Twisted (Selected Unabridged Stories)

By: Jeffery Deaver

Narrated by: Boyd Gaines, Michele Pawk, Frederick Weller

Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's Summary

New York Times best-selling author Jeffery Deaver has long thrilled fans with tales of masterful villains and their nefarious ways, and the brilliant minds who bring them to justice. Now the author of the Lincoln Rhyme series has collected his award-winning, spine-tingling stories of suspense, stories that will widen your eyes and stretch your imagination.

Twisted includes the stories "Without Jonathan," "The Weekender," "For Services Rendered," "Eye to Eye," "Beautiful," "The Fall Guy," "Triangle," and "The Christmas Present," which brings back Jeffery Deaver's most beloved character, criminalist Lincoln Rhyme, to solve a chilling Christmastime disappearance.

Diverse, provocative, eerie, and inspired, this collection of Jeffery Deaver's best stories exhibits the amazing range and signature plot twists that have earned him the title "master of ticking-bomb suspense" by People. With nods to O. Henry and Edgar Allan Poe, these beautifully crafted pieces pulse with subtle intrigue and Deaver's incomparable imagination.This audio edition includes an introduction read by the author.

Hear more of Jeffrey Deaver's Twisted Stories.

©2003 Jeffery Deaver. All Rights Reserved (P)2002 Simon & Schuster Inc., All Rights Reserved, AUDIOWORKS is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Critic Reviews

• Audie Award Winner, Mystery Fiction, 2005

"Outstanding, gripping, brilliant, spectacular." (Publishers Weekly)

hooray for great plotting!

Listening to this book in my car made me wish for a traffic jam! Very engaging, well-written stories with some great twists. If plot is your thing I highly recommend it.

Mystery Lite

The word that comes to mind when I want to recommend this audio listen is fun. The stories are not humurous but very entertaining and don't require a great deal of concentration. A perfect choice when doing chores or errands. None of the stories are very long and I found it easy to pick up where I left off during a day filled with multiple short drives. I enjoy reading books of short stories but this is my first time listening and definitely won't be the last time. The other reviews give you a good idea what the stories are like I just wanted to stress how well they are done.

Portable Hitchcock

The stories are of a genre (laconic but good exposition and then Whamo) Perfect for those down times (on the train, the line at the supermarket) when a short story is just the ticket. My frustration was that when I had even less time than one short story -- I found it hard to find my place again. The stories are good but listening to the last page over so that one can find the next story is frustrating. I would't recomend listening to all in sequence -- they are too similar. Hey audible -- what would you think of selling a set of short stories one could download one story at a time ?

Good mix

Nice variation of narrators, good plots, all with a "twist".
My wife is the type who figures out movies and books right from the beginning, and she didn't figure all these out either.

I really enjoyed this series, but I didn't like the follow up book near as much.

Great set of shorts

This was my first time listening to a compilation of short stories. I was not disappointed. Next on the list is his second book of shorts.

Great short stories!!!

It totally met my expectations! Great stories, every single one of them. I totally recommend this book, especially Jeffery Deaver fans!

Loved it

If you could sum up Twisted (Selected Unabridged Stories) in three words, what would they be?

great plots, twists

Which scene was your favorite?

for services rendered. the very end

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

Any additional comments?

cant wait to get another book by this author

What a fun and quick listen

Never read or heard a Deaver's book. THIS WAS FAST and FUN. Almost Hitchcock in a word. Highly recommend for the 1 hour at a time listener. After this, I will look for more short stories...

Great Read!

Would you listen to Twisted (Selected Unabridged Stories) again? Why?

Yes - it would be a great second listen as all the stories have twists that are unexpected.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

It kept me on the edge of my seat because I was curious where the unexpected turn would occur.

twisted is as twisted does!

Loved the collection of short stories, with a little twist! It is great for shorter drives my husband and I take. Have been a fan of Mr Deaver for years but never read any of the short stories. I'll be back for more!