Forsyth, the master storyteller, presents five brilliantly ingenious tales of murder, justice, intrigue, and revenge . . .
A miracle in war-torn Sienna 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 are only one step ahead of the smugglers; a ruthless urban murder, where a brilliant QC decides to defend the killers, resulting in a startling act of justice; an incandescent art scam at a famous London auction house, and a brilliantly plotted revenge that shatters the elegant world of 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. It follows the defence 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.
These stories all have one thing in common - Forsyth's trademark of compulsive storytelling, his clinical eye for authentic detail and an unnerving sense of suspense. Frederick Forsyth remains the master of the unexpected twist in the tale.
