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The Veteran

Five Heart-Stopping Stories

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The Veteran

Written by: Frederick Forsyth
Narrated by: Patrick Macnee, Bruce Boxleitner, Christopher Cazenove
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From master storyteller Frederick Forsyth - best-selling author of The Day of the Jackal and The Odessa File - comes this collection of five suspenseful gems.

Justice does not always come easily, and it comes in many guises. On the seedier side of London, a shopkeeper witnesses a brutal beating in “The Veteran” (read by Patrick Macnee). In a better neighborhood, a famous London auction house is scammed in “The Art of the Matter” (also read by Macnee). The additional stories recount a persecution in 16th century Sienna (“The Miracle” - read by Christopher Cazenove), a mid-flight drug smuggling heist (“The Citizen” - also read by Macnee), and the lone survivor of Custer's Last Stand (“Whispering Wind” - read by Bruce Boxleitner). Mixing together the elements of great suspense - revenge, mystery, murder and deception - this collection is Forsyth at his best.

©2001 Frederick Forsyth (P)2001 Phoenix Books, Inc. Anthologies & Short Stories Short Stories Thriller & Suspense
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Rivetting stories with all the drama and suspense that is the hallmark of Frederick Forsyth

Spellbinding!

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Loved them. Liked 4 out of 5 stories. Old style English Veteren stands out but others are quite enjoyable too.

Well written and beautifully narrated

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The more I read or listen, the more I get emotional. Brad Pitt as Ben Craig would have been perfect....God, such a lovely story

Whispering wind

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