THE VETERAN

Book ID/图书代码： 00470006B03497

English Summary/英文概要： 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 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 flight across the mountains and forests of the West, ending in a savage present-day manhunt in the wild lands of Montana.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在动荡的十六世纪，年轻的修女惨遭迫害，最后从意大利撤回到痛苦的德国；毒品走私贩劫持了一架国际航班的飞机，机组人员和乘客们与他们斗志斗勇；拥有百万身价的皇室律师决定为一名残暴的都市谋杀犯做法庭辩护，导致了一场让人大吃一惊的判决；有人精心设计了复仇陷阱，使得著名艺术家在伦敦著名的竞拍屋受骗上当，粉碎了旧时代作品优雅的世界－－每一个精彩绝伦的故事都会为你带来强大的震撼力。

Awards/获奖情况：This collection of four short stories and a novella may disappoint readers expecting one of Forsyth’s international thrillers but not anyone looking for a good read. What is surprising is the thematic and geographical range of these pieces, all narrated in a solid realist style with sharply observed detail and engrossing, sometimes surprising plots. Always suspenseful, the stories take us into disparate worlds. "The Veteran" features London thugs, the police, and the courts, whereas "The Art of the Matter," a highly entertaining tale of revenge, delves into the world of auction houses. "The Miracle," which takes us to an Italian hill town during World War II, is related as if by a medieval fabulist but with its own modern twist, while "The Citizen," perhaps the least successful story, portrays drug smuggling via an airline flight. Most startling of all is "Whispering Wind," Forsyth’s tale of the Indian wars in 1876, in which we discover that a frontier scout survived the massacre at the Little Bighorn. The scout’s love for a Cheyenne woman, a magical tale that spans two different historical periods, makes for compulsive reading. Recommended for all collections of popular fiction.---Ronnie H. Terpening, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, From Library Journal

*Starred Review* The five stories in this book by the author of such classic crime novels as The Day of the Jackal (1971) and The Odessa File (1972) deserve to be classics themselves. Combining sharp detail, fully realized characters, and clever lastminute twists, these small gems are polished to perfection. Here we have an attorney who has special plans for his clients; an art appraiser who exacts brilliant revenge for his unfair dismissal; and, in the book’s longest story, the lone survivor of Custer’s Last Stand. Forsyth has always been a masterful plotter, with a special affection for using elements that appear to come from out of left field but somehow work just perfectly. Fans of his novels will be utterly thrilled by this collection. Readers unfamiliar with his writings couldn’t find a better introduction. Revenge, mystery, murder, deception--all the main themes of Forsyth’s best novels are represented here in stories that showcase the author’s ability to capture character and generate suspense in remarkably few words. The stories in this collection were first published on the Internet late last year; this is their first appearance in print.---David Pitt, From Booklist

About the Author/作者介绍： Frederick Forsyth is the author of a number of bestselling novels including The Day of the Jackel, The Odessa File, The Dogs of War, The Devil’s Alternative and The Fourth Protocol. He lives in Hertfordshire, England. www.frederickforsyth.co.uk

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