Clever can't carry you far, unless you're Saki or O. Henry
OR Somerset Maugham...
Iain M. Banks seems to be good at misdirection though. I say seems because I caught all his plot twists as and when he gave the clues but I know a lot of people who found certain bits in his books [especially _Use of Weapons_ and _Against a Dark Background_] quite shocking.
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Date: 2006-05-14 05:26 pm (UTC)OR Somerset Maugham...
Iain M. Banks seems to be good at misdirection though. I say seems because I caught all his plot twists as and when he gave the clues but I know a lot of people who found certain bits in his books [especially _Use of Weapons_ and _Against a Dark Background_] quite shocking.