Lamb to the Slaughter (A Roald Dahl Short Story)

Roald Dahl

Sep 2012 · Penguin UK

About this ebook

Lamb to the Slaughter is a short, sharp, chilling story from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale.

In Lamb to the Slaughter, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells a twisted story about the darker side of human nature. Here, a wife serves up a dish that utterly baffles the police . . .

Lamb to the Slaughter is taken from the short story collection Someone Like You, which includes seventeen other devious and shocking stories, featuring the two men who make an unusual and chilling wager over the provenance of a bottle of wine; a curious machine that reveals the horrifying truth about plants; the man waiting to be bitten by the venomous snake asleep on his stomach; and others.

'The absolute master of the twist in the tale.' (Observer )

This story is also available as a Penguin digital audio download read by Juliet Stevenson.

Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.

Ratings and reviews

I bought this book to help with my short story writing in my exams and Roald Dahl is simply a genius. This makes for a great read and has such a clever narrative. I was totally and utterly grossed out at some points! A great spend of £0.99!

Such a story gives hint to criminals...... 😐😐😐😐😐😑😑😑😕😕soo tricky and the wife is so clever! Loved this book. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😀😁😊I suggest this book to all kinds of readers.

I just love this book!! Its help u alot . It helped me alot 😆😂♥️💖

About the author

Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in 1916 in Wales of Norwegian parents. He was educated in England before starting work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa, and began writing after a 'monumental bash on the head' sustained as an RAF fighter pilot during the Second World War. He worked in a tiny hut in the apple orchard of his house in Buckinghamshire until his death in 1990 at the age of 74. Roald Dahl's many books continue to be read by children the world over who delight in the magic of his marvellous storytelling. His books continue to be bestsellers, despite his death in 1990, and total sales are 100 million worldwide!