A Tangled Web by W. Somerset Maugham, Christine Lindop, Alison Sykes-McNulty, Roald Dahl, Ray Bradbury, Jennifer Bassett, Frederick Forsyth, Joanna Trollope, V.S. Naipaul, Oscar Wilde, H.G. Widdowson, Paul Theroux, Clare Boylan, Maeve Binchy

73 pages first pub 2005 (view editions) user-added

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A reader drawn to morally ambiguous tales and the unpredictable consequences of secrets will find this collection’s blend of dark intrigue and adventurous twists compelling.

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Deception is usually frowned on as morally unacceptable, but is it always wrong? Can hiding or distorting the truth sometimes have good effects, adding to the sum of human happiness? These ten stories are full of secrets and lies, from a light-hea...

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