Jeffrey Archer: And Thereby Hangs A Tale (UK 2025)

From the Publisher:
A collection of fifteen pulse-pounding short stories from the number one internationally bestselling author Jeffrey Archer.
A man and woman fall in love at a red light. A golf ball falling out of a Christmas cracker changes the course of a young man's life. A priceless Renaissance oil painting, held by one family for generations, presents a modern-day owner with a tough decision. And an elderly couple's centenary birthday celebrations mask a shocking secret.

In these tales Jeffrey Archer will whisk you from India to Italy, Germany to the Channel Islands. Some stories will make you laugh, others will bring you to tears, but each demonstrates Jeffrey's mastery of characterization and suspense, and gift for the unexpected, jaw-dropping plot twist.

And Thereby Hangs A Tale is an enthralling set of short stories from the bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and the William Warwick series.

Jeffrey Archer: And Thereby Hangs A Tale. Pan, ISBN: 9781035040735 (July, 2025), 304 p., £9.99.

Jeffrey Archer: And Thereby Hangs A Tale (UK 2010)

From the Publisher:
Story telling of the highest calibre
Millions of readers around the world have relished Jeffrey Archer's short stories. Taking inspiration from his favourite short story writers - F. Scott Fitzgerald, Maupassant, H. H. Munro, W. Somerset Maugham and O. Henry - Jeffrey Archer has written five bestselling collections over the years and Macmillan are proud to announce the publication of a sixth volume of stories in May 2010.

Jeffrey has a natural aptitude for short stories which are stylish, witty and entertaining. His mastery of characterisation and suspense, combined with a gift for the unexpected, jaw-dropping plot twist, show him at the height of his powers and demonstrate why he is one of Britain's bestselling authors.

All of Jeffrey's collections of short stories have been top ten bestsellers and he is undoubtedly the bestselling English-language short story writer of our times.

Jeffrey Archer: And Thereby Hangs A Tale. Pan, ISBN: 9780330453141 (November, 2010), 273 p., £7.99.

Jeffrey Archer: And Thereby Hangs A Tale (USA 2010)

From the Publisher:
International bestselling author Jeffrey Archer has spent the last five years gathering spellbinding stories from around the globe. These fifteen brand-new tales showcase Archer's talent for capturing an unforgettable moment in time, whether tragic, comic, or outrageous.

In India, Jamwal and Nisha fall in love while waiting for a traffic light to turn green on the streets of Delhi.

From Germany comes »A Good Eye,« the tale of a priceless oil painting that has remained in the same family for over two hundred years, until...

To the Channel Islands and »Members Only,« where a golf ball falls out of a Christmas cracker, and a young man's life will never be the same...

To Italy and »No Room at the Inn,« where a young man who is trying to book a room at a hotel ends up in bed with the receptionist, unaware that she...

To England, where, in »High Heels,« a woman has to explain to her husband why a pair of designer shoes couldn't have gone up in flames...

Some of these stories will make you laugh while others will bring you to tears but, once again, every one of them will demand that you keep turning the page until you finally discover what happens to this remarkable cast of characters.

Jeffrey Archer: And Thereby Hangs A Tale. Short Stories. St. Martin's Press, ISBN: 9780312539535 (September, 2010), 301 p., $25.99.

Jeffrey Archer: And Thereby Hangs A Tale (UK 2010)

From the Publisher:
Story telling of the highest calibre
Millions of readers around the world have relished Jeffrey Archer's short stories. Taking inspiration from his favourite short story writers - F. Scott Fitzgerald, Maupassant, H. H. Munro, W. Somerset Maugham and O. Henry - Jeffrey Archer has written five bestselling collections over the years and Macmillan are proud to announce the publication of a sixth volume of stories in May 2010.

Jeffrey has a natural aptitude for short stories which are stylish, witty and entertaining. His mastery of characterisation and suspense, combined with a gift for the unexpected, jaw-dropping plot twist, show him at the height of his powers and demonstrate why he is one of Britain's bestselling authors.

All of Jeffrey's collections of short stories have been top ten bestsellers and he is undoubtedly the bestselling English-language short story writer of our times.

Jeffrey Archer: And Thereby Hangs A Tale. Macmillan, ISBN: 9780230531451 (May, 2010), 273 p., £16.99.