The veteran and other stories

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. 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 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. 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. In a better neighborhood, a famous London auction house is scammed in The art of the matter. And there's more ... the other stories venture to a persecution in 16th century Sienna, a mid-flight drug smuggling heist, and the lone survivor of Custer's Last Stand 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. The five stories that comprise this collection move from London to Siena, from World War Two to the Battle of the Little Big Horn, embracing customs and excise drug apprehension, espionage and miraculous events in war-torn Italy