Summary
Fifteen short pieces are set in various world regions and include "Members Only," in which a young man's life is transformed by a Christmas cracker. Full description
Summary: |
Fifteen short pieces are set in various world regions and include "Members Only," in which a young man's life is transformed by a Christmas cracker. |
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Item Description: |
Stories gathered "while on my travels around the world. Ten of them are based on known incidents ... while the remaining five are the result of my imagination"--Foreword. |
Physical Description: |
301 p. ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780312539535 0312539533 |
Author Notes: |
His other works include Kane and Abel, Honor among Thieves, Shall We Tell the President?, A Quiver Full of Arrows, The Prodigal Daughter, and The Sins of the Father. He is also the author of The Clifton Chronicles series. He writes plays including Beyond Reasonable Doubt and The Accused. He was sentenced to four years imprisonment because of perjury and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, and was released in July 2003. He published three volumes of his Prison Diary: Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. In 2014, his title Be Careful What You Wish For made The New York Times Bestseller List. In 2015 his title Mightier than the Sword made the same bestsller list. (Bowker Author Biography) |