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The Veteran

by Frederick Forsyth
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From the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal, five suspenseful tales of murder, justice, intrigue, and revenge.
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 are only one step ahead of the smugglers; a ruthless urban murder, where a brilliant QC decides to defend the killers, resulting in a startling act of justice; an incandescent art scam at a famous London auction house, and a brilliantly plotted revenge that shatters the elegant world of 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. It follows the defense 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.
Whether his theme is international espionage, miraculous events in war-torn Italy or a Customs drug bust, the stories in The Veteran all share Forsyth's trademark for compulsive storytelling, his clinical eye for authentic detail and an unnerving sense of suspense.
Not since his New York Times–bestselling story collection No Comebacks has he crafted such remarkable work.
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Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group

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  • Release date: January 21, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781466863057
  • Release date: January 21, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781466863057
  • File size: 916 KB
  • Release date: January 21, 2014

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Fiction Short Stories Suspense

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English

From the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal, five suspenseful tales of murder, justice, intrigue, and revenge.
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 are only one step ahead of the smugglers; a ruthless urban murder, where a brilliant QC decides to defend the killers, resulting in a startling act of justice; an incandescent art scam at a famous London auction house, and a brilliantly plotted revenge that shatters the elegant world of 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. It follows the defense 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.
Whether his theme is international espionage, miraculous events in war-torn Italy or a Customs drug bust, the stories in The Veteran all share Forsyth's trademark for compulsive storytelling, his clinical eye for authentic detail and an unnerving sense of suspense.
Not since his New York Times–bestselling story collection No Comebacks has he crafted such remarkable work.
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Fiction Short Stories Suspense