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Lädt ... Der Veteran.von Frederick Forsyth
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. (2001)(audio). Very good collections of short stories of varying subject. Five, highly enjoyable stories that are masterfully told with detail and pace. The first, “The Veteran” revolves around the trial of two thugs who kicked to death an anonymous old man. The cops have a watertight case, but a high-flying QC takes the case under Legal Aid and with sumptuous courtroom brilliance manages to get the pair released. There is a deadly twist, however, when the QC’s motives become clear. “The Art of the Matter” revolves around the revenge of those cheated by a duplicitous art dealer. “The Miracle” is a heart-warming and miraculous World Wat 2 tale – or at least is until the unnecessarily cynically and wholly bitter twist. “The Citizen” revolves around a drug bust, while the novella length “Whispering Wind” is an odd, supernatural tale of the sole survivor of the Little Big Horn and a love that spans the centuries. The five tales hang on the strength of their twists, with some being cleverer than others and you get the feeling that Forsyth worked backwards from the twist and constructed the rest of the story to fit in with it. That said these are fun stories and you get the feeling Forsyth enjoyed himself immensely in constructing them. The narrative id taut, there is plenty of interesting background detail and the pace is unrelenting. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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