The Veteran

Fülszöveg

FREDERICK FORSYTH
In his international bestseller, The Day of the Jackal, Frederick Forsyth set the standard for all thriller writers who followed him. Now, this fiercely original and intelligent master storyteller is back—unleashing five stunning tales of intrigue, suspense and adventure from the Far East to the American Wild West.

THE VETERAN
On a grimy sidewalk in a defeated neighborhood, an old man is beaten to death. When a cop investigates, he finds two killers and a startling legacy of honor In a prestigious London art gallery an impoverished actor is swindled out of a fortune—until an eccentric appraiser hatches a delicious scheme for revenge On an airplane high over war-torn Afghanistan, a passenger sends a note to the plane's captain, warning of suspicious behavior. But no one can guess who is really conspiring aboard the 747, or why From war-torn Italy to the Little Big Horn, from soldiers of fortune to victims of fate, THE VETERAN is a riveting experience in... Tovább

Fülszöveg

FREDERICK FORSYTH
In his international bestseller, The Day of the Jackal, Frederick Forsyth set the standard for all thriller writers who followed him. Now, this fiercely original and intelligent master storyteller is back—unleashing five stunning tales of intrigue, suspense and adventure from the Far East to the American Wild West.

THE VETERAN
On a grimy sidewalk in a defeated neighborhood, an old man is beaten to death. When a cop investigates, he finds two killers and a startling legacy of honor In a prestigious London art gallery an impoverished actor is swindled out of a fortune—until an eccentric appraiser hatches a delicious scheme for revenge On an airplane high over war-torn Afghanistan, a passenger sends a note to the plane's captain, warning of suspicious behavior. But no one can guess who is really conspiring aboard the 747, or why From war-torn Italy to the Little Big Horn, from soldiers of fortune to victims of fate, THE VETERAN is a riveting experience in crime, heroism, and the kind of mano-a-mano duels—and surprising twists of fate—that are the hallmark of Frederick Forsyth at his very best.
"Each of the stories in this volume is Forsyth in top
form the stories are never less than compelling."
—Otto Penzler, a Penzfer Pick for September 2001
"For anyone who likes his or her thrills in small packages." —Providence Journal Vissza