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To Cut a Long Story Short » (Reprint)

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Authors: Jeffrey Archer
ISBN-13: 9780061032073, ISBN-10: 0061032077
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: December 2001
Edition: Reprint

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Author Biography: Jeffrey Archer

A political aspirant turned author, Jeffrey Archer seems to delight in conspiracy and simple twists of fate in his fiction, even as these forces have shaped a rocky course in his own life. Misfortune led Archer to write the book that began his career, but fate seems to have smiled on his bestselling books.

Book Synopsis

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.

London Times

Stylish, witty, and constantly entertaining... Jeffrey Archer has a natural aptitude for short stories.

Table of Contents

Preface9
Death Speaks11
The Expert Witness15
The Endgame29
The Letter79
Crime Pays87
Chalk and Cheese109
A Change of Heart127
Too Many Coincidences139
Love at First Sight171
Both Sides Against the Middle177
A Weekend to Remember189
Something for Nothing205
Other Blighters' Efforts217
The Reclining Woman241
The Grass Is Always Greener251

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