And Thereby Hangs a Tale

And Thereby Hangs a Tale (ISBN 9780230531451) is British author Jeffrey Archer's sixth collection of short stories.

It was published in 2010, and ten of the fifteen stories are based on tales Archer gathered on travels over the previous six years or so.

[3] A Bollywood film adaptation of the story Caste-Off has been proposed.

[4] The Independent said that "the majority of the stories told to him seem to concern cons and money, and the ones he made up flash their outcomes on huge neon signs from the outset",[1] and DNA complained that "His train of thought is almost predictable, and not many of the stories linger in your head after you’re done reading them.

The loss is theirs because the stories, like Archer’s previous ones, are a delight",[6] and Daily Times was equally positive, calling it "an ingenious short book, which is both smart and sassy and thoroughly satisfying.