicilian Mafia to pave the way for the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. Jack Higgins weaves a taut, pulse-pounding narrative that binds together military strategy, organised crime, and raw human courage in one of history's most audacious real-life gambits. Higgins, the master craftsman behind The Eagle Has Landed, brings his signature blend of meticulous historical grounding and breakneck pacing to bear on a story that straddles the line between fact and fiction with breathtaking confidence. The novel illuminates the moral ambiguities of wartime necessity — the uncomfortable alliances forged, the impossible bargains struck — whilst delivering the relentless suspense that made Higgins a giant of the thriller genre. For readers who thought they knew the story of the Sicilian campaign, Luciano's Luck reveals a shadowy underworld that history books dare not fully tell.
Author: Jack Higgins
Format: Hardback
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the shadow of World War II, a desperate Allied command turns to the most unlikely of assets — Lucky Luciano, America's most notorious mob boss, still running his criminal empire from behind prison walls. Luciano's Luck chronicles a daring covert mission in which Luciano is offered his freedom in exchange for leveraging his extraordinary influence over the Sicilian Mafia to pave the way for the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. Jack Higgins weaves a taut, pulse-pounding narrative that binds together military strategy, organised crime, and raw human courage in one of history's most audacious real-life gambits. Higgins, the master craftsman behind The Eagle Has Landed, brings his signature blend of meticulous historical grounding and breakneck pacing to bear on a story that straddles the line between fact and fiction with breathtaking confidence. The novel illuminates the moral ambiguities of wartime necessity — the uncomfortable alliances forged, the impossible bargains struck — whilst delivering the relentless suspense that made Higgins a giant of the thriller genre. For readers who thought they knew the story of the Sicilian campaign, Luciano's Luck reveals a shadowy underworld that history books dare not fully tell.