JACK HIGGINS.

JACK HIGGINS

CONFESSIONAL

ONE ASSASSIN. ONE TARGET. ONE BULLET THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD.

This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it the work of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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First published in Great Britain by William Collins & Co. Ltd in 1985

Copyright Jack Higgins 1985

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