TY - BOOK AU - Archer,Jeffrey AU - Searle,Ronald TI - Cat o'nine tales and other stories SN - 9781405032575 AV - PR6051.R285 C38 2006 U1 - 823.914 22 PY - 2006/// CY - London PB - Macmillan KW - Short stories, English KW - Prisons KW - fast KW - Short stories KW - Fiction KW - lcgft KW - gsafd N1 - Formerly CIP; The man who robbed his own post office -- Maestro -- Don't drink the water -- It can't be October already -- The red king -- The wisdom of Solomon -- Know what I mean? -- Charity begins at home -- The alibi -- A Greek tragedy -- The commissioner -- In the eye o the beholder N2 - "These twelve yarns are so satisfying because they are ingeniously plotted, include richly drawn characters and have deliciously unexpected conclusions. They feature the mad, the bad and the dangerous to know, as well as some more poignant and telling characters. Many of these stories came to Archer while he was incarcerated for two years in five different prisons, and so they have a prison theme. Others were inspired since he was released, but all in all they confirm his position as one of the best storytellers alive today." - product descritpion ER -