Jeffrey Archer is the most popular British writer, a friend of Margaret Thatcher, a retired parliamentarian, a multimillionaire. The collection “In Short” includes fourteen stories, most of which are based on real events. These are stories of the loss of masterpieces and the acquisition of wealth, political and love games , brilliant scams and successful scammers. A millionaire who declared himself bankrupt, a diplomat who puts government money into circulation, and a bank president who dreams of changing places with a tramp...