Fb2 Cat O' Nine Tales (Gift edition) ePub

by Jeffrey Archer

Category:	Contemporary
Subcategory:	Fiction
Author:	Jeffrey Archer
ISBN:	0230014933
ISBN13:	978-0230014930
Language:	English
Publisher:	Macmillan; Gift edition edition (2006)
Fb2 eBook:	1238 kb
ePub eBook:	1586 kb
Digital formats:	mbr doc docx lit

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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 economy and precision of Archer's prose never fails to delight.

Drawing by Ronald searle. Printed in the United States of America. St. Martin’s Press New York. This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

Cat o'Nine Tales is the fifth collection of irresistible short stories from the master storyteller

Cat o'Nine Tales is the fifth collection of irresistible short stories from the master storyteller. Ingeniously plotted, with richly drawn characters and Jeffrey Archer's trademark of deliciously unexpected conclusions, this new collection has the added bonus of thirteen charming illustrations by the internationally acclaimed artist Ronald Searle. Some of these twelve stories were inspired by the two years Jeffrey Archer spent in prison, including the story of a company chairman who tries to poison his wife while on a trip to St. Petersburg--with unexpected consequences.

Cat O'Nine Tails is the fourth book in the "Cat Royal" series written by Julia Golding. In this story the protagonist, Cat, dances at a ball, dresses as a boy, and meets an Indian tribe. Since the events of Den of Thieves, Cat has been living with Frank and Lizzie. She is very happy with them, and then Frank's cousin Mr Dixon arrives.

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Jeffrey Archer, Ronald Searle. Cat O' Nine Tales is the fifth collection of irresistible short stories from the master storyteller Jeffrey Archer, illustrated by the internationally acclaimed artist, Ronald Searle, creator of Molesworth. These twelve yarns are satisfying and ingeniously plotted, featuring richly drawn characters and Jeffrey Archer's trademark deliciously unexpected conclusions. They feature the mad, the bad and the dangerous to know, as well as more poignant and telling characters. As a collection they confirm his position as a master storyteller.

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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 astar athletewho has a fateful run-in with a three-hundred-pound woman. Some of these twelve stories were inspired by the two yearsJeffrey 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.

Gaudiker

Jeffrey Archer is a great teller of tales. He did have some moral slips in his personal life, for which he went to prison. He used his experiences in prison, and those he met there, as the setting for some of these short stories. Whether the persons he met in prison were factual, or he made them up, is of no consequence. He makes them seem very real and I will chose to believe he really met them. Reader is excellent. Very important.

Kifer

I don't normally like short stories, but these read like plot lines that didn't have enough "meat" for a full novel -- or they were stories told to him by fellow prisoners that were free-standing. These short stories and the other two short-story books by Archer that I read recently were fun to read. Lots of twists and some great endings.

Rias

Very interesting. Some of the stories were published elsewhere. He is a master storyteller and the variety of themes make good mix.

Madi

I bought it for my husband. He LOVES Jeffrey Archer. He is blind and does all his reading by listening.

Manris

Excellent. Listen to over and over again.

Celen

Great Author and writing skills. I really like all of his work on a consistent basis.

Bliss

These stories are really fabulous. To read Themis like eaves dropping on people's lives and hearing the real thoughts in their heads and what they are really like instead of just what they let you see. They are stories of everyday people, some nice, some nasty and the predicaments they find themselves in. The only problem is they are over just as I am getting really interested in what happens to them next.

I love short stories. There is no space for fillers and the whole thing, from beginning to end, is just meat. Short stories have the added advantage that they come in small, easily digestible pieces. Jefferey Archer must love his job.