Entertaining, it’s that simply put. Jeffrey Archer has a talent for putting a nice little twist in his short stories, that has either the reader heading for a total, “hey, wait a minute, what did I miss” or a redemptive,” it’s about time” moment.

I’m not here to discuss his criminal entanglements, but if he can entertain me with the antics of his fellow inmates the more power to him.

Don’t expect the long novels that he has been known for in the past, this is a collection of short stories that should be taken in short bursts and for the majority of them, there is a twist, an “oh, that was different” flash that has you smirking at Archer’s cleverness.

Take your time, don’t rush through, don’t judge the author, just know that no good deed goes unpunished and that each of his characters get what is due to the. In one way or another.