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Cat O' Nine Tales by Jeffrey Archer
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Cat O' Nine Tales

And Other Stories

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Narrator Anton Lesser
Length 6 hours 53 minutes
Language English
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Cat O'Nine Tales is the fifth collection of irresistible short stories from the master storyteller and bestselling author Jeffrey Archer.

Ingeniously plotted, with richly drawn characters and Archer's trademark of deliciously unexpected conclusions, some of these thirteen 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.

The Red King 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, The Commissioner, a Bombay con artist ends up in the morgue, after he uses the police chief as bait in his latest scam. The Perfect Murder 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 Charity Begins at Home, 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, In the Eye of the Beholder, where a handsome star athlete falls in love with a three-hundred-pound woman...who happens to be the ninth richest woman in Italy.

Jeffrey Archer is the only author to have topped international bestseller lists with his fiction, non-fiction, and his short stories. Cat O'Nine Tales is Archer at his best: witty, sad, surprising, and unforgettable.

JEFFREY ARCHER was educated at Oxford University. He served five years as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons and has served twenty-seven years as a Member of the House of Lords. Now published in 97 countries and more than 37 languages, all of his novels and short story collections—including Kane & Abel, Only Time Will Tell and This Was a Man—have been international bestsellers. Jeffrey is married with two sons and three grandchildren, and lives in London, Cambridge and Majorca.

Anton Lesser is a well-known British actor.  He has performed many key roles with the Royal Shakespeare Theater and appeared in numerous classics on BBC-TV including The Cherry Orchard, Dickens, and The Mill on the Floss.  He has also appeared in Game of Thrones as Qyburn. His film roles include River Queen, Deep Sleep, and Miss Potter

 

Lesser’s countless narrations include reading classics, such as The Iliad, Paradise Lost, Hamlet, and A Tale of Two Cities.  He also recorded Love Letters of Great Men, written by Ursula Doyle and published by Macmillan Audio.

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Reviews

“One of the top ten storytellers in the world.” —Los Angeles Times

“Archer is a master entertainer.” —Time

“Jeffrey Archer served in Britain's Parliament for 19 years - and in Her Majesty's Prison for two. Those two years provide the basis for this collection of stories... If you want an audio experience that is easily divided into satisfying segments of 45-50 minutes each, this is a good choice.” —The Roanoke Times

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