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'Probably the greatest storyteller of our age' - The Mail on Sunday A collection of fifteen gripping short stories from the number one internationally bestselling author Jeffrey Archer. A hapless young detective from Naples travels to an Italian hillside town to find out who killed the...
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A detective out of his depth. An unexpected inheritance. A revolution in the academy. This is a collection of fifteen gripping short stories from the number one internationally bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and the William Warwick series.
A collection of fifteen gripping short stories from the number one internationally bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and the William Warwick series. Reissued with a new cover.
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'Probably the greatest storyteller of our age' - The Mail on Sunday
A collection of fifteen gripping short stories from the number one internationally bestselling author Jeffrey Archer.
A hapless young detective from Naples travels to an Italian hillside town to find out who killed the mayor. A pretentious schoolboy's life is forever changed when he discovers the origins of his father's wealth. A lecturer dares to challenge the men at her Ivy League university during the 1930s. And a young woman gets more than she bargained for when she thumbs a lift.
These wonderfully engaging and always refreshingly original tales offer us a fascinating, poignant insight into the people Archer has met, the stories he has come across and the countries he has visited. Some are loosely based on incidents Archer picked up on his travels from Grantchester to Calcutta, Christchurch to Cape Town, while others are the result of his boundless imagination. One story even has three different endings - it's up to you to pick which one you prefer.
Tell Tale is a fast-paced, entertaining set of stories from the bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and the William Warwick series.
Nothing Ventured PB was an instant Sunday Times no.1 bestseller when it published 19.03.2020
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Praise for Jeffrey Archer:
'Stylish, witty and constantly entertaining . . . Jeffrey Archer has a natural aptitude for short stories' - The Times
'Archer has a gift for plot that can only be described as genius' - The Daily Telegraph
'Outstanding . . . white-knuckle suspense and witty dénouements' - Daily Express
'Archer hits the bull's-eye with an exemplary collection of short stories' - Daily Mail
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781035040766
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 October 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Pan Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 242g
Pages: 352
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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