If I had to die on a battlefield, I would rather be slain by one of Jeffrey Archer's arrows from his quiver than any thing else. Crisp short stories set all over the world from Nigeria to China to Hungary to England. These stories bring out various aspects of human emotion from professional rivalry to everlasting love. What is secret of the Ming vase? What happened in Bethlehem in 1 AD? Will the young Indian follow the footsteps of his father and score a century and get his blue? These and many more intricacies of human nature are portrayed beautifully by Archer in this collection. Read and loose yourself, let your mind wander