The Shepherd, by Frederick Forsyth
By Peter on Mar 23, 2008 in Frederick Forsyth, Thriller, bestseller, book review
Published in 1976, The Shepherd is a story seemingly based upon Forsyth’s own experiences as a RAF pilot. It is the story of a De Havilland Vampire pilot, going home on Christmas Eve 1957, whose aircraft suffers a complete electrical failure over the 
Lost in fog and very low on fuel, the pilot is shepherded to a disused RAF dispersal field by the pilot of a De Havilland Mosquito fighter/bomber of World War II vintage, who has apparently been sent up to guide him in. However, the pilot of the Mosquito, it later turns out, has been missed for 14 years. He too disappeared on Christmas Eve!
The Shepherd is a very short story, a booklet rather than a full book. It is different from the other books by Forsyth, and really a rather delightful, amazing, and interesting little story.
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