Jeffrey Archer

Author

Jeffrey Archer is one of Britain's most successful and prolific authors, a bestselling novelist whose career has been as dramatic and colourful as any of his fiction. Over a career spanning more than five decades, his books have sold over 275 million copies worldwide and been translated into over ninety languages. Born in London in... 1940, Archer had an eventful early career. He was a talented athlete who represented Great Britain in the 100 metres, became the youngest member of the House of Commons when elected as Conservative MP for Louth in 1969, and lost his fortune in a fraudulent investment scheme that forced him to resign his seat. He turned to writing to pay off his debts, and his debut novel Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1976) — based on his own experience — became an immediate success. Kane and Abel (1979), a sweeping saga of two men born on the same day on opposite sides of the world whose lives become intertwined, was his biggest commercial success and remains one of the bestselling novels of all time. The Prodigal Daughter continued the story, and Archer went on to produce a string of bestsellers including First Among Equals, A Matter of Honour, and Honour Among Thieves. Archer served as Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, was created a life peer as Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare, and was later imprisoned for perjury — a dramatic fall and recovery that would have been implausible in anyone's fiction but his own. His prison diaries became bestsellers, and he returned to novel-writing with undiminished energy. His Clifton Chronicles, a seven-book saga beginning with Only Time Will Tell, became another massive success. He continues to write and publish prolifically. The audiobook editions of Archer's novels are immensely popular, with narrators bringing his page-turning plots and memorable characters to life. His books and audiobooks are essential for anyone who loves storytelling on an epic scale — dramatic, twisting, and utterly compelling. Read more Show less