Publishers Summary: Unabridged short stories from a master.Millions of fans around the world have relished Jeffrey Archer's short stories. One of the most acclaimed authors writing today, Jeffrey Archer is a dazzling storyteller. A master of character and suspense, he has a gift for the unexpected plot twist that has catapulted his short story collections onto international bestseller lists and earned him widespread critical praise.Selected Stories presents highlights from two of his collections, A Twist in the Tale and A Quiver Full of Arrows.The spellbinding stories from A Twist in the Tale lead us on a journey of thwarted ambition, undying passion, and unswerving honor - to places we've never visited and people we'll never forget. In these tales, listeners will meet an extraordinary cast of diverse characters: A philandering husband who thinks he's committed a perfect murder, a self-assured chess champion who plays a beautiful woman for stakes far higher than cash, golf partners who's real game is a deep secret.From A Twist in the Tale are included: The Perfect Murder, Clean Sweep Ignatius, Checkmate, The Wine Taster, The Loophole, and Christina Rosenthal.The stories from A Quiver Full of Arrows take us from London to New York to Mexico, on a tour of modern romance, of cutthroat business and kindly strangers, of lives lived in the realms of power and in halls of academe. Included from A Quiver Fullof Arrows areThe Luncheon, Old Love, The Perfect Gentleman, Broken Routine, and A Matter of Principle.These tales are Jeffrey Arhcer at the peak of his form.
