Cat O'Nine Tales: And Other Stories - Brossura

Archer, Jeffrey

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ISBN 10: 0312949227 ISBN 13: 9780312949228

Casa editrice: St Martins Pr, 2008

Riassunto

A fifth collection of twelve short stories by the best-selling author of False Impressions features one dozen pieces that include the tales "The Red King," "The Commissioner," and "Charity Begins at Home." Reprint.

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L'autore:

Jeffrey Archer was educated at Oxford University. He has served five years in Britain's House of Commons and fourteen years in the House of Lords. All of his novels and short story collections--including And Thereby Hangs a Tale, Kane and Abel, Paths of Glory and False Impression--have been international bestselling books. Archer is married with two sons and lives in London and Cambridge.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

An irresistible collection of short stories from bestselling author

Jeffrey Archer

An English lord requires one more chess piece to complete a set that would be worth a fortune. Another man, an accountant, realizes he's achieved nothing in his life—and sets out to make a fortune before he retires. And then there is the author's own favorite, "In the Eye of the Beholder," about a star athlete who has a fateful run-in with a three-hundred-pound woman. Some of these twelve stories were inspired by the two years Jeffrey Archer spent in prison, including "Don't Drink the Water," the tale of a company chairman who tries to poison his wife while on a trip to St. Petersburg—with unexpected consequences. Witty, suspenseful, sad, surprising, and unforgettable, Cat O'Nine Tales is Jeffrey Archer at his best.

"Archer plots with skill, and keeps you turning the pages." —The Boston Globe

"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 (starred review)

Illustrations by internationally acclaimed artist Ronald Searle

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• Editore: St Martins Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0312949227
• ISBN 13: 9780312949228
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 341