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The Veteran

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Zusatztext A collection of five heart-stopping stories from the master thriller writerincluding a brilliant novella! 'Whispering Wind'! which begins with thesingle 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 flightacross the mountains and forests of the West! ending in a savage present-daymanhunt in the wild lands of Montana. Informationen zum Autor Former RAF pilot and investigative journalist Frederick Forsyth defined the modern thriller when he wrote The Day of the Jackal , described by Lee Child as ‘the book that broke the mould’, with its lightning-paced storytelling, effortlessly cool reality and unique insider information. Since then, he has written thirteen novels which have been bestsellers around the world: The Odessa File , The Dogs of War , The Devil’s Alternative , The Fourth Protocol , The Negotiator , The Deceiver , The Fist of God , Icon , Avenger , The Afghan , The Cobra , The Kill List and The Fox . He has also published an autobiography, The Outsider . He lives in Buckinghamshire, England. Klappentext A collection of five very different stories. A miracle in war-torn Siena, a drug smuggling heist on an international flight, a brutal urban murder, an incandescent art scam at a famous London auction house, and the novella "Whispering Wind" set against the aftermath of Custer's Last Stand. Zusammenfassung A collection of five very different stories. A miracle in war-torn Siena, a drug smuggling heist on an international flight, a brutal urban murder, an incandescent art scam at a famous London auction house, and the novella "Whispering Wind" set against the aftermath of Custer's Last Stand.

About the author

Former RAF pilot and investigative journalist Frederick Forsyth defined the modern thriller when he wrote The Day of the Jackal, described by Lee Child as ‘the book that broke the mould’, with its lightning-paced storytelling, effortlessly cool reality and unique insider information. After that, he wrote thirteen novels which became bestsellers around the world: The Odessa File, The Dogs of War, The Devil’s Alternative, The Fourth Protocol, The Negotiator, The Deceiver, The Fist of God, Icon, Avenger, The Afghan, The Cobra, The Kill List and The Fox. He also published his memoirs in The Outsider. Frederick Forsyth died in June 2025.

Product details

Authors Frederick Forsyth
Publisher Corgi
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 01.09.2002
 
EAN 9780552149235
ISBN 978-0-552-14923-5
No. of pages 464
Dimensions 106 mm x 178 mm x 29 mm
Series Corgi Paperbacks
Corgi Paperbacks
Subjects Fiction > Suspense

FICTION / Short Stories (single author), FICTION / Thrillers / Espionage, Espionage & spy thriller, Short Stories, Espionage and spy thriller

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