Böcker av Jeffrey Archer

I en skum lokal full av människor auktioneras en liten kinesisk statyett ut. Dess historia är storslagen och har tillhört samma familj i åratal. Men nu måste den dock säljas, ägaren är i desperat behov av pengar. Värdet på statyetten är svårt att fastslå, men förhoppningsvis kommer pengarna att räcka till åtminstone en pistol och ammunition ... Novellsamlingen "Fullträffar" innehåller elva berättelser av författaren Jeffrey Archer. De flesta bygger på sanna historier, men Archer har använt sin berättarkonst till fullo för att brodera ut dem. Jeffrey Archer är en brittisk författare och före detta politiker. Archers politiska karriär beskrivs som turbulent och ledde till sist till en fällande dom och ett fängelsestraff för mened 2001. Archer debuterade som författare 1974 och har sedan dess skrivit ett flertal böcker, många beskrivs politiska thrillers. Han är en nu av Storbritanniens mest framgångsrika författare med över 320 miljoner sålda böcker världen över.

Efter ett bråk med sin älskarinna som slutar våldsamt åker mannen hem till sin fru. Morgonen efter känner han stor ånger och skickar iväg ett försonande meddelande, men när han åker förbi hennes hus ser han att dörren står på vid gavel. På gatan står både ambulans och polis. Dagen därpå publiceras tidningar med rubriken: "MORD EFTER GRÄL MED ÄLSKARE". Vad var det egentligen som hände efter att han hade åkt hem? "Det perfekta mordet och andra historier" är en samling deckarberättelser av författaren Jeffrey Archer där varje historia tar en oväntad vändning. Jeffrey Archer är en brittisk författare och före detta politiker. Archers politiska karriär beskrivs som turbulent och ledde till sist till en fällande dom och ett fängelsestraff för mened 2001. Archer debuterade som författare 1974 och har sedan dess skrivit ett flertal böcker, många beskrivs politiska thrillers. Han är en nu av Storbritanniens mest framgångsrika författare med över 320 miljoner sålda böcker världen över.

Charles Seymor, näst äldste son och därmed utesluten från att ärva sin fars earl-titel, ärvde i alla fall sin mors styrka. Och en vilja att skapa sitt eget öde ...Simon Kerslakes far offrade allt för sin sons drömmar. Nu är det upp till Simon att nå dem. Ray Gould kommer från de stökigare kvarteren, men fostrades med stolthet – som går väl i hand med hans skarpa intellekt och drivkraft att nå det omöjliga ... Andrew Fraser växte upp med en f.d. fotbollshjälte numer politiker. Nu är det dags för Andrew att göra stordåd – till varje pris. Fyra män som går från att vara främlingar till rivaler om posten till premiärminister i Storbritannien. En kamp över tre decennier testar deras lojaliteter, familjer och land. Detta är det stora spelet – där bara en kan vinna. Jeffrey Archer är en brittisk författare och före detta politiker. Archers politiska karriär beskrivs som turbulent och ledde till sist till en fällande dom och ett fängelsestraff för mened 2001. Archer debuterade som författare 1974 och har sedan dess skrivit ett flertal böcker, många beskrivs politiska thrillers. Han är en nu av Storbritanniens mest framgångsrika författare med över 320 miljoner sålda böcker världen över.

Från ett av Londons fattigaste områden till ett av de rikaste är det bara ett stenkast, fågelvägen. Men det är också Charlie Trumpers väg i livet. Hans farfar, som drog en grönsakskärra på gatorna, lär Charlie allt han kan om säljandets konst. Charlie visar sig vara en naturbegåvning och har stora drömmar. Men innan han hinner sjösätta sina planer drar första världskriget igång. I skyttegravarna kommer han att möta någon som kommer att bli hans fiende för livet ... Fågelvägen är en turbulent familjesaga om livets goda och onda under en makalös resa från rännstenen till rikedomen.Jeffrey Archer är en brittisk författare och före detta politiker. Archers politiska karriär beskrivs som turbulent och ledde till sist till en dom och ett fängelsestraff för mened 2001. Archer debuterade som författare 1974 och har sedan dess skrivit ett flertal böcker, många beskrivs politiska thrillers. Han är en nu av Storbritanniens mest framgångsrika författare med över 320 miljoner sålda böcker världen över.

The conned: an Oxford don, a revered society physician, a chic French art dealer, and a charming English lord. They have one thing in common. Overnight, each novice investor lost his life's fortune to one man. The con: Harvey Metcalfe. A brilliant, self-made guru of deceit. A very dangerous individual. And now, a hunted man. With nothing left to lose four strangers are about to come together-each expert in their own field. Their plan: find Harvey, shadow him, trap him, and penny-for-penny, destroy him. From the luxurious casinos of Monte Carlo to the high-stakes windows at Ascot to the bustling streets of Wall Street to fashionable London galleries, their own ingenious game has begun. It's called revenge-and they were taught by a master

Tvillingbröderna Nat och Fletcher skiljs åt vid födseln och växer upp i två helt olika familjer, ovetandes om varandras existens. Nat växer upp med deras biologiska föräldrar under blygsamma förhållanden. Fletcher däremot växer upp som den enda sonen till en mångmiljonär och hans hustru. Fletcher och Nat möts när de båda kandiderar för rollen som guvernör i Connecticut, den ena som demokrat och den andra som republikan. De anar inte ens banden de delar, men mitt under valrörelsens upplopp händer något oväntat som riskerar att avslöja deras verkliga relation till varandra ...Jeffrey Archer är en brittisk författare och före detta politiker. Archers politiska karriär beskrivs som turbulent och ledde till sist till en dom och ett fängelsestraff 2001. Archer debuterade som författare 1974 och har sedan dess skrivit ett flertal böcker, främst politiska thrillers. Han är en nu av Storbritanniens mest framgångsrika författare med över 320 miljoner sålda böcker världen över.

From number one bestseller and author of the Clifton Chronicles, Jeffrey Archer, Hidden in Plain Sight is the extraordinary second novel featuring William Warwick.

Why was an elegant lady brutally murdered the night before 9/11? Why was a successful New York banker not surprised to receive a woman's left ear in the morning mail?Why did a top Manhattan lawyer work only for one client, but never charge a fee?Why did a young woman with a bright career steal a priceless Van Gogh painting? Why was an Olympic gymnast paid a million dollars an assignment when she didn't have a bank account? Why was an honors graduate working as a temporary secretary after inheriting a fortune? Why was an English Countess ready to kill the banker, the lawyer and the gymnast even if it meant spending the rest of her life in jail? Why was a Japanese steel magnate happy to hand over $50,000,000 to a woman he had only met once? Why was a senior FBI agent trying to work out the connection between these eight apparently innocent individuals? All these questions are answered in Jeffrey Archer's latest novel, False Impression, but not before a breathtaking journey of twists and turns that will take readers from New York to London to Bucharest and on to Tokyo, and finally a sleepy English village, where the mystery of Van Gogh's last painting will finally be resolved. And only then will readers discover that Van Gogh's Self-portrait with Bandaged Ear has a secret of its own that acts as the final twist in this unforgettable yarn.

Originally published: New York: HarperCollins, 1993.

Thrilling and absorbing, Cometh the Hour is the sixth novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer's the Clifton Chronicles sees the Clifton and Barrington families navigate the 1970s in this epic tale of tragedy and hope.There are devastating consequences for Harry and Emma Clifton, her brother Giles Barrington and their arch enemy Lady Virginia when a suicide note is read out in court.Having fallen in love, Giles must decide if he should withdraw from politics to try and rescue the woman he loves from behind the Iron Curtain.Lady Virginia faces bankruptcy, and can see no way out of her financial problems, until she is introduced to a rich, hapless American. Harry and Emma's son Sebastian Clifton, now the Chief Executive of Farthings Bank, falls in love with the wrong girl even as his rivals plot to overthrow him. Meanwhile, his father remains determined to free a fellow author from a gulag in Siberia, following the international success of the book they wrote together, the acclaimed Uncle Joe.But then something astonishing happens that none of them could have anticipated . . .The penultimate book in the Clifton Chronicles once again showcases Jeffrey Archer's extraordinary storytelling abilities and confirms his reputation for breathtaking twists.

Engrossing and memorable, The Sins of the Father is the second novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer's celebrated the Clifton Chronicles takes us to New York in 1939 where our hero Harry Clifton is in desperate need of help.Only days before Britain declares war on Germany, Harry joins the Merchant Navy, unable to face long-held family secrets and the fact he will never be able to marry his true love Emma Barrington. But when his ship is sunk mid-Atlantic, Harry takes the opportunity to assume the identity of one his deceased rescuers and begin a new life.Landing in America, he quickly discovers he has made a mistake and without any way to prove his true identity, Harry is now chained to a past that could be far worse than the one he had hoped to escape . . .Brimming with intrigue, Jeffrey Archer takes readers into a world they will never want to leave as the Clifton Chronicles continues its powerful journey with family loyalties stretched to their limits and fates decided.

Ambitious and addictive, Only Time Will Tell is the first novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer's the Clifton Chronicles begins the epic tale of Harry Clifton, a working-class boy from the docks of Bristol.It is 1920, and against the backdrop of a world ravaged by conflict, Harry's story begins with the words 'I was told that my father was killed in the war'. Harry's existence is defined by the death of his father and he seems destined to a life on the docks until a remarkable gift wins him a scholarship to an exclusive boys school and entry into a world he could never have envisaged.Over the course of twenty years, as the Second World War and the fight against Hitler draws nearer, Harry will learn the awful truth about his father's death and of his own connections to a powerful shipping family, the Barringtons. And in doing so, he will change his destiny forever . . .Richly imagined and populated with remarkable characters, the Clifton Chronicles will take you on a powerful journey, bringing to life one hundred years of family history in a story neither you, nor Harry, could ever have dreamt of.

Nearly a decade after his last volume of short stories was published, Jeffrey Archer returns with his eagerly-awaited, brand-new collection TELL TALE, giving us a fascinating, exciting and sometimes poignant insight into the people he has met, the stories he has come across and the countries he has visited during the past ten years.Find out what happens to the hapless young detective from Naples who travels to an Italian hillside town to find out Who Killed the Mayor? and the pretentious schoolboy in A Road to Damascus, whose discovery of the origins of his father's wealth changes his life in the most profound way.Revel in the stories of the 1930's woman who dares to challenge the men at her Ivy League University in A Gentleman and A Scholar while another young woman who thumbs a lift gets more than she bargained for in A Wasted Hour.These wonderfully engaging and always refreshingly original tales prove why Archer has been described by The Times as probably the greatest storyteller of our age.

Cometh the Hour opens with the reading of a suicide note, which has devastating consequences for Harry and Emma Clifton, Giles Barrington and Lady Virginia.Giles must decide if he should withdraw from politics and try to rescue Karin, the woman he loves, from behind the Iron Curtain. But is Karin truly in love with him, or is she a spy?Lady Virginia is facing bankruptcy, and can see no way out of her financial problems, until she is introduced to the hapless Cyrus T. Grant III from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who's in England to see his horse run at Royal Ascot.Sebastian Clifton is now the Chief Executive of Farthings Bank and a workaholic, whose personal life is thrown into disarray when he falls for Priya, a beautiful Indian girl. But her parents have already chosen the man she is going to marry. Meanwhile, Sebastian's rivals Adrian Sloane and Desmond Mellor are still plotting to bring him and his chairman Hakim Bishara down, so they can take over Farthings. Harry Clifton remains determined to get Anatoly Babakov released from a gulag in Siberia, following the international success of his acclaimed book, Uncle Joe. But then something unexpected happens that none of them could have anticipated.Cometh the Hour is the penultimate book in the Clifton Chronicles and, like the five previous novels - which were all New York Times bestsellers - showcases Jeffrey Archer's extraordinary storytelling with his trademark twists.

The seventh and final volume in Jeffrey Archer's New York Times bestselling Clifton Chronicles series, This Was a Man, brings the epic saga of the Clifton family's love, loss, and ambition to a dazzling conclusion.Harry Clifton's story began in 1920, as a dock worker in England, and now he is set to write his magnum opus. As he reflects on his days, the lives of his family continue to unfold, unravel, and intertwine in ways no one could have imagined . . .Harry's wife Emma, who just completed her time at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, receives a surprise call from Margaret Thatcher. Meanwhile, Giles Barrington discovers a shocking truth about his wife, Karin. Sebastian Clifton becomes chairman of Farthings Kaufman bank, but only after Hakim Bishara's abrupt resignation. Sebastian's daughter Jessica is expelled from school, but her aunt Grace comes to the rescue. And Lady Virginia, who is set to flee the country to avoid her creditors, finds an opportunity to clear her debts after the Duchess of Hertford dies-and a way to finally trump the Cliftons and Barringtons.

Carla Moorland has been murdered, and John Hoskins, who had been having an affair with her, knows who did it - himself. John's wife Elizabeth, rather than calling the police, is determined to keep John out of prison, even if it means that an innocent man will be punished for the crime.

Day 115. Saturday 10th November 2001. 6.38am. It's all an act. I am hopelessly unhappy, dejected and broken. I smile when I am at my lowest, I laugh when I see no humour, I help others when I need help myself. I am alone. If I were to show any sign, even for a moment, of what I'm going through, I would have to read the details in some tabloid the following day. Everything I do is only a phone call away from a friendly journalist with an open cheque book. I don't know where I have found the strength to maintain this facade and never break down in anyone's presence. The final volume of Jeffrey Archer's prison diaries, A Prison Diary Volume III: Heaven, covers the period of his transfer from Wayland to his eventual release on parole in July 2003. It includes a shocking account of the traumatic time he spent in the notorious Lincoln jail and the events that led to his incarceration there - it also throws light on a system that is close to breaking point. Told with humour, compassion and honesty, it closes with a thought-provoking manifesto that should be applauded by the Establishment and prison population alike.

On 9th August 2001, twenty-two days after Jeffrey Archer was sentenced to four years in prison for perjury, he was transferred from HMP Belmarsh, a double-A Category high-security prison in south London, to HMP Wayland, a Category C establishment in Norfolk. He served sixty-seven days in Wayland and during that time, as this account testifies, encountered not only the daily degradations of a dangerously over-stretched prison service, but the spirit and courage of his fellow inmates . . .Prison Diary Volume II: Purgatory is an extraordinary work of non-fiction, where Jeffrey Archer reveals what life is like inside the walls of Britain's prisons.

The sun is shining through the bars of my window on what must be a glorious summer day. I've been incarcerated in a cell five paces by three for twelve and a half hours, and will not be let out again until midday; eighteen and a half hours of solitary confinement. There is a child of seventeen in the cell below me who has been charged with shoplifting - his first offence, not even convicted - and he is being locked up for eighteen and a half hours, unable to speak to anyone. This is Great Britain in the twenty-first century, not Turkey, not Nigeria, not Kosovo, but Britain. On Thursday 19 July 2001, after a perjury trial lasting seven weeks, Jeffrey Archer was sentenced to four years in jail. He was to spend the first twenty-two days and fourteen hours in HMP Belmarsh, a double A-Category high-security prison in South London, which houses some of Britain's most violent criminals. Hell, the first volume in Archer's The Prison Diaries, is the author's daily record of the time he spent there.

Master storyteller Jeffrey Archer returns with Tell Tale, a collection of fourteen brilliant, fast-paced short stories, full of twists and turns and unforgettable characters. Gripping and addictive, this is Archer at his spellbinding best.

International bestseller Jeffrey Archer and acclaimed artist Paul Cox join forces to create a beautifully sumptuous illustrated book featuring twenty of Jeffrey's most popular and feted short stories alongside fantastically detailed watercolour illustrations.

An imprisoned man is certain that his supposed murder victim is very much alive . . . A female driver is pursued relentlessly by a menacing figure in another vehicle . . . A young artist gets the biggest break of her career . . . A restless beauty manages the perfect birthday celebration . . . An escaped Iraqi on Saddam Hussein's death list pays an involuntary visit to his homeland . . . How will they react? How would you? Twelve Red Herrings is the third collection of irresistible short stories from master storyteller, Jeffrey Archer. Cleverly styled, with richly drawn characters and ingeniously plotted story lines, each of the twelve tales ends with a delightfully unexpected turn of events.

The expected never happens . . . A man calls unexpectedly on his mistress and sees another man leaving her flat. Accusing her of being unfaithful, he quarrels with her, strikes her. She dies. Leaving unseen, he tips off the police so that the other man is arrested and charged . . . Has he achieved 'The Perfect Murder'? A tantalizing opening to A Twist in the Tale, a fantastic collection of short stories from bestselling author Jeffrey Archer. Consider also: a wine-tasting with a bizarre difference, a game of sex with a sexy stranger, a violent row in a golf clubhouse bar, a rivalry founded on eating cornflakes . . . just some of the openings in this cunningly constructed, fast-moving, entertaining set of stories from the bestselling author.