A Cat and Nine Dogs Novel Number of pages: 324 Author: Jeffrey Archer Synopsis: While Jeffrey Archer was imprisoned for two years, moving between five different prisons. He picked up several ideas for short stories. These stories range from the tale of (The Man Who Stole His Mailbox) to the story of a big businessman trying to poison his wife during their trip to St. Petersburg. Resulting in unexpected consequences in both cases. In another story, the owner of the Italian restaurant, Mario, ends up in prison. Because he could not explain to the tax officials how he managed to own a yacht, a Ferrari, and a house in Florence. While his declared annual income does not exceed seventy thousand pounds.