A Twist in the Tale

It's called the O'Henry twist - where the whole complexion of the story changes in the last paragraph, maybe in the last sentence. It was invented by O'Henry, and most probably the most well-known example is The Gift of the Magi. I don't think there would many readers here who is not familiar with t......more

I’m a big fan of Archer’s short story collections. They are perfect for when you are very busy and don’t have much reading time. I find it hard to read a book and get a lot out of it if it takes me a month to read 400 pages or such. So, this has been the perfect answer for me this year during my bus......more

Twelve more short stories by this great storyteller with a wide array of different endings, but all essentially twists. Most centred around mystery, thriller and/or contemporary fiction genres. 6 out of 12.......more

BLAH. There is no twist and no tale for that matter - atleast none worth the mettle... All the while reading it I had a sense of deja-vu and not because I had read this earlier, but because the stories were so predictable. Couldnt wait to finish this book - and I dont mean it in a good way. For peop......more

Archer says that ten of the dozen stories in this volume are based on true incidents. The tales are quite ordinary, but each has the promised "twist" in the end. Like everything Archer writes, I give the book 4 stars because I can't stop reading whatever he writes. These are the 12 stort stories con......more