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The Shepherd

The thrilling number one bestseller from the master of storytelling
By Frederick Forsyth
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The Shepherd by Frederick Forsyth is set on Christmas Eve in 1957 when a fighter pilot flies his de Havilland Vampire jet from Germany to England. Enveloped in fog and facing radio failure, the pilot becomes disoriented over the North Sea. Miraculously, a mysterious shepherd aircraft arrives to guide him home.
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The Shepherd

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The chilling thriller from the international bestselling phenomenon.

Christmas Eve, 1957.

For one Royal Air Force pilot, one last hurdle remains between himself and a cosy 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...

A cunningly wrought tale - Financial Times

A stirring and beautiful story - The Times

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The Shepherd by Frederick Forsyth is praised as a cleverly crafted story by the Financial Times and described as a moving and beautiful tale by The Times.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781804943908

Publisher: Cornerstone

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 November 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin (Cornerstone)

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 92g

Pages: 96

Collections

Crime & Thriller Fiction Frederick Forsyth General Fiction Horror & Supernatural Literary Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

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. Since then, he has written thirteen novels which have been 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 has also published an autobiography, The Outsider. He lives in Buckinghamshire, England.

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