A Twist in the Tale (1988)

by Jeffrey Archer

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Fiction. Literature. Short Stories. The expected never happens . . . a man calls unexpectedly on his mistress and sees another man leaving her flat. Accusing her of being unfaithful, he quarrels with her, strikes her. She dies. Leaving unseen, he tips off the police so that the other man is arrested and charged . . . Has he achieved 'The Perfect Murder'?A tantalising opening to A Twist in the Tale, a fantastic collection of short stories from bestselling author Jeffrey Archer.Consider also: a wine-tasting with a bizarre difference, a game of sex with a sexy stranger, a violent row in a golf clubhouse bar, a rivalry founded on eating cornflakes . . . just some of the openings in this cunningly constructed, fast-moving, entertaining set of stories from the bestselling author.-… (more)

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A pretty good selection of short stories. Some of the twists I truly did not see coming. Good variety of topics and points of view. (

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AngelaJMaher | Jun 18, 2018 |

A good collection of short stories, some better than others but all typical Archer (

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Tony2704 | Mar 4, 2015 |

loved these short stories , most of them had endings that really took me by surprise , it was excellent , loved it (

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Suzannie1 | Aug 24, 2014 |

This is a wonderful collection of stories. It isn't hard to understand how this man wound up becoming a criminal himself... (

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Snukes | Jun 14, 2013 |

Another collection of well-written self-contained stories. Ones that stood out to me as particularly enjoyable were "A La Carte" (who doesn't like to see a child appreciate the sacrifices of their parents?), "The Steal" and "Colonel Bullfrog". The people in these stories were people I would want to know. (

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Kane and Abel/The Prodigal Daughter/A Quiver Full of Arrows/A Twist in the Tale by Jeffrey Archer

As the Crow Flies [and] A Twist in the Tale by Jeffrey Archer

A Quiver Full of Arrows/A Twist in the Tale by Jeffrey Archer

The Collected Short Stories by Jeffrey Archer

Short Story Collections by Jeffrey Archer: A Quiver Full of Arrows, a Twist in the Tale, to Cut a Long Story Short, Twelve Red Herrings by Books LLC (indirect)

THE PRODICAL DAUGHTER-A MATTER OF HONOR-HONOR AMONG THIEVES-AS THE CROW FLIES-A TWIST IN THE TALE-A QUIVER FULL OF ARROWS-SON OF FORTURE by Jeffrey Archer

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A Twist in the Tale, Vol. 1 by Jeffrey Archer

A Twist in the Tale, Vol. 2 by Jeffrey Archer

A Perfect Murder (Stories from a Twist in the Tale) by Jeffrey Archer

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Jeffrey Archer: The Selected Short Stories by Jeffrey Archer

Selected Stories by Jeffrey Archer

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A Twist in the Tale

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1988

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To Henry and Suzanne

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If I hadn't changed my mind that night I would never have found out the truth. (The Perfect Murder)

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contains 12 short stories

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Fiction. Literature. Short Stories. The expected never happens . . . a man calls unexpectedly on his mistress and sees another man leaving her flat. Accusing her of being unfaithful, he quarrels with her, strikes her. She dies. Leaving unseen, he tips off the police so that the other man is arrested and charged . . . Has he achieved 'The Perfect Murder'?A tantalising opening to A Twist in the Tale, a fantastic collection of short stories from bestselling author Jeffrey Archer.Consider also: a wine-tasting with a bizarre difference, a game of sex with a sexy stranger, a violent row in a golf clubhouse bar, a rivalry founded on eating cornflakes . . . just some of the openings in this cunningly constructed, fast-moving, entertaining set of stories from the bestselling author.-

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A Perfect Murder.

Clean Sweep Ignatius.

A La Carte.

Not the Real Thing.

Just Good Friends.

The Steal.

Colonel Bullfrog.

Check Mate.

Honour Among Thieves. (In later editions, The Wine Taster so as not to be confused with his novel of the same name)

A Chapter of Accidents.

The Loophole.

Christina Rosenthal.

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