Fourteen short stories from Jeffrey Archer with a wide variety of character, subject and setting and all with the trademark twist in the tail. There's love at first sight across the railroad tracks; the cleverest of confidence tricks; the quirks of the legal profession; the creative talents of a member of Her Majesty's diplomatic service (but for a good cause); a woman who appears to her lover only every six years; and a perennial favourite - the wealthy man who declares himself bankrupt in order to discover which of his friends and family will support and stand by him - but he is shocked by the results. Cover art by Larry Rostant.