Ten Stories from Frederick Forsyth with the Master's touch. Deception, blackmail, murder, revenge - these are the themes of stories that move from London to the coast of Spain, from Mauritius to Dublin to Dordogne. Whether his subject is assassination by stealth, the cruel confidence trick or the c
No Comebacks: Collected Short Stories
- Book ID
- 126291525
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 95 KB
- Category
- Standards
- ISBN
- 1101608765
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β¦ Synopsis
Here are ten suspenseful, serpentine stories of betrayal, blackmail, murder, and revengeβ¦all culminating in shocking twists of fate. Within these pages live a wealth of characters you will not soon forgetβ¦people whose lives become irrevocably trapped in a world of no comebacks, beyond the point of no return β from the manipulators and the manipulated to the ultra-rich capable of buying and selling human lives, to the everyday man maneuvered by circumstances into performing deadly acts of violence.
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