{"product_id":"9780312539542","title":"And Thereby Hangs a Tale : Short Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAnd Thereby Hangs a Tale\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jeffrey Archer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTragic, comic, outrageous—these fifteen stories in \u003ci\u003eAnd Thereby Hangs a Tale \u003c\/i\u003efrom international bestselling author Jeffrey Archer showcase his remarkable talent for capturing an unforgettable moment in time…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn India, in \"Caste-Off,\" a man and woman fall in love while waiting for a traffic light to turn green on the streets of Delhi…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Germany comes \"A Good Eye,\" about a priceless oil painting that has remained in the same family for over two hundred years, until...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo the Channel Islands and \"Members Only,\" where a golf ball falls out of a Christmas cracker, and a young man's life will never be the same...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo Italy and \"No Room at the Inn,\" where a young man who is trying to book a hotel room ends up in bed with the receptionist, unaware that she...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo England\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e where, in \"High Heels,\" a woman has to explain to her husband why a pair of designer shoes couldn't have gone up in flames...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the top ten storytellers in the world.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times on JEFFREY ARCHER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There isn't a better story-teller alive.” —\u003ci\u003eLarry King on JEFFREY ARCHER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Archer plots with skill, and keeps you turning the pages.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe on JEFFREY ARCHER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Cunning plots, silken style…. Archer plays a cat-and-mouse game with the reader.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times on JEFFREY ARCHER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Archer is a master entertainer.” —\u003ci\u003eTime on JEFFREY ARCHER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A storyteller in the class of Alexandre Dumas…unsurpassed skill.” —\u003ci\u003eWashington Post on JEFFREY ARCHER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Outrageous and top-notch terror.” —\u003ci\u003eVogue on SHALL WE TELL THE PRESIDENT?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The only difference between this book and \u003ci\u003eThe Day of the Jackal\u003c\/i\u003e is that Archer is a better writer.” —\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune on SHALL WE TELL THE PRESIDENT?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Authentic, literate, and scary.” —\u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan on SHALL WE TELL THE PRESIDENT?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The countdown is the thing; the pace, the pursuit, the what-next, the how-is-it-going-to-come-out…” —\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe on SHALL WE TELL THE PRESIDENT?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Holds the reader in a vicelike grip.” —\u003ci\u003ePenthouse on SHALL WE TELL THE PRESIDENT?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A compelling read.” —\u003ci\u003eNewsday on A PRISONER OF BIRTH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dynamite…plot twists and a slam-bang finale.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post on A PRISONER OF BIRTH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Archer plots with skill, and keeps you turning the pages.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe on A PRISONER OF BIRTH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Thoroughly enjoyable.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly on A PRISONER OF BIRTH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Compulsively readable.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal on A PRISONER OF BIRTH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gripping.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Vancouver Sun on A PRISONER OF BIRTH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An exercise in wish fulfillment. The good may suffer, but the bad will get theirs in the end. The fun is watching it unfold.” —\u003ci\u003eSt. Petersburg Times (Florida) on A PRISONER OF BIRTH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Archer plots with skill, and keeps you turning the pages.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe on CAT O'NINE TALES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The economy and precision of Archer's prose never fails to delight. The criminal doesn't always get away with his crime and justice doesn't always prevail, but the reader wins with each and every story.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review) on CAT O'NINE TALES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A worthy successor to \u003ci\u003eThe Da Vinci Code\u003c\/i\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eLiz Smith, New York Post on FALSE IMPRESSION\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Archer is back in top form with [this] latest thriller.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review) on FALSE IMPRESSION\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Thoroughly imagined...entertaining...thrilling.” —\u003ci\u003eDenver Post on FALSE IMPRESSION\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Murder and a high-stakes art-world theft are cleverly blended [in this] exciting...global thrill-ride.” —\u003ci\u003eVancouver Sun on FALSE IMPRESSION\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShort-listed Audie Award Finalist (2011)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312539542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40623864479950,"sku":"9780312539542","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_1864f456-6496-4a9b-a90e-9f7e36f2a8df.jpg?v=1643193230","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312539542","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}