Cat O'Nine Tales

An English lord requires one more chess piece to complete a set that would be worth a fortune. Another man an accountant realizes he''s achieved nothing in his life―and sets out to make a fortune before he retires. And then there is the author''s own favorite In the Eye of the Beholder about a star athlete who has a fateful run-in with a three-hundred-pound woman. Some of these twelve stories were inspired by the two years Jeffrey Archer spent in prison including Don''t Drink the Water the tale of a company chairman who tries to poison his wife while on a trip to St. Petersburg―with unexpected consequences. Witty suspenseful sad surprising and unforgettable Cat O''Nine Tales is Jeffrey Archer at his best.