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  “Chalk up another smash hit for Jeffrey Archer … An exceptional storyteller.”

  —John Barkham Reviews

  “Fast-moving and compelling.”

  —Library Journal

  KANE &ABEL

  “A smashing good read!”

  —The Des Moines Register

  “I defy anyone not to enjoy this book, which is one of the best novels I have ever read.”

  —otto Preminger

  “A sprawling blockbuster!”

  —Publishers Weekly

  “Grips the reader from the first page to the last. A smash hit.”

  —John Barkham Reviews

  AS THE CROW FLIES

  “A certified page-turner.”

  —New York Daily News

  “Archer … has an extraordinary talent for turning notoriety into gold, and telling fast-moving stories.”

  —The Philadelphia Inquirer

  “An endearing story.”

  —The Wall Street Journal

  “Archer plots with skill, and keeps you turning the pages.”

  —The Boston Globe

  “Top flight … Mr. Archer tells a story to keep you turning those pages.”

  —The Washington Post

  “Great fun!”

  —Kirkus Reviews

  THE FOURTH ESTATE

  “Telling … triumphant … Proceeds in bursts of energy, like automatic fire.”

  —London Times

  “Well-crafted and accomplished.”

  —The Spectator

  HONOR AMONG THIEVES

  “The action is furious.”

  —Los Angeles Times Book Review

  “Outrageous and top-notch terror.”

  —Vogue

  “Witty, action-filled … Archer’s masterful narrative provides thrills and surprises.”

  —Publishers Weekly

  “A taut, international political thriller, professionally crafted and plotted. The action and dialogue move forward seamlessly with no loose ends … Honor Among Thieves has excitement, currency and humor, and is expertly constructed. It will be another in the string of wildly successful novels by Jeffrey Archer.”

  —The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

  A QUIVER FULL OF ARROWS

  “Somerset Maugham never penned anything so swift or urbanely witty as this.”

  —Publishers Weekly

  “Exciting … A Quiver Full of Arrows is everything a reader could want. Archer offers versatility, laughter, inventive plotting and a gift for characterization.”

  —The Baltimore Sun

  “Amusing … Poignant.”

  —The New York Times

  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

  TWELVE RED HERRINGS

  Copyright © 1994 by Jeffrey Archer.

  Cover photo © Sime / eStock Photo.

  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010.

  St. Martin’s Paperbacks are published by St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010.

  eISBN 9781429954228

  First eBook Edition : August 2012

  ISBN: 0-312-93771-7

  EAN: 80312-93771-3

  HarperCollins hardcover edition / July 1994

  HarperPaperbacks edition / April 1995

  HarperTorch paperback edition / September 2001

  St. Martin’s Paperbacks edition / September 2005