Cat O'Nine Tales

Author: ARCHER Jeffrey
Publisher: Pan Books

While incarcerated for two years in 5 different prisons, Jeffrey Archer picked up several ideas for short stories. They range from a tale of 'The Man Who Robbed His Own Post Office' to the story of a company chairman who tried to poison his wife while on a trip to St Petersburg - oth with unexpected consequences. In another, 'Meastro', an Italian restaurateur ends up in jail, unable to explain to the tax man how he can own a yacht, a Ferrari and a home in Florence, while only declaring a profit of 70,000 pound a year.