Jeffrey Archer: Tell Tale (UK 2025)

From the Publisher:
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 changed for ever 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 refreshingly original tales offer 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.

Jeffrey Archer: Tell Tale. Pan, ISBN: 9781035040766 (October, 2025), 352 p., £9.99.

Jeffrey Archer: Tell Tale (USA 2018)

From the Publisher:
Gripping short stories from master storyteller and #1 New York Times bestseller Jeffrey Archer.
Nearly a decade after his last volume of short stories was published, Jeffrey Archer returns with his eagerly-awaited, brand-new collection TELL TALE, giving us a fascinating, exciting and sometimes poignant insight into the people he has met, the stories he has come across and the countries he has visited during the past ten years.

Find out what happens to the hapless young detective from Naples who travels to an Italian hillside town to find out Who Killed the Mayor? and the pretentious schoolboy in A Road to Damascus, whose discovery of the origins of his father's wealth changes his life in the most profound way.

Revel in the stories of the 1930's woman who dares to challenge the men at her Ivy League University in A Gentleman and A Scholar while another young woman who thumbs a lift gets more than she bargained for in A Wasted Hour.

These wonderfully engaging and always refreshingly original tales prove why Archer has been described by The Times as probably the greatest storyteller of our age.

Jeffrey Archer: Tell Tale. Stories. St. Martin's Griffin; ISBN: 9781250199584 (October, 2018), 319 p., $16.99.

Jeffrey Archer: Tell Tale (UK 2018)

From the Publisher:
Author of the bestselling Clifton Chronicles, Jeffrey Archer, gives us fourteen gripping and rewarding short stories for readers to return to time and again.

Find out what happens to the hapless young detective from Naples who travels to an Italian hillside town to solve a murder and the pretentious schoolboy whose discovery of the origins of his father's wealth changes his life forever. Follow the stories of the woman who dares to challenge the men at her Ivy League university during the 1930s, and another young woman who thumbs a lift and has an encounter of a lifetime.

From the master of the short story, the refreshingly original stories in Tell Tale prove why Archer has been described by the Mail on Sunday as 'probably the greatest storyteller of our age'.

Jeffrey Archer: Tell Tale. Pan, ISBN: 9781447252313 (April, 2018), 292 p., £7.99.

Jeffrey Archer: Tell Tale (UK 2017)

From the Publisher:
Author of the bestselling Clifton Chronicles, Jeffrey Archer, gives us fourteen gripping and rewarding short stories for readers to return to time and again.

Find out what happens to the hapless young detective from Naples who travels to an Italian hillside town to solve a murder and the pretentious schoolboy whose discovery of the origins of his father's wealth changes his life forever. Follow the stories of the woman who dares to challenge the men at her Ivy League university during the 1930s, and another young woman who thumbs a lift and has an encounter of a lifetime.

From the master of the short story, the refreshingly original stories in Tell Tale prove why Archer has been described by the Mail on Sunday as 'probably the greatest storyteller of our age'.

Unique -- Who Killed the Major? -- View of Auvers-sur-Oise -- A Gentleman and a Scholar -- All's Fair in Love and War -- The Car Park Attendant -- A Wasted Hour -- The Road to Damascus -- The Cuckold -- The Holiday of a Lifetime -- Double or Quits -- The Senior Vice President -- A Good Toss to Lose -- The Perfect Murder

Jeffrey Archer: Tell Tale. Macmillan; ISBN: 9781447252290 (November, 2017), 233 p., £12.99, eBook £7.99.

Jeffrey Archer: Tell Tale (USA 2017)

From the Publisher:
Nearly a decade after his last volume of short stories was published, Jeffrey Archer returns with his eagerly-awaited, brand-new collection TELL TALE, giving us a fascinating, exciting and sometimes poignant insight into the people he has met, the stories he has come across and the countries he has visited during the past ten years.

Find out what happens to the hapless young detective from Naples who travels to an Italian hillside town to find out Who Killed the Mayor? and the pretentious schoolboy in A Road to Damascus, whose discovery of the origins of his father's wealth changes his life in the most profound way.

Revel in the stories of the 1930's woman who dares to challenge the men at her Ivy League University in A Gentleman and A Scholar while another young woman who thumbs a lift gets more than she bargained for in A Wasted Hour.

These wonderfully engaging and always refreshingly original tales prove why Archer has been described by The Times as probably the greatest storyteller of our age.

Unique -- Who killed the mayor? -- View of Auvers-sur-Oise -- A gentleman and a scholar -- All's fair in love and war -- The car park attendant -- A wasted hour -- The road to Damascus -- The cuckold -- The holiday of a lifetime -- Double or quits -- the senior vice president -- A good toss to lose -- The perfect murder.

Jeffrey Archer: Tell Tale. Stories. St. Martin's Press; ISBN: 9781250066923 (October, 2017), 259 p., $24.99, eBook $11.99.