The Veteran
Thriller Short Stories
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- £4.99
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
A collection of five heart-stopping stories from the master thriller writer.
A miracle in war-torn Siena that begins with the persecution of a young nun in the turbulent days of the sixteenth century and culminates in the bitter German retreat from Italy; a drug smuggling heist on an international flight where the Knock pit their wits against the smugglers; a brural urban murder, where a brilliant QC decides to defend the killers, resulting in a startling justice; an incandescent art scam at a famous London auction house, and a brilliantly plotted revenge that shatters the elegant world of the Old Masters - each story is a remarkable tour de force.
And above all here is a brilliant novella, 'Whispering Wind', which begins with the single survivor of Custer's Last Stand at the battle of Little Big Horn. Then follows the rescue from rape and murder of a Cheyenne girl and a flight across the mountains and forests of the West, ending in a savage present-day manhunt in the wild lands of Montana.
Customer Reviews
The veteran
Very good book. Each short story is completely different to the last, but as equally fascinating
Collection of short stories
Some stories better than others clearly,
The standout being "The Veteran"
Worth reading for this one story alone.
The Veteran
A wide range of topics are covered in this series of short stories.
Very readable, very Forsyth if not his best.