Product Description

Bestseller Archer assembles 15 more of the clever stories for which he is known. They are split between tales of trickery, as with “Stuck on You,” where an eager young man is played by a diamond thief, and decidedly sentimental stories, such as “Members Only,” about a man who wants nothing more than to join a private country club. Archer marks with an asterisk stories that are based on true incidents (10 in this collection), and whether it is the weight of credibility these stories’ genesis lends or if the author works better with some starting material, the entirely imagined stories are also the weakest. “Politically Correct” never gets out of the shallows in its attempt to be provocative, and “Better the Devil You Know,” with its evil executive making a deal with the devil (aka Mr. De Ath), is silly even for this author, who usually writes with a winningly light touch. Still, Archer’s writing exudes a certain charm and is mostly satisfying. His trademark twists–sometimes a surprise to the reader, sometimes not–and genial tone will endear these mostly cozy stories to his many fans.  - Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Reviews

“Jeffrey Archer plays a subtle cat-and-mouse game with the reader in twelve original short stories that end, more often than not, with our collective whiskers twitching in surprise.”
—The New York Times

“Outstanding… white-knuckle suspense and witty denouements. Enjoyable, suspense-filled rival to Roald Dahl.”
—Daily Express (London)

“Stylish, witty, and constantly entertaining . . . Jeffrey Archer has a natural aptitude for short stories.”
—The Times (London)

“Archer hits the bull’s-eye with an exemplary collection of short stories.”
—Daily Mail (London)

“The economy and precision of Archer’s prose never fails to delight. The criminal doesn’t always get away with his crime and justice doesn’t always prevail, but the reader wins with each and every story.”
—Publishers Weekly

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