The Veteran: Thriller Short Stories

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 Custers 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. Review Forsyth in top form... the master storyteller has lost none of his touch ―Daily Mail About the Author Former RAF pilot and investigative journalist Frederick Forsyth defined the modern thriller when he wroteThe 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 twelve novels which have been bestsellers around the world:The Odessa FileThe Dogs of WarThe Devils AlternativeThe Fourth ProtocolThe NegotiatorThe DeceiverThe Fist of GodIconAvengerThe AfghanThe Cobra and most recentlyThe Kill List. He lives in Buckinghamshire England.