Book description
Millions of readers around the world have relished Jeffrey Archer's
short stories. Taking inspiration from his favourite short story writers
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, Maupassant, H. H. Munro, W. Somerset Maugham and
O. Henry - Jeffrey Archer has written five bestselling collections over
the years and Macmillan are proud to announce the publication of a sixth
volume of stories in May 2010.
Jeffrey has a natural aptitude for short stories which are stylish,
witty and entertaining. His mastery of characterisation and suspense,
combined with a gift for the unexpected, jaw-dropping plot twist, show
him at the height of his powers and demonstrate why he is one of
Britain's bestselling authors.
All of Jeffrey's collections of short stories have been top
ten bestsellers and he is undoubtedly the bestselling English-language
short story writer of our times. Jeffrey Archer, whose novels and
short stories include Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
, Kane and Abel
and A Twist in the Tale
, has topped the bestseller lists around the world, with sales of over
210 million copies. Paths of Glory
, his most recent novel, was a global number one bestseller and remained
on the Sunday Times
bestseller list for ten weeks. The author is married with two children,
and lives in London and Cambridge. www. jeffreyarcher. com
