The Veteran is a short story collection by British author Frederick Forsyth. This is the second short story collection by the author, following the release of his 1982 collection, No Comebacks.
A collection of five very different stories. A miracle in war-torn Siena, a drug smuggling heist on an international flight, a brutal urban murder, an incandescent art scam at a famous London auction house, and the novella “Whispering Wind” set against the aftermath of Custer’s Last Stand.
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.
