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Product Description
Jeffery Deaver loves writing short stories. 'All bets are off,' he says. 'Short stories are like a sniper's bullet. Fast and shocking. I can make good bad and bad badder, and most fun of all, really bad seem good.'
This is collection of short stories that is instantly gripping and impossible to put down.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #198533 in Books
- Published on: 2007-03-22
- Original language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- 448 pages
Editorial Reviews
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'There's no question...about Deaver's unexcelled ability to pull the wool over your eyes. When he describes a colorless, odorless glass of liquid as water, don't assume it is until somebody drinks it down - or maybe till an hour later.' -- Kirkus Reviews 'The best psychological thriller writer around' -- The Times 'The most creative, skilled and intriguing thriller writer in the world ... [Deaver] has produced a stunning series of bestsellers with unique characterisation, intelligent characters, beguiling plots and double-barrelled and sometimes triple-barrelled solutions.' -- Daily Telegraph 'Jeffery Deaver is a master at crafting intricate crimes that are solved through guile, tenacity and sheer creative genius. And Lincoln Rhyme is one of a kind.' -- Harlan Coben 'Not a single line of this book is a dud. Savour it like a fine wine. You won't read better all year' -- News of the World 'The condensed pure essence of a writer's skill...Just like his earlier set, TWISTED, almost every tale is a winner with an ending to dump you on your arse.' -- Daily Sport
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'There's no question...about Deaver's unexcelled ability to pull the wool over your eyes. When he describes a colorless, odorless glass of liquid as water, don't assume it is until somebody drinks it down - or maybe till an hour later.' (Kirkus Reviews )
'The best psychological thriller writer around' (The Times )
'The most creative, skilled and intriguing thriller writer in the world . . . [Deaver] has produced a stunning series of bestsellers with unique characterisation, intelligent characters, beguiling plots and double-barrelled and sometimes triple-barrelled solutions.' (Daily Telegraph )
'Jeffery Deaver is a master at crafting intricate crimes that are solved through guile, tenacity and sheer creative genius. And Lincoln Rhyme is one of a kind.'
(Harlan Coben )'Not a single line of this book is a dud. Savour it like a fine wine. You won't read better all year'
(News of the World )'The condensed pure essence of a writer's skill...Just like his earlier set, TWISTED, almost every tale is a winner with an ending to dump you on your arse.'
(Daily Sport )
About the Author
Jeffery Deaver was a lawyer before quitting work to become a full-time writer.
Customer Reviews
Strictly for the semi-educated palate
Shoddy and contrived. The kind of writing a sixth former may get praise for. Beggars belief that there are so many people who think Deaver is so brilliant.
barely twisted
By now I have read all stories in this collection, except one (the one with Lincoln Rhyme). I hope the latter saves the day because otherwise this collection of "twisters" is really POOR. I am a big Deaver fan, and his previous "Twisted" collection of stories was marvellous, some really clever. None stands up anywhere close to that level here. Ok, they are kind of entertaining, but there is no "this is so clever" moment like in the first collection.
So this is a big disappointment for me.
Tales of the unexpected!
This is a really entertaining selection of short crime-based stories, very similar in their theme to the old Roald Dahl TOTU. Jeffery Deaver's habit of pulling rabbits out of hats at the end of every chapter can be a little bit exhausting in his novels, but it completely suits the style and pace of these rapid fire whodunnits. By about halfway through you really get into the swing of the book and find yourself double- and triple-guessing the author -- and sometimes you're right. And sometimes you're not!
Each tale has some neatly drawn characters, a nice set up and a great sting in the tail. There's even one involving Deaver's regular hero, Lincoln Rhyme, and another (maybe my favourite of the collection) with a certain famous English detective from yesteryear. In all of them, you can't be entirely certain who the bad guy is. If there is a bad guy at all...
It's not quite a five star read, because some of Deaver's descriptive prose is just plain clunky (he refers to someone as 'dark-complected'. Good grief), and the tales may be just too similar to be swallowed in one chunk. You need to pace them out a bit otherwise the characters start to blur into a bit of a mush. And don't be misled by the 'featuring Lincoln Rhyme' cover blurb; this is NOT a Rhyme novel, and he's only around for one of the stories.
Overall, however, it's a cracking, easy, enjoyable and intelligent read. I didn't see the first volume when it came out, so will order it pronto...
