To Cut a Long Story Short
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"Cunning plots, silken style...Archer plays a cat-and-mouse game with the reader." — New York Times
From the master storyteller comes a masterful collection of fourteen riveting tales of elaborate confidence tricks, political chicanery, immoral behavior, and dangerously illicit affairs, rendered with the breathtaking narrative twists that have become the Jeffrey Archer hallmark.
Here are stories that will engross and astonish, peopled with a rich assortment of truly memorable characters: the intoxicating woman who appears to her lover only once every six years; the British diplomat who employs his rather creative—if not entirely ethical—financial talents for a greater good; the millionaire who declares himself bankrupt to test the love and loyalties of those closest to him.
This is Jeffrey Archer at the top of his form, as he offers us unique fables for our time and civilization, each one shining a harsh yet hypnotic light on that fascinating, complex being called "human."
Jeffrey Archer
Jeffrey Archer, whose novels and short stories include the Clifton Chronicles, Kane and Abel and Cat O’ Nine Tales, is one of the world’s favourite storytellers and has topped the bestseller lists around the world in a career spanning four decades. His work has been sold in 97 countries and in more than 37 languages. He is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction, short stories and non-fiction (The Prison Diaries). Jeffrey is also an art collector and amateur auctioneer, and has raised more than £50m for different charities over the years. A member of the House of Lords for over a quarter of a century, the author is married to Dame Mary Archer, and they have two sons, two granddaughters and two grandsons.
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Reviews for To Cut a Long Story Short
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Meet a charming thief determined to outwit the law . . . a tenacious millionaire seeking to uncover family loyalty and love . . . a resolute diplomat trying to do the right thing even if it calls for using unethical means. Fourteen clever, witty tales, highlighted by last-minute reversals, unexpected twists, or surprise endings, all engaging and enjoyable, all certain to delight readers. Recommended.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5good for interrupted reading.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Good collection of short stories. Very captivating, leaving the readers mind glued and somtimes coming up with there own conclusion....what happened next?
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A great collection of short stories, mostly based on true incidents.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I was disappointed to find that this was not one of Archer's best. The stories did pick up further into the book, but - maybe I was missing something - I didn't find "The Grass Is Always Greener" to be Archer's best short story, as promised. Nor did I find it "haunted" me. A surprising letdown.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It's been a while since I've read a collection of short stories and after reading this collection it won't be all that long before I read another. I really enjoyed this book.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A nice set of short stories, cleverly written, with a hint of O.Henry, reads like a breeze. More than half of the stories are based on true incidents.--
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5If all you are looking for is some light summer reading, this may work for you. I was a little disappointed, though, with the quality of the stories in this collection. The twists promised at the end of the stories rarely, if ever, materialized. The characters were bland and uninteresting. The plots were rather cliched.Had I paid more than the $3 that I did for the book, I would have been rather put out. As it was, the book helped me pass several hours in the car.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I think it's time to give up on Jeffery Archer. I try, every so often, to listen to a best-selling author on the grounds that perhaps the masses know something I don't know. Didn't work for Dan Brown and didn't work here. Archer is a very political writer, in the same way as Tom Clancy, like Clancy he has a specific agenda to push, and like Clancy he is not very smart and his agenda is venal, dumb, and not very interesting.Emblematic is his story Crime Pays, which is supposed to rile us all up about how awful the legal system is, letting criminals get off on technicalities and such; presumably he would prefer the system run a law-and-order state ala Hitler or Stalin. This sort of thing would be hard to swallow when written by a gifted writer, but his plotting is mundane, and I'm much more interested in hearing about the real law than about someone's insane fantasies about a non-existent scheme of law.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Interesting light stories.