With each twist of the knife, a chilling new journey begins . . .
From a woman intent on bizarre revenge, to a restaurant critic with a morbid fear of the number thirteen; and from a man arranging a life-changing assignation, to a couple heading for a disaster-filled vacation . . .
In multi-million-copy bestselling author Peter James’ collection of short stories we first come to meet Brighton’s finest detective, Roy Grace, and read the tale that went on to inspire James’ hugely successful novel, Dead Simple. James exposes the Achilles heel of each of his characters, and makes us question how well we can trust ourselves, and one another. Each tale carries a twist that will haunt readers for days after they turn the final page . . .
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Typically I’m not a fan of novels filled with short stories. I find that one or two of the stories are really good and the rest tend to be below average. Thankfully A Twist of the Knife was filled with exciting short stories that each ended with a surprising (sometimes deadly) twist.
If you are a fan of the Roy Grace series, you will be in for a treat because there are 2 Grace stories. The first is one of Roy Grace’s early cases as a detective and I really enjoyed that story and the twist that Grace figured out. The second was a Christmas story that I didn’t enjoy as much, but it was still interesting to read about.
My favourite novel by James is Dead Simple, which had an alternative ending in A Twist of the Knife. The ending of Dead Simple can’t be beat (a reason why it is one of my favourites), but it was interesting seeing a different, much shorter ending!
4 calculators out of a potential 5. This would be a perfect read if you aren’t looking for a full novel and want to read a quick story before bed.
Yessss I was right. Glad you enjoyed. Loved your c as t, so cute
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Haha thank you!!
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Could you check spam folder… I have been trying to guess your calculators and then going to your post to read review and getting to know the real number. A contest with your posts 😂😂
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I enjoy short stories. I will give this book a try. Fantastic picture too!
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Kitties and books!!!
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I know! The best combination!
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I am hard pressed to find anyone to disagree!
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I’ve been reading more short stories lately. I’ll have to keep this one in mind. Thanks for the review!
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I hope you enjoy it! I haven’t read too many short stories
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I wants it – excellent reviewing
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Thank you DJ
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I love your picture! This looks like a really interesting concept!
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Thank you 🙂
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This one looks great. Lovely review.
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Thanks!
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This sounds really good, AND YOUR CATS THOUGH!!!
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Haha thank you 🙂 He is a cutie!
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I am glad you had a good time with this one. Great review.
Totally Addicted to Reading
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Thank you!
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am always ready for a short story myself and this one sounds great.. thank you for the review
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Thanks!
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Great review, I don’t like reading short stories either but I’m really glad you fully enjoyed reading this book. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome post.
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Glad you enjoyed this book!
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Great review!!!!
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