The Keys of Hell (Paul Chavasse Series #3) »

Since The Eagle Has Landeda "one of the biggest-selling thrillers of all timea "every novel Jack Higgins has written, including his most recent works, Bad Company and Midnight Runner, has become an international bestseller. He has had simultaneous number-one bestsellers in hardcover and paperback, and many of his books have been made into successful movies, including The Eagle Has Landed, To Catch a King, On Dangerous Ground, Eye of the Storm, and Thunder Point.
He has degrees in sociology, social psychology, and economics from the University of London, and a doctorate in media from Leeds Metropolitan University. A fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and an expert scuba diver and marksman, Higgins lives in Jersey on the Channel Islands.

Rodska's career has spanned theater, television and radio.

A rediscovered gem of international suspense from the man Tom Clancy calls "the master..."

Paul Chavasse makes his living running arms and intelligence from Italy to the oppressive communist country of Albania. But when the Albanian government begins a religious purge, he finds himself in a deadly race to recover a priceless relic that has protected the faithful for generations.

Now he must outrun-and outwit-an entire army to save the lives of thousands of believers.\

Library Journal

In an adventure originally published in 1972, Paul Chavasse is confronted by an angry New York mobster who reminds him of a hair-raising episode from his days as a spy. Years earlier, the Albanians, eager to impress the Communist Chinese, set a trap to capture and deliver Paul to them. Naturally, Paul becomes entangled but with his customary resource is able not only to escape but to retrieve a lost Madonna figurine. Reader Christian Rodska is successful in bringing the listener into the action; his voice becomes part of the tension as he lowers his pitch and speeds his pacing to describe Paul's stealth and daring. Rodska achieves a believable portrayal of women by not overdoing a high pitch, as so many male narrators do. This should be popular in most libraries. Juleigh Muirhead Clark, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Lib., Colonial Williamsburg Fdn., VA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.\