Twelve Red Herrings

<p><b>'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' - <i>THE NEW YORK TIMES</i><br> <br> *****</b></p> <p><b>A collection of twelve captivating short stories from the number one internationally bestselling author Jeffrey Archer.</b><br> <br> 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.<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> <b><i>Twelve Red Herrings</i> is an artfully entertaining, suspenseful set of stories from the bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and the William Warwick series.</b><br> <br> <i>Nothing Ventured</i> PB was an instant Sunday Time's no.1 bestseller when it published 19.03.2020<br> <br> <b>*****<br> <br> Praise for Jeffrey Archer:<br> <br> 'Archer has a gift for plot that can only be described as genius' - <i>The Daily Telegraph</i><br> <br> 'Probably the greatest storyteller of our age' - <i>The Mail on Sunday</i></b><br> <br> <b><i>'</i>Outstanding . . . white-knuckle suspense and witty dénouements' - <i>Daily Express</i><br> <br> 'Archer hits the bull's-eye with an exemplary collection of short stories' - <i>Daily Mail</i></b><br></p>