The Veteran: Five Heart-Stopping Stories - Softcover

The master of intrigue and suspense presents a collection of four gripping short stories and a novella chronicling everything from international espionage to a Customs drug bust that visit such events as the Second World War and the battle of Little Big Horn. Reprint.

"Lucid, vivid and delightfully readable, Forsyth is a master word-spinner and a master of meticulous detail."-The Los Angeles Times

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 the 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 writing exceeds expectations, the stories are never less than compelling, and the suspense in each of them is nonstop. -Otto Penzler, a Penzler Pick for September 2001

"A smooth and satisfying read for anyone who likes his or her thrills in small packages." -Providence Journal