Jeffrey Archer (Set Of 4 Books): The New Collected Short Stories | The Prodigal Daughter | Shall We Tell the President? | Heads You Win

1. The New Collected Short Stories : The New Collected Short Stories brings together three of Jeffrey Archer’s classic collections of short stories: To Cut a Long Story Short, Cat O’ Nine Tales and And Thereby Hangs a Tale, showcasing the master storyteller’s skill like never before. Every reader will have their own favourites: the choices run from love at first sight across the train tracks to the cleverest of confidence tricks, from the quirks of the legal profession: and those who are able to manipulate both sides of the Bar: to the creative financial talents of a member of Her Majesty’s diplomatic service: but for a good cause. In ‘Caste-Off’, Jamwal and Nisha fall in love while waiting for a traffic light to turn green in Delhi, and in ‘Don’t Drink The Water’, a company chairman tries to poison his wife while on a trip to St Petersburg: with unexpected consequences . . . The stories held in these pages are irresistible: ingeniously plotted, with richly drawn characters and deliciously unexpected conclusions.

2. The Prodigal Daughter : From Jeffrey Archer, The Prodigal Daughter is the magnificent story of love and politics. It is the enthralling sequel to the global phenomenon Kane and Abel, described by The Times as a ‘classic novel of modern literature’. Hers was the ultimate ambition . . . The titanic battle between two men obsessed with destroying each other follows on to the next generation. Florentyna Rosnovski, Abel’s daughter, inherits all of her father’s drive, but none of his wealth. A woman gifted with beauty and spirit, but above all with indomitable will, she sets out in pursuit of an ambition that dwarfs both Kane and Abel, as she battles for the highest office of all . . .

3. Shall We Tell the President? : Enthralling and fast-paced, Shall We Tell the President? is the finale to Jeffrey Archer’s Kane and Abel trilogy is a daring political thriller where treason and betrayal threaten to topple an American dynasty. 6 days, 13 hours and 37 minutes to go . . . Florentyna Kane is the first elected female President of the United States. But even on the very day that she is sworn into office, powerful forces are already in motion to take her life. The FBI learns of a plot to silence her. By 8.3 p.m. that night, five people know all the details. By 9.3 p.m., four of them are dead. FBI agent Mark Andrews alone knows when the assassins will strike. Now he has six days to learn where, and how: and track the person responsible. Six days to prevent the certain death of the President. One wrong word, one false move, and both a nation and a dream will crumble.

4. Heads You Win : Chosen as one of the best books of 218 by the Mail on Sunday ‘The master storyteller returns with a nail-biter every bit as good as Kane and Abel: utterly enthralling’ – Joanna Lumley Heads You Win is the incredible and thrilling novel by the master storyteller and bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, Jeffrey Archer. Leningrad, Russia, 1968. Alexander Karpenko is no ordinary child, and from an early age, it is clear he is destined to lead his countrymen. But when his father is assassinated by the KGB for defying the state, he and his mother will have to escape from Russia if they hope to survive. At the docks, they are confronted with an irreversible choice: should they board a container ship bound for America, or Great Britain? Alexander leaves that choice to the toss of a coin . . . In a single moment, a double twist decides Alexander’s future. During an epic tale of fate and fortune, spanning two continents and thirty years, we follow his triumphs and defeats as he struggles as an immigrant to conquer his new world. As this unique story unfolds, Alexander comes to realize where his destiny lies, and accepts that he must face the past he left behind in Russia. With a final twist that will shock even his most ardent fans, this is international number one bestseller Jeffrey Archer’s most ambitious and creative work since Kane and Abel.