{"product_id":"cat-o-nine-tails-and-other-short-stories-by-jeffrey-archer","title":"Cat o' Nine Tails and Other Short Stories by Jeffrey Archer","description":"\u003cp\u003eMass market paperback.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-indent=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 40px\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCat o'Nine Tales \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis the fifth collection of irresistible short stories from the master storyteller. Ingeniously plotted, with richly drawn characters and Jeffrey Archer's trademark of deliciously unexpected conclusions, this new collection has the added bonus of thirteen charming illustrations by the internationally acclaimed artist Ronald Searle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome of these twelve stories were inspired by the two years Jeffrey Archer spent in prison, including the story of a company chairman who tries to poison his wife while on a trip to St. Petersburg---with unexpected consequences. \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Red King\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" 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, \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Commissioner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\" a Bombay con artist ends up in the morgue after he uses the police chief as bait in his latest scam. \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Perfect Murder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" reveals how a convict manages to remove an old enemy while he's locked up in jail, and then set up two prison officers as his alibi. In \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharity Begins at Home,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" an accountant realizes he has achieved nothing in his life, and sets out to make a fortune before he retires. And then there is Archer's favorite, \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the Eye of the Beholder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\" in which a handsome star athlete falls in love with a three-hundred-pound woman . . . who happens to be the ninth-richest woman in Italy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53587223282036,"sku":"SQ2692732","price":1.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/1045\/5924\/files\/IMG_6573_942997fb-bb6b-45bb-b18b-7cee5c5d00be.webp?v=1761663066","url":"https:\/\/p0aw04-6u.myshopify.com\/products\/cat-o-nine-tails-and-other-short-stories-by-jeffrey-archer","provider":"ObCollectors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}