Twelve Red Herrings
370 pages
|Published: 1 Jul 1994
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ISBN: 9780312937713
Format: Mass market paperback
Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Publication date: 30 August 2005
Description
Jeffrey Archer, the internationally bestselling author of Honor Among Thieves, As The Crow Flies, and Kane & Abel, now serves up this inventive new collection of a dozen short stories -- with a twist. Cleverly styled, with richly drawn characters and ingeniously plotted story lines, each of the twelve pieces ends with a delightfully unexpected turn of events.
An imprisoned man is certain that his supposed murder victim is very much alive. . . . A female driver is pursued relentlessly by a menacing figure in another vehicle. . . . A young artist gets the biggest break of her career. . . . A restless beauty manages the perfect birthday celebration. . . . An escaped Iraqi on Saddam Hussein's death list pays an involuntary visit to his homeland. In each tale, human beings are given an opportunity to seize, a crucial problem to solve, or a danger to avoid. How will they react? How would you? Capping off the collection are two additional rewards. In the final story, Archer offers a choice of four endings. And buried in each story is another diversion -- a red herring which Archer challenges his readers to uncover.
An imprisoned man is certain that his supposed murder victim is very much alive. . . . A female driver is pursued relentlessly by a menacing figure in another vehicle. . . . A young artist gets the biggest break of her career. . . . A restless beauty manages the perfect birthday celebration. . . . An escaped Iraqi on Saddam Hussein's death list pays an involuntary visit to his homeland. In each tale, human beings are given an opportunity to seize, a crucial problem to solve, or a danger to avoid. How will they react? How would you? Capping off the collection are two additional rewards. In the final story, Archer offers a choice of four endings. And buried in each story is another diversion -- a red herring which Archer challenges his readers to uncover.
