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Short Stories, Crime/Detection & Adventure/Thriller/Spy Three short stories with unexpected endings from this internationally popular thriller writer.

From Frederick Forsyth, the internationally acclaimed thriller writer come four short stories; each with a surprising ending.

"The master is back," the promo goes, "with his best thriller since The Day of the Jackal." A bold statement: while no Jackal, this strong and memorable novel is his best in decades, and as good as The Odessa File and The Dogs of War. It is the story of vigilante Cal Dexter''s pursuit of a Serbian warlord into the jungles of the fictional Republic of San Martin. Dexter, former Vietnam tunnel rat, now small-town attorney and clandestine kidnapper of refugees from justice, is after Zoran Zilic, a gangster who has escaped Serbia with a fortune but not before savagely killing an American aid worker who happens to be the grandson of a billionaire mining magnate. It''s the magnate who sets in motion the operation against Zilic, first through a man known as "The Tracker," who locates him, then via the Avenger, whose task is to bring Zilic to American justice. But Zilic is protected in his South American jungle compound not only by the best security money can buy but also by a top FBI man who plans to use the warlord to help take out a dangerous terrorist named Usama bin Laden; much of the narrative takes place within weeks of 9/11, and is laced with irony. Forsyth fans won''t be surprised that the action, always exciting, is supported by numerous briefings on matters geopolitical, historical and scientific; with Jackal, Forsyth established the now traditional formula of thrillers that educate as well as entertain. The digressions are frequent early on but no page lacks interest and the novel''s second half, which focuses on the Avenger''s attempted snatch of Zilic, is pure gold. This will hit bestseller lists high and hard and a sequel seems likely.

Cal Dexter, Vietnam vet, is a doctor in a small New Jersey town. He also--for his own reasons--is a vigilante who goes after murderers who were never caught. When a case comes to his attention that resonates deeply with the events of his life, he goes out seeking revenge--and becomes a crazed killer whose search for justice must be stopped at all costs lest he add fuel to an already volatile post-9/11 international situation.

Este libro relata la historia verídica en que se basó el gran bestseller Los perros de la guerra . En esta contundente denuncia de la guerra civil nigeriana, Forsyth desentraña los orígenes de la contienda hasta sus mismas raices, que arrancan de las diferencias tribales.

From the master of the novel of international intrigue comes a riveting new book as timely and unsettling as tomorrow''s headlines. It is summer 1999 in Russia, a country on the threshold of anarchy. An interim president sits powerless in Moscow as his nation is wracked by famine and inflation, crime and corruption, and seething hordes of the unemployed roam the streets.For the West, Russia is a basket case. But for Igor Komarov, one-time army sergeant who has risen to leadership of the right-wing UPF party, the chaos is made to order. As he waits in the wings for the presidential election of January 2000, his striking voice rings out over the airwaves offering the roiling masses hope at last--not only for law, order, and prosperity, but for restoring the lost greatness of their land. Who is this man with the golden tongue who is so quickly becoming the promise of a Russia reborn? A document stolen from party headquarters and smuggled to Washington and London sends nightmare chills through those who remember the past, for this Black Manifesto is pure Mein Kampf in a country with frightening parallels to the Germany of the Weimar Republic. Officially the West can do nothing, but in secret a group of elder statesmen sends the only person who can expose the truth about Komarov into the heart of the inferno. Jason Monk, ex-CIA and "the best damn agent-runner we ever had," had sworn he would never return to Moscow, but one name changes his mind. Colonel Anatoli Grishin, the KGB officer who tortured and murdered four of Monk''s agents after they had been betrayed by Aldrich Ames, is now Komarov''s head of security. Monk has a dual mission: to stop Komarov, whatever it takes, and to prepare the way for an icon worthy of the Russian people. But he has a personal mission as well: to settle the final score with Grishin. To do this he must stay alive--and the forces allied against him are ruthless, the time frighteningly short....

When British and American intelligence catch wind of a major Al Qaeda operation in the works, they are primed for action - but what can they do? They know nothing about the attack: the what, where or when. They have no sources in Al Qaeda, and it''s impossible to plant someone. Impossible, unless...The Afghan is Izmat Khan, a five-year prisoner of Guantanamo Bay and a former senior commander of the Taliban. The Afghan is also Colonel Mike Martin, a 25-year veteran of war zones around the world, a dark, lean man born and raised in Iraq. In an attempt to stave off disaster, the intelligence agencies will try to do what no one has ever done before - pass off a Westerner as an Arab among Arabs - pass off Martin as the trusted Khan.It will require extraordinary preparation, and then extraordinary luck, for nothing can truly prepare Martin for the dark and shifting world he is about to enter. Or for the terrible things he will find there...The Day of the Jackal, The Dogs of War, The Odessa File - the books of Frederick Forsyth have helped define the international thriller as we know it today. Combining meticulous research with crisp narratives and plots as current as the headlines, Forsyth shows us the world as it is, in a way that few have ever been able to equal.And the world as it is today is a very scary place...

Nel 1995 Richy Colenso, diciannovenne nipote del miliardario canadese Steve Edmond, sparisce misteriosamente in Bosnia dove si era recato per prestare il suo aiuto alle popolazioni dilaniate dalla guerra civile. Il ragazzo viene ucciso da Zoran Zilic, braccio armato di Milosevic. Ignaro della sua fine, il vecchio Steve Edmond decide di muovere tutte le sue pedine per ritrovare il nipote. Quando, cinque anni dopo, l''antiterrorismo inglese riesce a trovare il corpo del giovane, Edmond decide di vendicarsi...

Forsyth, Frederick

El gran maestro del bestseller regresa al terreno de sus grandes éxitos: historias de engaños, venganzas y mucha intriga. En los cinco relatos que componen este volumen, los lectores se encontrarán con un cocktail adictivo de suspense y agilidad narrativa.