SUMMARY: Jeffrey Archer, the internationally bestselling author of Honor Among Thieves, As The Crow Flies, and Kane & Abel, now serves up this inventive new collection of a dozen short stories -- with a twist. Cleverly styled, with richly drawn characters and ingeniously plotted story lines, each
Twelve Red Herrings
โ Scribed by Archer, Jeffrey
- Book ID
- 107837817
- Publisher
- Pan Books
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- UND
- Weight
- 152 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
EDITORIAL REVIEW: An imprisoned man is certain that his supposed murder victim is very much alive...A female driver is pursued relentlessly by a menacing figure in another vehicle...A young artist gets the biggest break of her career...A restless beauty manages the perfect birthday celebration...An escaped Iraqi on Saddam Hussein's death list pays an involuntary visit to his homeland...How will they react? How would you? "Twelve Red Herrings" is the third collection of irresistible short stories from a master storyteller. Cleverly styled, with richly drawn characters and ingeniously plotted story lines, each of the twelve tales ends with a delightfully unexpected turn of events. "Outstanding...white-knuckle suspense and witty denouements" - "Daily Express". "Archer hits the bull's eye with an exemplary collection of short stories" - "Daily Mail."
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EDITORIAL REVIEW: An imprisoned man is certain that his supposed murder victim is very much alive...A female driver is pursued relentlessly by a menacing figure in another vehicle...A young artist gets the biggest break of her career...A restless beauty manages the perfect birthday celebration...An
### From Publishers Weekly Archer does a passable O. Henry in his third story collection (after A Twist in the Tale ), though without that master's depth of feeling or irony. Many of the 12 stories here, all of which feature false clues and twist endings, are based on "known" incidents; the fact th