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5.0�toiles sur 5 Not what I'd usually pick, Jui 25 2006

Par	C.W. (White Horse) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This review is from: A Twist in The Tale (Mass Market Paperback)

Normally one to pick a run-away bestseller that EVERYONE is reading, like DA VINCI by Brown of KATZENJAMMER by McCrae, I instead opted for Jeffrey Archers's A TWIST IN THE TALE. Glad I did. With Archer's unusual display of panache, humour and tremendous imaginative strength, each story is tightly packed with more richness and humanness than many good writers manage to achieve in a single novel. His observation of human quirks and eccentricities is acute, and some of his insights are unusually penetrating. His storytelling flows with ingenious fluidity so that the tales and the characters that people the landscape of his vivid imagination seem to sparkle and come alive, all of which makes this collection consistently entertaining.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 A true twist in the stories, Mars 9 2006

Par	Mikhail "mike" (Raleigh, NC USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: A Twist in The Tale (Mass Market Paperback)

A TWIST IN THE TALE is the most exciting of Archer's collection of short storiesbook. The stories simply grip you from the start and you wouldn't guess it right how they would end no matter how hard you try to. They get particularly interesting towards the end. The plots are all too unpredictable and the writing is fast-paced, smooth and rich.. It's simply vintage Archer and with other collections like USUPER AND OTHER STORIES, RUNAWAY, WARD NUMBER SIX AND OTHER RORIES,UNION MOUJIK, I am in the phase of my life where I am enjoying short fiction the most.

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4.0�toiles sur 5 AN ACES STORY AND READING, Janv. 12 2005

Par	Gail Cooke (TX, USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: A Twist in The Tale: 3cds (Audio CD)

"A" is for Archer. "A" is also what readers give to the political thrillers flowing from the pen (always felt tipped, we're told) of this popular British author. He's often been found at the top of the New York Times best-selling list.

Also top listed is Martin Jarvis, talented stage and film performer who gives voice to these tales of duplicity, cupidity, and suspense. (Jarvis also reads Archer's "A Matter Of Honor," another Audio Renaissance edition.)

Archer is so skillful that it seems he almost teases the listener by dropping clues that allow us to think we've figured the matter out when we haven't at all.

"A Twist In The Tale" is a bit of a departure for the author as it is a collection of 12 short stories all plot and character driven, all intriguing listening. We find an unfaithful husband who does a great deal more than cheat on his wife , and in another story discover that chess is not just a game.

Knowing Archer, we must have a corrupt diplomat, and in another yarn a controlling father learns a sad lesson.

Someone once said that a first-rate short story is much harder to write than a full length novel. Jeffrey Archer has mastered both genres.

- Gail Cooke

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Good short stories!
The 12 stories were all good but I specially liked the first (the Perfect Murther) and the last stories (Cristina Rosenthal, which made me cry).

Publi� le F�v 2 2004

4.0�toiles sur 5 Twist someone's arm to buy you this
Whilst Arhcer's latest collection of short stories 'To Cut a Long Story Short' disappointed fans worldwide, only managing to keep up the pace for half the book, this collection... Read more

Publi� le Janv. 24 2004 par James N Simpson

4.0�toiles sur 5 Another collection of short stories
I am looking at the UK paperback edition which is 269 pages. It is a collection of 12 short stories of varying length, subject matter, and quality. Read more