Henry Patterson was a British novelist who was also known as Jack Higgins.
He wrote popular thrillers and spy novels and was a best-selling novelist.
Patterson’s 1975 novel The Eagle Has Landed, which was adapted into a blockbuster 1976 film, sold over 50 million copies.
His 85 novels have been translated into 55 languages and have sold over 150 million copies worldwide.
A Prayer for the Dying, The Eagle Has Flewn, Thunder Point, Angel of Death, Flight of Eagles, and Day of Reckoning are among his other significant works.
Patterson was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on July 27, 1929, to an English father and a Northern Irish mother.
Henry’s mother accompanied him back to Belfast, Northern Ireland, to live with her mother and grandparents on the Shankill Road after his father abandoned them.
Henry Patterson net worth at the time of death
Patterson had a net worth of $5 million in 2022.
His book sales account for the majority of his output.
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