Deception
By: Roald Dahl
Edition: printing (001)
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2016
Place of publication: UK
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780718185671
Copyright date: 1987
Subjects: English fiction; Deception; Fiction
Description: Why do we lie? Why do we deceive those we love most? What do we fear revealing? In these ten tales of deception Roald Dahl explores our tireless efforts to hide the truth about ourselves. Here, among many others, you'll read about how to get away with the perfect murder, the old man whose wagers end in a most disturbing payment, how revenge is sweeter when it is carried out by someone else and the car sharp so good at cheating he does something surprising with his life. - Publishers description.
Table of contents: title: My lady love, my dove; title: The Mildnehall treasure; title: Parson's pleasure; title: The wonderful story of Henry Sugar; title: The umbrella man; title: The bookseller; title: Vengeance is Mine, Inc.; title: Lamb to the slaughter; title: Mr Botibol; title: Man from the south.