{"product_id":"book-dq43","title":"The Short, the Long and the Tall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e #1 bestselling author Jeffrey Archer, a master of the short-story form, joins forces with renowned illustrator Paul Cox to re-imagine twenty of his most popular and fêted short stories alongside beautifully rendered watercolor illustrations in \u003ci\u003eThe Short, The Long and the Tall\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Find out what happens to the hapless young detective from Naples who travels to an Italian hillside town to solve a murder and ends up falling in love; and the pretentious schoolboy whose discovery of the origins of his father's wealth changes his life forever. Revel in the stories of the woman who dares to challenge the men at her Ivy League university during the 1930s, and another young woman who thumbs a lift and has an encounter she will never forget. Discover the haunting story about four men whose characters are tested to the point of death. Finally, a short parable about how pointless war is, and how decent people are caught up in the crossfire of their leaders' ambitions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This will be a must-buy for dedicated fans of the work of both author and illustrator, and includes the following short stories:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Never Stop on the Motorway \u003cbr\u003e Cheap at Half the Price \u003cbr\u003e Who Killed the Mayor? \u003cbr\u003e It Can't be October Already \u003cbr\u003e Stuck on You \u003cbr\u003e The Grass is Always Greener\u003cbr\u003e The Queen's Birthday Telegram\u003cbr\u003e Clean Sweep Ignatius\u003cbr\u003e The First Miracle\u003cbr\u003e Caste Off\u003cbr\u003e A Wasted Hour \u003cbr\u003e Just Good Friends \u003cbr\u003e Christina Rosenthal \u003cbr\u003e A Gentleman and a Scholar \u003cbr\u003e The Road to Damascus \u003cbr\u003e Old Love \u003cbr\u003e A Good Toss to Lose \u003cbr\u003e One Man's Meat \u003cbr\u003e Endgame \u003cbr\u003e Confession\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49367415062832,"sku":"BDdq43","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/dq43-cover.jpg?v=1761362496","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dq43","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}