The expected never happens ...a man calls unexpectedly on his mistress and sees another man leaving her flat. Accusing her of being unfaithful, he quarrels with her, strikes her. She dies. Leaving unseen, he tips off the police so that the other man is arrested and charged ...Has he achieved 'The Perfect Murder'? A tanstalising opening to "A Twist in the Tale". Consider also: a wine-tasting with a bizarre difference, a game of sex with a sexy stranger, a violent row in a golf clubhouse bar, a rivalry founded on eating cornflakes ...just some of the openings in this cunningly constructed, fast-moving, entertaining set of stories from the bestselling author of our time. 'Probably the greatest storyteller of our age' - "Mail on Sunday."
0 有用 xitchcock 2011-02-22 14:56:40
Though his reputation as a serious literary writer is still in dispute, Jeffrey Archer is definitely a fantastic storyteller. "Just Good Friends" is my favourite in this collection. It can be selected... Though his reputation as a serious literary writer is still in dispute, Jeffrey Archer is definitely a fantastic storyteller. "Just Good Friends" is my favourite in this collection. It can be selected as an interesting example of teaching 'point of view'. (展开)
0 有用 宝庭 2007-01-21 21:32:00
短篇小说要写得出彩,的确还是需要功力的. 12篇中我认为有两篇相当不错, 仁者见仁, 智者见智.