Review
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The conclusion's a turbo-charged cliffhanger
that'll have fans screaming Arrrcherr! (Kirkus Reviews)
Book Description
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The fifth gripping novel in the epic Clifton
Chronicles series.
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From the Inside Flap
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Mightier than the opens with an IRA bomb exploding during
the MV Buckingham's maiden voyage across the Atlantic - but how
many passengers lose their lives?
When Harry Clifton visits his publisher in New York, he learns
that he has been elected as the new president of English PEN, and
immediately launches a campaign for the release of a fellow
author, Anatoly Babakov, who's imprisoned in Siberia. Babakov's
crime? Writing a book called Uncle Joe, a devastating in
into what it was like to work for Stalin. So determined is Harry
to see Babakov released, and the book published, that he puts his
own life in danger.
His wife Emma, chairman of Barrington Shipping, is facing the
repercussions of the IRA attack on the Buckingham. Some board
members feel she should resign, and Lady Virginia Fenwick will
stop at nothing to cause Emma's downfall.
Sir Giles Barrington is now a minister of the Crown, and looks
set for even higher office, until an official trip to Berlin does
not end as a diplomatic success. Once again, Giles's political
career is thrown off balance by none other than his old
adversary, Major Alex Fisher, who once again stands against him
at the election. But who wins this time?
In London, Harry and Emma's son, Sebastian, is quickly making a
name for himself at Farthing's Bank in London, and has proposed
to the beautiful young American, Samantha. But the despicable
Adrian Sloane, a man interested only in his own advancement and
the ruin of Sebastian, will stop at nothing to remove his rival.
Jeffrey Archer's compelling Clifton Chronicles continue in this,
his most accomplished novel to date. With all the trademark
twists and turns that have made him one of the world's most
popular authors, the spellbinding story of the Clifton and the
Barrington families continues.
From the Back Cover
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Praise for the Clifton Chronicles
'The ability to tell a story is a great - and unusual - gift . .
. [it] is not something that can be taught or acquired. You have
it or you don't . . . Jeffrey Archer is, first and foremost, a
storyteller . . . Archer's audience will stick with him to the
last. They want to know what happens next' Erica Wagner, The
Times
'I was utterly hooked. It was an absurdly enjoyable read' Anthony
Horowitz, Daily Telegraph
'This is a cracker of a read. And quite "unputdownable" . . . It
is quite captivating . . . and just as you sit on the end of your
seat expecting all the loose ends to be tied into a neat little
bow, Archer drops a bombshell in the last paragraph of the last
chapter' Jerry Hayes, Spectator
'I was touched and enthralled by this tale . . . I won't spoil it
for you by revealing any more. Or the trademark twist, which is
p-making' Daily Mail
'I enjoyed the book and marvelled at both its pace and the
imaginative cliffhanger ending, whetting our appetite for volume
two' Sunday Express
'He is a master of fiction: his good characters are flawless, his
bad ones have no redeeming qualities . . . Jeffrey Archer has the
strange gift denied to many who think themselves more serious
novelists. He can tell a story, and he does so with such
conviction' Alan Massie, Scotsman
About the Author
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Jeffrey Archer, whose novels and short stories include Kane and
Abel, A Prisoner of Birth and Cat O' Nine Tales, has topped the
bestseller lists around the world, with sales of over 270 million
copies.
He is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller
in fiction (eighteen times), short stories (four times) and
non-fiction (The Prison Diaries).
The author is married with two sons and lives in London and
Cambridge.
www.jeffreyarcher.com
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