There is "The Maestro" in which a restaurant owner finds a way to launder money so the taxman cannot collect.

"It Can't Be October" is about a homeless man who uses the system for his own benefit.

"Dont Drink the Water" reveals how a man tries to poison his wife while on a trip to St Petersburg.

"The Man Who Robbed His Own Post Office" is about a couple who steal from their own business rather than have it taken from them. And there are other stories equally compelling...

Each of the twelve is a gem in itself. The plots are ingenious and cunning. The criminal doesn't always get away with his crime; on the other hand justice doesn't always prevail. The reader doesn't always know until he finishes the story who will pay.

Archer's style is precise and well written as well as witty. Cat O'Nine Tales gives an afternoon or an evening's pleasant entertainment. I promise that you will not stop until you have read all twelve stories, and perhaps will be rereading some of them.