Cat O'Nine Tales: And Other Stories - Softcover

Archer, Jeffrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312949227 ISBN 13: 9780312949228

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 2008

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Review:

"One of the top ten storytellers in the world." --Los Angeles Times

"There isn't a better story-teller alive." --Larry King

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

"Cunning plots, silken style.... Archer plays a cat-and-mouse game with the reader." --The New York Times

"Archer is a master entertainer." --Time

"A storyteller in the class of Alexandre Dumas...unsurpassed skill...making the reader wonder intensely what will happen next." --The Washington Post

Book Description:

A book of short stories from one of the most popular novelists of our time

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0312949227
• ISBN 13: 9780312949228
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 341