Original sentence: , which itself was directly based on the 1942 Graham Greene short story "The Lieutenant Died Last".After his mother remarried, the family moved to Leeds, where Patterson attended the local Roundhay grammar school.During his military service, Patterson discovered that he possessed both considerable sharpshooting skills and considerable intelligence.Higgins followed The Eagle Has Landed with a series of thrillers, including several (Touch the Devil, Confessional, The Eagle Has Flown) featuring return appearances by Devlin.Its plot concerns with a German commando unit sent into England to kidnap Winston Churchill, and is reminiscent of Alberto Cavalcanti's wartime film Went the Day Well.Patterson's early novels, written under his own name as well as under the pseudonyms James Graham, Martin Fallon, and Hugh Marlowe, are thrillers that typically feature hardened, cynical heroes, ruthless villains, and dangerous locales.Raised amid the religious and political violence of Belfast, Patterson learned to read at the age of three, when he was tasked with reading the Christian Herald to his bed-ridden grandfather.The main character is Irish gunman, poet, and philosopher Liam Devlin
Edited sentence: , which itself was directly based on the 1942 Graham Greene short story The Lieutenant Died Last), and the characters had significantly more depth than in his earlier work.After his mother remarried, the family moved to Leeds, where Harry attended the local Roundhay grammar school.During his military service, Harry discovered that he possessed both considerable sharpshooting skills and considerable intelligence.He currently lives in Jersey, in the Channel Islands, and continues to publish a new novel annually.Higgins followed The Eagle Has Landed with a series of equally ambitious thrillers, including several (Touch the Devil, Confessional, The Eagle Has Flown) featuring return appearances by Devlin.Its plot (concerned with a German commando unit sent into England to kidnap Winston Churchill) was fresh and innovative (although the plot is clearly reminiscent of Alberto Cavalcanti's wartime film Went the Day Well.One in particular stood out: Irish gunman, poet, and philosopher Liam Devlin.Patterson's early novels, written under his own name as well as under the pseudonyms James Graham, Martin Fallon, and Hugh Marlowe, are brisk, competent, but essentially forgettable thrillers that typically feature hardened, cynical heroes, ruthless villains, and dangerous locales.Raised amid the religious and political violence of Belfast, Harry learned to read at the age of three, when he was tasked with reading the Christian Herald to his bed-ridden grandfather