Jul 21, 2009 04:21 PM
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Frederick Forsyth: No Comebacks No Comebacks is a collection of 10 stories with a mystery angle in each of them.
No Comebacks:
It revolves around aBritish Millionaire who is very famous.Women are a dailystaple for him. But behind this life is a lonely man craving for theelusive girl. Someone who is not overwhelmed by his success. Some onewho does not give a damn and likes him for what he is.
Unfortunatelyhe has not been able to meet such a lady until he bumps into one at aparty. He falls madly in love with this lady. Unfortunately there is atwist.
I suggest you read the story after this point.
Rating: 9 out of 10
There are no snakes in Ireland
HarikishanRam Lal is a final year medical student in Ireland. He hails fromPunjab! Within a year he should graduate. But he does not havesufficient money. So he takes up a supplemental job as a constructionworker.
In his first assignment he is supposed to demolish a12-floor tower. He is part of a group headed by Big Billie Cameron. RamLal is scared of heights and Big Billie always assigned him tasks thatinvolved climbing. Once Big Billie asks him to break a wall which wasabout to collapse. Ram Lal does not agree to which Big Billieadmonishes him. Ram lal gets angry and bad mouths Billie. Out of angerBillie throws a punch which lands on Ram Lal's face. Ram Lal is hurt.What follows is the rest of the story.
Rating: 4 out of 10
PS:Harikishan Ram Lal from punjab!
The Emperor
RogerMurgatroyd is a bank manager who has landed in Mauritius on a vacation.Mr. Murgatroyd is accompanied by his ever nagging wife.
Higgins has also landed in Mauritius on a weeklong trip which is sponsored by his bank.
Initial few days of the vacation goon smoothly. On the 4th day of vacation Higgins comes to Murgatroyd andinforms him that one of the boats which was booked by some tourists isnot used by making just 50% payment they can use it for a day. With lot ofreluctance Murgatroyd agrees.
What follows next is the rest of the story.
Rating: 4 out of 10
There are some days
LiamClarke is a driver. As usual he was ferrying his truck through theriver to the other side of the bank so that the consignment can bedriven out and handed over to the purchaser. As the ferry docks at thecustoms section, he pulls out his truck and gets the customs cleared.This is when the Customs officer notices that the truck is leaking oil.He informs Clarke who calls up his office. The office sends a mechanicwho arrives the next day. Clarke spends the night at the dock. Thetruck is serviced and clarke drives it out of the dock.
Murphy adjusts his binoculars and the truck is in his view. He is happy. He had been waiting for the truck for a long time.
What follows next is the rest of the story.
Rating: 8 out of 10
Money with Menaces
SamualNatkin as usual took the daily train to his office. He never does thisbut today he slid his hand in the crack between the two seats. He founda small book between the crack.
On looking at the book his heartstopped for a second. A quick glance showed him that this book was aclassifieds of women who were read to provide special service at aprice. There were names and phone numbers of housewives in the book. Hewas shocked and immediately set the book and put it in his briefcase.
What follows is an interesting story.
Rating: 8 out of 10
Used In Evidence
Itis not the task that William Hanley likes to do. But there is no otheroption. The tiny back-to-back 1 room houses called Gloucester Diamondon the Mayo Road in Dublin, Ireland are being demolished.After 2 yearsof demolitions there is only one standing house, whose owner HerberJames Larkin is not ready to vacate.
A group of people have gathered at the entrace of the house shouting in support of Mr. Larkin.
Ona rainy day, Willian Hanley, I charge of the area, has to ge the oldman out and demolish the house. Hanley tactfully silences the crowd andpulls out Mr. Larkin from the house. Larkin is a thin, pale old man.
Hanleytakes him to a nearby cafe to give him some food. While the old maneats his food, a deputy rushes to Hanley to inform him that during thedemolision of the house they found something in the chimney. Peoplethink that the police have found the hidden treature that Larkin hadstashed in the chimney.
Rest is the story.
Rating: 8 out of 10
Privilege
BillChadwick was still in his bed on a lazy sunday morning when he gets acall from Henry Carpenter who asks him to read the morning paper. Itseems to have some news about Bill.
Curious, Bill opens Sundaycourier to find an article written noted journalist Gaylord Brent, about his company which used to marchendise a product which suddenlyliquidated. His name was tagged as the offender. Bill was shockedbecause he was one of the businessman who worked for the company and hehimself was cheated.
He is enraged that Gaylord Brent did not botherto cross check with him to get to know the facts, instead he printedthe article with wrong facts.
Bill goes to a lawyer to seek advice. Rest is the story.
Rating: 6 out of 10
Duty
ThisShort story is in first sentence. The narrator and his wife, bernadette, are on a trip to france and their vehicle simply stops neara hamlet in dorgonge vally. They are wondering about their next stepwhen they see the pastor of the local church who speeks latin. narratorexplains his problem and the pastor takes them to a garage where theyleave the vehicle. They need to stay at some place for the night. He istaken to the house of Mr. Preece. What follows is the story.
Rating: 5 out of 10
A Careful Man
Timothy Hanson is a rich coin collector. He has been told by his doctor that he has cancer and would not live long.
He has a Sister whom he dislikes. She has a husband and a son whom Timothy equally dislikes.
Hehas to leave his property to someone before he dies. Does he make awill? whom does he leave all the property and some interesting ridesalong the way, forms the rest of the story.
Rating: 7 out of 10
Sharp Practice
JudgeComyn is off to his work in the train looking at the case file of thecases he is supposed to look into. Next to him is a priest absorbed inhis own thought.
There a third guy called O'Conner who is engrossedin his card game. he seems to be very sloppy at his game. Judge Comyngets irritated with the sloppyness of the guy and starts playing a gamewith the guy. Rest is the story.
Rating: 4 out of 10
