title: See Jack Die (Volume 1)
author:  Nicholas Black 
description: Controversial novelist <b>Nicholas Black</b> is the author of several fiction and non-fiction works. <br>As a security consultant in Mexico, Central America, Spain, France, and Northern Africa, he also served in the coveted French Foreign Legion while he was on the run from the Federal Government for refusing to cooperate with a murder investigation.<br><br>At one time, Mr. Black was alleged by the US Federal Government to be an &quot;<i>arms trafficker</i>,&quot; as well as a member of a group of men who, &quot;<i>...carried out contract killings.&quot;</i> There are many far-fetched and fancy rumors surrounding Mr. Black's past.<br><br>He now trains and fights in Mixed-Martial Arts. As an expert in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, and other combative tactics, he trains both professional fighters, security teams, and law enforcement in the art of armed and unarmed combat/unconventional warfare.<br><br>Whenever he isn't throwing punches, he's probably working on his next novel. <br><br>Find him on <b>Facebook:</b> Nicholas Black <br>email him directly: <b>nicholasblack60@gmail.com</b><br><br><i>Other books by Nicholas Black:</i><br><br><b>Nicholas Black's How-to Series</b>:<br><br>How to Write a Fiction Novel in 30 Days or Less!<br>How to Publish a Best Seller on Amazon.com!<br>How to Fix Your Credit in 45 Days or Less! (<i>with Nigel Peterson</i>)<br><br><b>Fiction:</b><br><br>Purg I: <i>Fallen Angel</i><br>Purg II: <i>The Fourth Angel</i><br>Purg III: <i>Burning Heaven</i><br>Purg IV: <i>Falling Shadows</i><br><br>See Jack Die<br>See Jack Hunt<br>Sodomy Cat<br>The Messenger: <i>The Story of a Contract Killer</i><br>Three Wise Men<br>Burning Heaven (<i>Part III in the Purg Series</i>)<br><br>Chasing Darkness (<i>with Jill Falter</i>)<br>Chasing Daylight (<i>with Jill Falter</i>)<br><br><b>Non-Fiction:</b><br><br>The Last American Mercenary<br>Walking Ghost: <i>Welcome to Terrorist University</i><br>Soul's Harbor: <i>True Adventures of Medic-13</i><b></b>
zlib_text: **KING RAT**  
  
  
  **James Clavell**
  
  
  
  
  
  For Those Who Were There
  
  
  
  
  
  And Are Not,
  
  
  
  
  
  For Those Who Were There and Are.
  
  
  
  
  
  For Him. But Most,
  
  
  
  
  
  For Her.
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  Published by
  
  
  
  
  
  DELL PUBLISHING CO., INC 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
  
  
  
  
  
  New York, N.Y. 10017
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 1962 by James Clavell
  
  
  
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  
  
  
  No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the
  prior written permission of the Publisher, excepting brief quotes used in
  connection with reviews written specifically for inclusion in a magazine or
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  Dell ® TM 681510, Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
  
  
  
  
  
  ISBN: 0-440-14546-5
  
  
  
  
  
  Reprinted by arrangement with the author.
  
  
  
  
  
  Printed in the United States of America
  
  
  
  
  
  Eighteenth Dell Printing — May 1979
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # **Book One**
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Chapter 1
  
  
  
  
  
  "I'm going to get that bloody bastard if I die in the attempt."
  
  
  
  
  
  Lieutenant Grey was glad that at last he had spoken aloud what had so long
  been twisting h