Cat O' Nine Tales - by Jeffrey Archer (Paperback)

About the Book

A collection of short stories features one dozen pieces that include "The Red King," "The Commissioner," and "Charity Begins at Home."

Book 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.

From the Back Cover

Praise for Jeffrey Archer's Short Stories

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

"Archer is a master entertainer."
---Time

"Archer is a terrific story-teller, and meets the reader's ultimate tests---to want to turn the page to see what happens next."
---Sunday Times, London

"Probably the greatest storyteller of our age."
---Mail on Sunday, London

"Jeffrey Archer has a gift for plot that can only be described as genius."
---Daily Telegraph, London

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

Review Quotes

A storyteller in the class of Alexander Dumas. . . Unsurpassed skill making the reader wonder intensely what will happen next. The Washington Post

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

Archer is a master entertainer. Time

Archer is a terrific story-teller, and meets the reader s ultimate tests---to want to turn the page to see what happens next. Sunday Times, London

Probably the greatest storyteller of our age. Mail on Sunday, London

Jeffrey Archer has a gift for plot that can only be described as genius. Daily Telegraph, London

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

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

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

Archer is a master entertainer. "Time"

Archer is a terrific story-teller, and meets the reader s ultimate tests---to want to turn the page to see what happens next. "Sunday Times, London"

Probably the greatest storyteller of our age. "Mail on Sunday, London"

Jeffrey Archer has a gift for plot that can only be described as genius. "Daily Telegraph, London"

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

"A storyteller in the class of Alexander Dumas. . . Unsurpassed skill making the reader wonder intensely what will happen next."

Archer is a master entertainer.

Cunning plots, silken style . . . Archer plays a cat-and-mouse game with the reader.

Jeffrey Archer has a gift for plot that can only be described as genius.

Probably the greatest storyteller of our age.

There isn't a better story-teller alive.

Praise for Jeffrey Archer's Short Stories
"A storyteller in the class of Alexander Dumas. . . Unsurpassed skill making the reader wonder intensely what will happen next."
---"The""Washington"" Post"
" "
"There isn't a better story-teller alive."
---Larry King
"Archer is a master entertainer."
"---Time "
" "
"Archer is a terrific story-teller, and meets the reader's ultimate tests---to want to turn the page to see what happens next."
---"Sunday Times," London
"Probably the greatest storyteller of our age."
---"Mail on Sunday," London
"Jeffrey Archer has a gift for plot that can only be described as genius."
"---Daily Telegraph," London
"Cunning plots, silken style . . . Archer plays a cat-and-mouse game with the reader."
"---The New York Times""

Praise for Jeffrey Archer's Short Stories

"A storyteller in the class of Alexander Dumas. . . Unsurpassed skill making the reader wonder intensely what will happen next."
---"The""Washington"" Post"
" "
"There isn't a better story-teller alive."
---Larry King

"Archer is a master entertainer."
"---Time "
" "
"Archer is a terrific story-teller, and meets the reader's ultimate tests---to want to turn the page to see what happens next."
---"Sunday Times", London

"Probably the greatest storyteller of our age."
---"Mail on Sunday", London

"Jeffrey Archer has a gift for plot that can only be described as genius."
"---Daily Telegraph", London

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

About the Author

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.