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Used In Evidence
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- GenresShort StoriesThriller
64 pages, Paperback
First published May 17, 2005
About the author
Frederick Forsyth
331 books4,435 followersFrederick Forsyth, CBE was a English author and occasional political commentator. He was best known for thrillers such as The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Fourth Protocol, The Dogs of War, The Devil's Alternative, The Fist of God, Icon, The Veteran, Avenger, The Afghan, and more recently, The Cobra and The Kill List.
The son of a furrier, he was born in Ashford, Kent, educated at Tonbridge School and later attended the University of Granada. He became one of the youngest pilots in the Royal Air Force at 19, where he served on National Service from 1956 to 1958. Becoming a journalist, he joined Reuters in 1961 and later the BBC in 1965, where he served as an assistant diplomatic correspondent. From July to September 1967, he served as a correspondent covering the Nigerian Civil War between the region of Biafra and Nigeria. He left the BBC in 1968 after controversy arose over his alleged bias towards the Biafran cause and accusations that he falsified segments of his reports. Returning to Biafra as a freelance reporter, Forsyth wrote his first book, The Biafra Story in 1969.
Forsyth decided to write a novel using similar research techniques to those used in journalism. His first full length novel, The Day of the Jackal, was published in 1971 and became an international bestseller and gained its author the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel. It was later made into a film of the same name.
The son of a furrier, he was born in Ashford, Kent, educated at Tonbridge School and later attended the University of Granada. He became one of the youngest pilots in the Royal Air Force at 19, where he served on National Service from 1956 to 1958. Becoming a journalist, he joined Reuters in 1961 and later the BBC in 1965, where he served as an assistant diplomatic correspondent. From July to September 1967, he served as a correspondent covering the Nigerian Civil War between the region of Biafra and Nigeria. He left the BBC in 1968 after controversy arose over his alleged bias towards the Biafran cause and accusations that he falsified segments of his reports. Returning to Biafra as a freelance reporter, Forsyth wrote his first book, The Biafra Story in 1969.
Forsyth decided to write a novel using similar research techniques to those used in journalism. His first full length novel, The Day of the Jackal, was published in 1971 and became an international bestseller and gained its author the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel. It was later made into a film of the same name.
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July 26, 2020
From what I researched, the 3 short stories in this book are retold from the original stories featured in “No Comebacks” - a collection of short stories by Frederick Forsyth. I don’t know why MacMillan Readers chose these 3 stories, because from the reviews of all short stories in “No Comebacks”, not all of these 3 are the best stories in that collection. There is certain plot twist in each story, of course, but not all of them surprised me or creeped me out. I love the first story the most – “Used in Evidence”, since the ending plot twist really made me think, and I had to read the summary/review of the original story just to understand what actually happened at the end. Brilliant!
December 30, 2022
Un buen relato de suspense y sobre un asesinato. Aunque el final es un poco amargo y hay algunas cosas que fallan del argumento es un relato entretenido.
December 14, 2025
These stories had the potential to become really interesting if their plot was developed.
October 16, 2012
Time: 70minutes
Seven words: bank- holiday- trip- wife- angry- fish- sister
Discussion question:
Q1.Main character get a big fish in fish- game. Have you ever gone fishing?
A1. Yes. When I was a student in elementary school, I would often went fishing with my father.
Q2.He is really shy. When you feel shy yourself?
A2.I become a little shy when I talk with a person who I meet at first time.
Comment: There are three stories in this book. Recently, I like a mystery. This book includes it. Therefore, I like this book.
Seven words: bank- holiday- trip- wife- angry- fish- sister
Discussion question:
Q1.Main character get a big fish in fish- game. Have you ever gone fishing?
A1. Yes. When I was a student in elementary school, I would often went fishing with my father.
Q2.He is really shy. When you feel shy yourself?
A2.I become a little shy when I talk with a person who I meet at first time.
Comment: There are three stories in this book. Recently, I like a mystery. This book includes it. Therefore, I like this book.
October 20, 2012
MACMILLAN READERS
110min
7word house body find hotel fish snake die
There are three stories in this book.
Disuccusion questions
1 In this srory, a man could get a very big fish. The fish is expensive, good taste. But he set free the fish.
If you were the man,what would you do?
If I were the man, I would sell the fish. Because I want to get money.
I like eating, but I do not like eating fish especially sashimi.
2 Have you ever watched poison snakes? Can you touch snakes?
Yes. When I went to zoo, I watched poison snakes. It is horrible.
Of course I can not touch snakes.
110min
7word house body find hotel fish snake die
There are three stories in this book.
Disuccusion questions
1 In this srory, a man could get a very big fish. The fish is expensive, good taste. But he set free the fish.
If you were the man,what would you do?
If I were the man, I would sell the fish. Because I want to get money.
I like eating, but I do not like eating fish especially sashimi.
2 Have you ever watched poison snakes? Can you touch snakes?
Yes. When I went to zoo, I watched poison snakes. It is horrible.
Of course I can not touch snakes.
August 31, 2016
This slim volume contains three small stories written by Forsyth but retold by Stephen Colbourn in a manner intended for middle school students. They're entertaining but incosequential, giving no hint of the scope of high adventure novels which Forsyth would later publish.
July 15, 2012
I've enjoy these stories written by Frederick Forsyth. Besides the "murder" stories, I even liked the fishermen's story as well.
January 15, 2013
that's an amazing book!
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