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A Twist of the Knife
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
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Summary
A Twist of the Knife is Peter James’s gripping first full-length collection of thirty short stories, combining tales from Short Shockers: Collection One and Two.
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 multimillion-copy bestselling author Peter James’s 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’s hugely successful novel, Dead Simple. Each tale carries a twist that will haunt listeners for days after the last page . . .
A Twist of the Knife shows Peter James as the undisputed grand master of storytellers with this sometimes funny, often haunting, but always shocking collection.
Critic reviews
‘Peter will send chills up your spine and make you jump at all those bumps in the night. Easily digestible and each one as fantastically goose bump-inducing as the last . . . Brilliant stuff’ - Heat
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- Ceris511
- 11-01-15
Great Stories
I really enjoyed this book.
Lots of short stories read by a voice that made it more enjoyable
The Roy Grace snippets were my favourite but all the stories were good .
Well worth buying.
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- Lynette
- 29-10-16
Dreadful
I found it difficult to believe it was written by Peter James, it was more like an old Tales of the Unexpected. Corny, predictable far-fetched rubbish
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- Marisol
- 08-03-15
Very entertaining listen
Would you listen to A Twist of the Knife again? Why?
Yes, it was perfect for a train travel. Short and longer stories with different settings and plots.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
No
Which character – as performed by Leighton Pugh – was your favourite?
The narrator made a great job as there were so many characters and stories in this listen.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, but it also suited a travel time.
Any additional comments?
I knew Peter James from Roy Grace book series and I really loved listening to these different character stories.
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- Nico
- 27-01-16
Awful
Ludicrous, obvious plots, peppered with clichéd characters and written in a tabloid journalistic style. Master of the unsubtle. So amateurish and juvenile, particularly the description of women.
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- Janice
- 03-04-15
Disappointing
I've tried the first couple of short stories, then had to give up on one of them and tempted to do the same on others. This is not the usual Peter James standard, the storylines are amateur and he seems to need to rely on a lot of sexual descriptions, probably because he couldn't think of how else to pad them out.
The narrator does his best with what he was to read.
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- AmazonCustomer
- 05-11-15
Good variety of stories
Enjoyed this collection of stories by a great storyteller. Some better than others but all great to listen to.
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- Roy Peacock
- 23-02-15
Disappointing
not what I was expecting at all from Peter James. Not my cup of tea at all. Found the narration slightly boring
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- Dianne
- 25-05-18
Made a change.
I quite liked it. No plots to follow as such. Easy listen. I got through it in no time.
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- wendywoo
- 25-01-19
Really entertaining
many different stories all very good
Have read this author before and have always enjoyed his books
This one was exceptionally good
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- Mrs
- 04-06-18
Returned book
Did not like book not the usual Peter James style only read first chapter returned book
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