New Releases by Jeffrey Archer

Napisana podczas odsiadki w więzieniu, poruszająca historia o bliźniakach, których zaraz po urodzeniu rozdzielił ślepy los, a w dorosłym życiu połączyły dramatyczne okoliczności. Jak czyjeś nieprzemyślane decyzje mogą trwale wpłynąć na całe nasze istnienie? Co zrobić, gdy dowiesz się, że nieznany ci wcześniej brat bliźniak ma poważne kłopoty i potrzebuje twojej pomocy? Czy więzy krwi okażą się silniejsze od pragnienia pokonania przeciwnika w walce o urząd gubernatora USA? Kiedy wkrótce po urodzeniu umiera syn multimilionerów i sponsorów szpitala, ktoś podejmuje decyzję, by podmienić go na jedno z bliźniąt, które przyszły na świat w tym samym czasie. W efekcie Nat Cartwright dorasta w domu swoich prawdziwych rodziców: nauczycielki i agenta ubezpieczeniowego, a jego brat bliźniak jako Fletcher Andrew Davenport trafia pod opiekę przybranych rodziców z milionami na koncie... Dwaj bracia przez lata nieświadomi swojego istnienia wiodą całkiem odmienne życie i spełniają swoje marzenia, aż pewnego dnia odkrywają prawdę - odtąd nic już nie będzie takie, jak wcześniej... Przed tobą błyskotliwa i pełna zwrotów akcji rodzinna saga o konsekwencjach złych wyborów, zmienności fortuny oraz trudnej miłości. Jeśli lubisz napisane z rozmachem powieści sensacyjne z wątkiem kryminalnym, osadzone na tle ważnych wydarzeń społeczno-politycznych, będziesz pod wrażeniem tej właśnie powieści J. Archera. Jeffrey Howard Archer, baron Archer Weston-super-Mare (ur. 15 kwietnia 1940 w Londynie) - brytyjski polityk, dramaturg, autor bestsellerowych serii sensacyjnych, kryminalnych, jak również tzw. political fiction. Swoją debiutancką powieść z 1976 r. ,,Co do grosza”, (którą podobnie jak kolejną pt. ,,Kane i Abel” sfilmowano), napisał aby uniknąć bankructwa. Uważny czytelnik odnajdzie w jego twórczości wiele wątków związanych z polskimi emigrantami.

24 hours to stop the crime of the century The race against time is about to begin...

From strangers to rivals, four men embark on a journey for the highest stakes of all - the keys to No. 10 Downing Street.

The world’s largest submarine The Neptune is missing, lost somewhere at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. When Willy hears about it, he sets out right away with rambunctious Randolph, his fuzzy teddy, to rescue the crew of The Neptune. Along the way he’ll meet Sybil Seagull, The Rightaway Bird and Boris the Blue Whale, who will help him take on Konrad the Killer Kipper who has taken the crew of the Neptune hostage. Can Willy and his new found friends save the crew before they become Konrad’s lunch? A delightful children''s story from best-selling author, Jeffrey Archer. Jeffrey Archer is a British novelist, Baron and former politician. During his political career, Archer began to write, his second novel ‘Kane and Abel’ becoming an international bestseller. The novel became a mini-series some years later starring Sam Neil. He is the author of the ‘Clifton Chronicles’ as well as a number of short stories and plays, as well as several best-selling children’s novels. His best known works include ‘ First Among Equals’, ‘Kane and Abel’ and ‘Only Time Will Tell’.

Oh no, Yo-Yo the Cat has been mysteriously kidnapped! It’s up to Willy and his faithful teddy Randolph to fly through space to Square World where Yo-Yo has been taken. Here they’ll get the help of Fuzziness, the wise Big Whoosh, Glowsnake and the Upsidedown Bird. Willy will need all the help he can get when he takes on Grumpfuzz and his Thieving Bird before they have Yo-Yo for breakfast. ''Willy Visits the Square World'' is a brilliantly loving tale, full of funny characters and beautiful worlds from best-selling author Jeffrey Archer. Perfect for some bedtime reading. Jeffrey Archer is a British novelist, Baron and former politician. During his political career, Archer began to write, his second novel ‘Kane and Abel’ becoming an international bestseller. The novel became a mini-series some years later starring Sam Neil. He is the author of the ‘Clifton Chronicles’ as well as a number of short stories and plays, as well as several best-selling children’s novels. His best known works include ‘ First Among Equals’, ‘Kane and Abel’ and ‘Only Time Will Tell’.

The gripping new instalment in the William Warwick series, An Eye for an Eye, is available to pre-order now! The New York Times bestselling novel – an unputdownable story of murder, revenge and betrayal from international number one bestseller Jeffrey Archer.

Nothing Ventured heralds the start of a brand new series in the style of Jeffrey Archer’s #1 New York Times bestselling Clifton Chronicles: introducing Detective William Warwick. But this is not a detective story, this is a story about the making of a detective . . . William Warwick has always wanted to be a detective, and decides, much to his father’s dismay, that rather than become a lawyer like his father, Sir Julian Warwick QC, and his sister Grace, he will join London’s Metropolitan Police Force. After graduating from university, William begins a career that will define his life: from his early months on the beat under the watchful eye of his first mentor, Constable Fred Yates, to his first high-stakes case as a fledgling detective in Scotland Yard’s arts and antiquities squad. Investigating the theft of a priceless Rembrandt painting from the Fitzmolean Museum, he meets Beth Rainsford, a research assistant at the gallery who he falls hopelessly in love with, even as Beth guards a secret of her own that she’s terrified will come to light. While William follows the trail of the missing masterpiece, he comes up against suave art collector Miles Faulkner and his brilliant lawyer, Booth Watson QC, who are willing to bend the law to breaking point to stay one step ahead of William. Meanwhile, Miles Faulkner’s wife, Christina, befriends William, but whose side is she really on? This new series introduces William Warwick, a family man and a detective who will battle throughout his career against a powerful criminal nemesis. Through twists, triumph and tragedy, this series will show that William Warwick is destined to become one of Jeffrey Archer’s most enduring legacies.

Jeffrey Archer continues his beloved Clifton Chronicle series as Harry and Emma finally begin building a happy life--but a dangerous family enemy is about to resurface "Best Kept Secret" opens a moment after the end of "The Sins of the Father, " with the resolution of the trial and the triumphant marriage of Harry Clifton and Elizabeth Barrington.

Heads You Win is international #1 bestseller Jeffrey Archer’s most ambitious and creative work since Kane and Abel, with a final twist that will shock even his most ardent of fans. Leningrad, Russia, 1968: From an early age it is clear that Alexander Karpenko is destined to lead his countrymen. But when his father is assassinated by the KGB for defying the state, Alexander and his mother will have to escape Russia if they hope to survive. At the docks, they have an irreversible choice: board a container ship bound for America or one bound for Great Britain. Alexander leaves the choice to a toss of a coin... In a single moment, a double twist decides Alexander’s future. During an epic tale, spanning two continents and thirty years, we follow Alexander through triumph and defeat as he sets out on parallel lives as Alex in New York and Sasha in London. As this unique story unfolds, both come to realize that to find their destiny they must face the past they left behind as Alexander in Russia.

A Wasted Hour is one of those remarkable short stories that you just know has to be true. Kelley, a Stanford College student and aspiring writer, always thumbs a lift back to campus, not only to save money, but in the hope of meeting someone with an interesting story to reveal. But even Kelley couldn’t have been prepared for John, and what he had to tell her...with a twist that would haunt her for the rest of her life. This tale is one of twelve in TELL TALE, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Archer’s collection of short stories, published in October 2017.

This Was a Man opens with a shot being fired, but who pulled the trigger, and who lives and who dies? In Whitehall, Giles Barrington discovers the truth about his wife Karin from the Cabinet Secretary. Is she a spy or a pawn in a larger game? Harry Clifton sets out to write his magnum opus, while his wife Emma completes her ten years as Chairman of the Bristol Royal Infirmary, and receives an unexpected call from Margaret Thatcher offering her a job. Sebastian Clifton becomes chairman of Farthings Kaufman bank, but only after Hakim Bishara has to resign for personal reasons. Sebastian and Samantha s talented daughter, Jessica, is expelled from the Slade School of Fine Art, but her aunt Grace comes to her rescue. Meanwhile, Lady Virginia is about to flee the country to avoid her creditors when the Duchess of Hertford dies, and she sees another opportunity to clear her debts and finally trump the Cliftons and Barringtons. In a devastating twist, tragedy engulfs the Clifton family when one of them receives a shocking diagnosis that will throw all their lives into turmoil. This Was a Man is the captivating final installment of the Clifton Chronicles, a series of seven novels that has topped the bestseller lists around the world, and enhanced Jeffrey Archer s reputation as a master storyteller. "

Thrilling and absorbing, Cometh the Hour is the sixth novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer’s the Clifton Chronicles and sees the Clifton and Barrington families navigate the 1970s in an 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. Continue the bestselling series with This Was a Man.

हॅरी क्लिफ्टनच्या जीवनाची ही लोकविलक्षण कहाणी १९२० साली सुरू होते. तेव्हा हॅरीच्या तोंडचे शब्द असतात, ``माझ्या वडिलांना युद्धात लढताना मरण आलं, असं मला सांगण्यात आलं आहे.'''' मात्र आपल्या वडिलांना प्रत्यक्षात कशाप्रकारे, कोणत्या परिस्थितीत मृत्यू आला, हे सत्य हॅरीला समजण्यासाठी तब्बल वीस वर्षांचा कालावधी जावा लागतो. त्यातून एक नवाच प्रश्न त्याच्यासमोर उपस्थित होतो– `खरंच आपले वडील नक्की कोण होते?'' हॅरी हा ब्रिस्टॉलच्या बंदरात काम करणाऱ्या एका सामान्य गोदीकामगाराचा मुलगा आहे की वेस्ट कंट्रीमधल्या समाजातील एक खानदानी, प्रतिष्ठीत धनवंताच्या पोटी त्याचा जन्म झालेला आहे? खरंच तो बॅरिग्टन शिपिग लाइन्सच्या मालकाचा मुलगा असेल का? `ओन्ली टाइम विल टेल'' या पुस्तकात १९२० ते १९४० या कालावधीचा आढावा घेण्यात आला आहे. या कथानकातील व्यक्तीरेखा संस्मरणीय आहेत. या पहिल्या खंडात पहिल्या महायुद्धापासून ते दुसऱ्या महायुद्धाच्या आरंभापर्यंतचा कालखंड चित्रित करण्यात आला आहे. याच वेळी हॅरीपुढे दोन पर्याय उभे राहतात– एकतर उच्च शिक्षणासाठी ऑक्सफर्डला जाऊन राहायचं किंवा हिटलरच्या जर्मनी विरुद्ध युद्धात उतरायचं. हे पुस्तक वाचकाला एका प्रदीर्घ प्रवासाला घेऊन जातं. हा प्रवास इतका रोमहर्षक आहे की, तो संपूच नये, असं वाटतं. या अविस्मरणीय कहाणीचं शेवटचं पान वाचक जेव्हा वाचून संपवतो, तेव्हा एक भलंमोठ्ठं प्रश्नचिन्ह कथानायक हॅरी क्लिफ्टनच्या समोर आणि त्याचबरोबर वाचकांच्याही समोर उभं ठाकतं...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Archer Mightier than the Sword 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 insight 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.

Originally published: Great Britain: Macmillan, 2014.

Connor Fitzgerald will not have to worry about retirement from the CIA if he cannot stay alive long enough to thwart a hard driving Russian president from beginning World War III.

"New York Times"-bestseller Archer continues his beloved Clifton Chronicle series as Harry and Emma finally begin building a happy life--but a dangerous family enemy is about to resurface. This book opens a moment after the end of "The Sins of the Father."

Adam Scott listens to the reading of his father''s will, aware that the financial benefit can only be pitiful. The Colonel, after all, had nothing to leave - except a letter he had never opened himself, a letter Adam fears can only bring further disgrace to the family name.

From the author of the international bestseller Only Time Will Tell, Jeffrey Archer picks up the sweeping story of the Clifton Chronicles with The Sins of the Father. Only days before Britain declares war on Germany, Harry Clifton, hoping to escape the consequences of long-buried family secrets, and forced to accept that his desire to marry Emma Barrington will never be fulfilled, has joined the Merchant Navy. But his ship is sunk in the Atlantic by a German U-boat, drowning almost the entire crew. An American cruise liner, the SS Kansas Star, rescues a handful of sailors, among them Harry and the third officer, an American named Tom Bradshaw. When Bradshaw dies in the night, Harry seizes on the chance to escape his tangled past and assumes his identity. But on landing in America, he quickly learns the mistake he has made, when he discovers what is awaiting Bradshaw in New York. Without any way of proving his true identity, Harry Clifton is now chained to a past that could be far worse than the one he had hoped to escape.

From the internationally bestselling author of Kane and Abel and A Prisoner of Birth comes Only Time Will Tell, the first in an ambitious new series that tells the story of one family across generations, across oceans, from heartbreak to triumph.

One Man''s Meat is part of The Year of Short Stories and is one of several digital shorts released to celebrate the publication of Jeffrey Archer’s magnificent seventh collection, Tell Tale. Taken from Jeffrey Archer''s third collection of short stories, Twelve Red Herrings, comes One Man''s Meat, an irresistible, witty and ingenious short read. When Michael Whitaker spots the stunning Anna Townsend on the steps of the theatre, he decides he will do whatever it takes to get to know her. Finding a way to get a ticket for the seat next to her, he then invites her to a drink at the interval. By the end of the play, Michael asks her to accompany him to dinner. But what will her answer be? What follows are four different endings . . . choose just one, or – if choosing to read all four – they can be read in the following order: Rare, Burnt, Overdone, and À Point . . . Be sure to look out for more from The Year of Short Stories collection, including The Endgame and No Room at the Inn.

The first book in the internationally bestselling Clifton Chronicles from master storyteller Jeffrey Archer "I was utterly hooked. It was an absurdly enjoyable read." Anthony Horowitz, Daily Telegraph The epic tale of Harry Clifton''s life begins in 1919, in the backstreets of Bristol. His father was a war hero, but it will be twenty-one tumultuous years before Harry discovers the truth about how his father really died and if, in fact, he even was his father. Only Time Will Tell takes a cast of memorable characters from the ravages of the Great War to the outbreak of the Second World War, when Harry must decide whether to take his place at Oxford, or join the fight against Hitler''s Germany. In Jeffrey Archer''s masterful hands, you will be taken on a journey that you won''t want to end, even after you turn the last page of this unforgettable yarn, because you will be faced with a dilemma that neither you, nor Harry Clifton could ever have anticipated. Only Time Will Tell is part of The Clifton Chronicles series, but can be enjoyed as a stand-alone novel. THE CLIFTON CHRONICLES SERIES BOOK 1: Only Time Will Tell BOOK 2: The Sins of the Father BOOK 3: Best Kept Secret BOOK 4: Be Careful What You Wish For BOOK 5: Mightier Than The Sword BOOK 6: Cometh The Hour

Jeffrey Archer''s collection of twelve spellbinding stories, A Twist in the Tale, will sweep you on a journey of thwarted ambition, undying passion, and unswerving honor that you''ll never forget. No one can weave a web of suspense, deliver a jolt of surprise, or teach a lesson in living like bestselling author Jeffrey Archer. From Africa to the Middle East, and from London to Beijing, Archer takes us to places we''ve never seen and introduces us to people we''ll never forget. Meet the philandering husband who thinks he''s committed the perfect murder; the self-assured chess champion who plays a beautiful woman for stakes far higher than cash; and the finance minister who needs to crack the secrets of a Swiss bank.

International bestselling author Jeffrey Archer returns with a triumphant historical novel, Paths of Glory. Paths of Glory, is the story of such a man—George Mallory. Born in 1886, he was a brilliant student who became part of the Bloomsbury Group at Cambridge in the early twentieth century and served in the Royal Garrison Artillery during World War I. After the war, he married, had three children, and would have spent the rest of his life as a schoolteacher, but for his love of mountain climbing. Mallory once told a reporter that he wanted to climb Mt. Everest, "because it is there." On his third try in 1924, at age thirty-seven, he was last seen four hundred feet from the top. His body was found in 1999, and it remains a mystery whether he and his climbing partner, Andrew Irvine, ever reached the summit. In fact, not until you''ve turned the last page of Archer''s extraordinary novel will you be able to decide if George Mallory should be added to that list of legends, while another name would have to be removed.

The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot is the result of an intense collaboration between a storyteller and a scholar: Jeffrey Archer and Francis J. Moloney. Their brilliant work—bold and simple—is a compelling story for twenty-first-century readers, while maintaining an authenticity that would be credible to a first-century Christian or Jew. "The very name of ‘Judas'' raises among Christians an instinctive reaction of criticism and condemnation...The betrayal of Judas remains...a mystery." —Pope Benedict XVI, October 2006 The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot sheds new light on the mystery of Judas—including his motives for the betrayal and what happened to him after the crucifixion—by retelling the story of Jesus through the eyes of Judas, using the canonical texts as its basic point of reference. Ostensibly written by Judas''s son, Benjamin, and following the narrative style of the Gospels, this re-creation is provocative, compelling, and controversial.

Cat O'' Nine Tales is the sixth collection of irresistible short stories from the master storyteller illustrated by the internationally acclaimed artist, Ronald Searle, creator of Molesworth. These twelve yarns are so satisfying because they are ingeniously plotted, include richly drawn characters and have deliciously unexpected conclusions. They feature the mad, the bad and the dangerous to know as well as some more poignant and telling characters. Many of these stories came to Archer while he was incarcerated for two years in five different prisons, and so they have a prison theme. Others were inspired since he was released, but all in all they confirm his position as one of the best storytellers alive today. ''Stylish, witty and constantly entertaining . . . Jeffrey Archer has a natural aptitude for short stories'' - The Times

Heaven, Jeffrey Archer''s final volume in his trilogy of prison diaries, covers the period of his transfer from a medium security prison, HMP Wayland, to his eventual release on parole in July 2003. Here is the shocking account of the traumatic time he spent in the notorious Lincoln jail and the events that led to his incarceration there, and also shines a harsh light on a system that is close to its breaking point. Told with humor, compassion, and honesty, the diary closes with a thought-provoking manifesto that will be applauded by reform advocates and the prison population alike.

The bestselling author of Kane & Abel, The Prodigal Daughter and Honor Among Thieves once again astonishes, delights, and electrifies his legions of fans. Ordinary heroes, extraordinary deeds From London to China, and New York to Nigeria, Jeffrey Archer takes the reader on a tour of ancient heirlooms and modern romance, of cutthroat business and kindly strangers, of lives lived in the realms of power and lives freed from the gloom of oppression. Fortunes are made and squandered, honor betrayed and redeemed, and love lost and rediscovered. Embracing the passions that drive men and women to love and to hate, the short stories in A Quiver Full of Arrows will captivate the hearts and souls of readers of everywhere.

The plan has just one purpose, the destruction of the president of the United States. Saddam Hussein is the instigator who sets his plans in motion. A young Israeli girl, with a reason for revenge is being put in place by Mossad. She has one goal, Saddam''s death.