Twelve Red Herrings: A captivating collection of stories from international no.1 bestseller Jeffrey Archer

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‘Archer plays a subtle cat-and-mouse game with the reader in twelve original short stories that end, more often than not, with our collective whiskers twitching in surprise’ - THE NEW YORK TIMES

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A collection of twelve captivating short stories from the number one internationally bestselling author Jeffrey Archer.

A wrongly convicted murderer exacts a flawless plan of revenge. Headlights in a rearview mirror pursue a female traveler on a lonely stretch of road. A serial bride secures her future by marrying only the wealthiest of men. And an escaped Iraqi with a price on his head pays an involuntary visit to his homeland.

From Cambridge to New York, Hertfordshire to Istanbul, Jeffrey Archer explores what happens when people are put under pressure: how they will react when they have an opportunity to seize, a crucial problem to solve, a danger to avoid? But expect the unexpected and you’ll still be surprised, because buried in each tale is a red herring – a wicked diversion that Archer challenges readers to uncover for themselves.

Twelve Red Herrings is an artfully entertaining, suspenseful set of stories from the bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and the William Warwick series.

Nothing Ventured PB was an instant Sunday Time’s no.1 bestseller when it published 19.03.2020

*****

Praise for Jeffrey Archer:

'Archer has a gift for plot that can only be described as genius' – The Daily Telegraph

'Probably the greatest storyteller of our age' – The Mail on Sunday


'Outstanding . . . white-knuckle suspense and witty dénouements' – Daily Express

'Archer hits the bull’s-eye with an exemplary collection of short stories' – Daily Mail

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4.5
26 reviews
Anne Demetriou
March 3, 2020
Tried to guess which ones were based on fact. Will check when I finish my comment.
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Mehak Tripathi
March 30, 2013
Well knit stories
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December 19, 2013
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About the author

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 £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 three grandsons.

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