The Shepherd: The thrilling novella from the bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal - Softcover

Forsyth, Frederick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1804943908 ISBN 13: 9781804943908

Verlag: Penguin, 2023

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The chilling thriller from the international bestselling author of The Day of the Jackal and Revenge of Odessa. Now a major Disney+ short film starring John Travolta.

'A cunningle wrought tale' Financial Times
‘Freddie Forsyth was the world’s first rockstar writer’ Peter James
'A stirring and beautiful story' The Times
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Christmas Eve, 1957.

For one Royal Air Force pilot, one last hurdle remains between himself and a cozy Christmas morning in England. A sixty-six-minute flight in his Vampire fighter plane from Germany to Lakenheath.

A routine flight plan and a full tank of fuel. What could go wrong?

But as the fog begins to close in, the compass goes haywire and the radio dies, leaving him in silence, lost and alone up in the inky black sky.

All hope seems lost as he accepts his fate when, out of nowhere, a vintage fighter-bomber appears and is miraculously trying to make contact.

For one lonely pilot this is a miracle, but really the mystery has just begun ...

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With over 1,000 5* reviews . . .

***** 'This was for me the best Christmas military short story'
***** 'What a great story!! I just loved it.'
***** 'A splendid story. Still have goosebumps after reading it.'
***** 'I, too, read this every Christmas season - and think of it often throughout the year.'
***** 'What a wonderful surprising ending, I didn't see that coming, very good story, I think I'll remember it for a long time.'

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Former RAF pilot and investigative journalist Frederick Forsyth defined the modern thriller when he wrote The Day of the Jackal, described by Lee Child as ‘the book that broke the mould’, with its lightning-paced storytelling, effortlessly cool reality and unique insider information. After that, he wrote thirteen novels which became bestsellers around the world: The Odessa File, The Dogs of War, The Devil’s Alternative, The Fourth Protocol, The Negotiator, The Deceiver, The Fist of God, Icon, Avenger, The Afghan, The Cobra, The Kill List and The Fox. He also published his memoirs in The Outsider. Frederick Forsyth died in June 2025.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Penguin
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1804943908
• ISBN 13: 9781804943908
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 96
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: The Random House Group Limited; productsafety@penguin.co.uk; ; One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens; London; SW11 7BW; Vereinigtes Königreich
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