- Unknown Binding: 15 pages
- Publisher: Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis (1991)
- Language English
- ASIN: B0006DM3S8
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a book of 16 short stories by Jeffery Deaver. As the title suggests, every one has a twist in the tail, or should that be tale. Nothing is quite as it seems and your perspective of the story is due for a wrench at the end. I will admit that one or two may telegraph the switch, but mostly you should be surprised as I was. Mr Deaver is an ingenious and inventive story teller. A thoroughly enjoyable book that you won't be able to put it down whilst in the middle of a story, but you can come back 16 times.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Good value this - sixteen short stories instead of one, but some of them might have been stretched out to become full-length novels by other authors. They're not great tales, but collectively they make a compulsive case for you to 'add to basket'. Apparently some have criticised the Olde English tale "All the World is a Stage" (which includes Shakespeare as one of the characters) but I thought it was very authentic given the American hand that wrote it! There's also a mini Lincoln Rhyme story, and several tales in which the baddies get away with it! A good way to introduce yourself to Jeffrey Deaver, if you're not a fan already.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have just finished reading this book. A collection of short stories that, without exception, are well crafted and grab the attention from the start. I had heard a review of this book on the radio so knew what to expect, BUT was still amazed by some of the twists. I kept a track and can honestly say I only had an inkling of two of the endings....the rest crept up on me and took me by surprise!
This is a god book for being able to dip in and out of, by it's very nature being a collection of short stories, however I found I could not wait to find out what the next story was about and "could not put it down" as the phrase goes. Go buy it!
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A master story teller
Jeffrey Deaver is a master storyteller. I've read this book twice now, and even though I knew the twists second time around, I still enjoyed them. Read more
Published 11 months ago by AJ Armitt
Great short stories from the master
I love all of Deaver's work and these short stories are very good, called twisted because each story ends differently to what you thought.
Published 11 months ago by chrissy
I want more of that !
I'm a huge fan of horror/crime thrillers and read around 50 of them every year, by authors such as Dean Koontz, James Herbert, Stephen King (check out his short story collections,... Read more
Published on 13 May 2007 by Gina Skinner
Rediscovering Deaver.
From Deavers first twisted title we are presented with several short stories all in the general trend that Deaver follows of fictional crime/thriller. Read more
Published on 7 May 2007 by Christopher Morgan
Racy and exciting tales
This is a fantastic collection of short stories, with well delineated characters and surprising plots. Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2005
Shocking
I got this book for my husband but ended up reading it myself. It is not my usual taste, but I really enjoyed it. Twisted isn't the word! Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2005 by Laura Mosley
Twisted: The Collected Short Stories of Jeffery Deaver
From reading Deaver’s novels, it is abundantly clear that his style, and his love of injecting a twist into a story, would be perfectly suited to the short story form. Read more
Published on 17 May 2004 by RachelWalker
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From reading Deaver’s novels, it is abundantly clear that his style, and his love of injecting a twist into a story, would be perfectly suited to the short story form. Read more
Published on 9 May 2004 by RachelWalker
All bets are off!
Even though I have read several novels by Jeffrey Deaver, I had never come across any of his short stories and it was a nice surprise to discover the high quality of this... Read more
Published on 6 May 2004 by Sebastian Fernandez
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