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Frederick Forsyth is the author of eleven bestselling novels. He lives in Hertfordshire, England.

"His Best In Decades... Pure Gold."

-Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Frederick Forsyth's explosive blockbusters defined the conspiracy thriller. Now the acknowledged master of bestselling international suspense and intrigue returns with a vengeance igniting a time-bomb of a novel.

Soldier.

Many years ago, Cal Dexter was a Vietnam tunnel rat recruited to ferret out the jungle lairs of the enemy. Today, he's a small-time attorney in a sleepy New Jersey town. But Dexter lives no ordinary life.

Vigilante.

The beast Dexter's been hired to hunt is Zilic, a Serbian warlord ensconced in a South American compound with the best security blood money can buy. One victim left in his wake was an innocent American aid worker in Bosnia-the grandson of a Canadian tycoon who can afford the best revenge.

Avenger.

And so, a worldwide chase is on, and Dexter begins to draw a net around the killer. But this time, CIA agent Paul Devereaux must find a way to stop Dexter before his quest for vengeance throws the world into chaos.

"Plans within plans unfold spectacularly."

-Entertainment Weekly

"Forsyth is truly the world's reigning master of suspense."

—The Los Angeles Times

Library Journal

Colin Dexter is a small-town lawyer whose life has been devastated by tragedy-his daughter was murdered by kidnappers and his wife committed suicide. He responded by dedicating himself to avenging crimes. An idealistic young man has recently been killed by a Serbian warlord, who then disappeared. Though Dexter has retired from his life as an "Avenger," he is hired to find the warlord and bring him back. Dexter was never a killer; he has always brought criminals to justice alive. A combat veteran and highly decorated "tunnel rat" in Vietnam, he may be over 50, but he is a triathlete and is in excellent shape for the mission. Forsyth's books are always compared to his first novel, The Day of the Jackal, and Avenger compares most favorably; gripping, complex, and exciting, this is a well-written and thrilling tale of evil and retribution. Readers may want to compare Forsyth's Colin Dexter to Tom Clancy's John Clark or Lee Child's Jack Reacher, but Dexter stands firmly on his own. Recommended for all fiction collections.-Robert Conroy, Warren, MI Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.