To cut a long story short / Jeffrey Archer.
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TextPublication details: New York : HarperCollins, c2000.Description: 272 p. ; 25 cmISBN: - 006018552X
- 823/.914 21
- PR6051.R285 T6 2000
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Main Library | Fiction | Archer, Jeffrey | Available | 33111003126188 |
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The key to a great short story is to never give away the...
In To Cut a Long Story Short, New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Archer delivers an enthralling new collection of short stories. Listeners will have a difficult time sorting fact from fiction as each story comes complete with intriguing characters, ingenious plotting and Archer's trademark surprise endings.
From the cleverest of confidence tricks, to the quirks of the legal profession, to the intrigues of love at first sight, Archer keeps listeners guessing at what is truly as it seems to be and what is a hoax, what is real and what is a red herring. His mastery of character and suspense is apparent, each word is necessary and each ending will shock and surprise.
To Cut a Long Story Short is Archer at the top of his form. It is stylish, witty, constantly entertaining, and will captivate listeners who will race through each story to find out how it ends.
Death speaks -- Expert witness -- Endgame -- Letter -- Crime pays -- Chalk and cheese -- Change of heart -- Too many coincidences -- Love at first sight -- Both sides against the middle -- Weekend to remember -- Something for nothing -- Other blighters' efforts -- Reclining woman -- Grass is always greener.