divdivCat oNine Tales is the fifth collection of irresistible short stories from the master storyteller Ingeniously plotted with richly drawn characters and Jeffrey Archers trademark of deliciously unexpected conclusions this new collection hasnbspthe added bonus of thirteen charming illustrations by the internationally acclaimed artist Ronald SearlenbspSome of these twelve stories were inspired by the two yearsnbspJeffrey Archer spent in prison includingnbspthe story of a company chairman who tries to poison his wife while on a trip to St Petersburg---with unexpected consequences The Red King is a tale about a con man who discovers that an English lord requires one more chess piece to complete a set that would be worth a fortune In another tale of deception The Commissioner a Bombay con artist ends up in the morgue after he uses the police chief as bait in his latest scam The Perfect Murder reveals how a convict manages to remove an old enemy while hes locked up in jail and then set up two prison officers as his alibinbspIn Charity Begins at Home an accountant realizes he has achieved nothing in his life and sets out to make a fortune before he retires And then there is Archers favoritenbspIn the Eye of the Beholder in which a handsomenbspstar athletenbspfalls in love with a three-hundred-pound woman who happens to be the ninth-richest woman in Italy Jeffrey Archer is the only author to have toppednbspinternational bestseller listsnbspwith hisnbspfiction nonfiction and short stories Cat oNine Tales is Archer at his best witty poignant sad surprising and unforgettabledivdiv.
