Twelve Red Herrings
Published on 20. October 2006
Audio
Audio cassette
978-1-4050-9014-8 (ISBN)
Description
An imprisoned man is certain that his supposed murder victim is very much alive ...A female driver is pursued relentlessly by a menacing figure in another vehicle ...A young artist gets the biggest break of her career ...A restless beauty manages the perfect birthday celebration ...An escaped Iraqi on Saddam Hussein's death list pays an involuntary visit to his homeland ...How will they react? How would you? "Twelve Red Herrings" is the third collection of irresistible short stories from a master storyteller. Cleverly styled, with richly drawn characters and ingeniously plotted story lines, each of the twelve tales ends with a delightfully unexpected turn of events. 'Outstanding ...white-knuckle suspense and witty denouements' - "Daily Express". 'Archer hits the bull's eye with an exemplary collection of short stories' - "Daily Mail".
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Edition
Unabridged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Dimensions
Height: 140 mm
Width: 108 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Duration
Dauer: 360 min
Weight
203 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4050-9014-8 (9781405090148)
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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 more than 100 countries and in fifty-one 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 GBP50m 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 three grandsons.
Alec McCowen has a vast array of experience in the theatre working with the RSC and the Royal National Theatre. His television credits include David Copperfield, Victoria and Albert and Midsomer Murders. His film credits include Martin Scorsese's films The Age of Innocence and The Gangs of New York as well as Cry Freedom and Never Say Never Again.
Jeffrey is also an art collector and amateur auctioneer, and has raised more than GBP50m 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 three grandsons.
Alec McCowen has a vast array of experience in the theatre working with the RSC and the Royal National Theatre. His television credits include David Copperfield, Victoria and Albert and Midsomer Murders. His film credits include Martin Scorsese's films The Age of Innocence and The Gangs of New York as well as Cry Freedom and Never Say Never Again.