Jeffrey Archer

Her var en mand er sidste bind i Clifton-krøniken. Jeffrey Archer afslutter den medrivende saga om familierne Cliftons og Barringtons turbulente liv. Den verdensberømte forfatter Harry Clifton er i fuld gang med at skrive sit næste store værk, mens hans hustru, Emma, afslutter sine ti år som bestyrrelsesformand for Bristol Royal Infirmary. En uventet telefonopringning spænder imidlertid ben for dén plan. Sebastian Clifton og lady Virginia er meget imod deres vilje nødt til at opsøge gamle bekendte i fængslet. Giles Barrington er på vej ud af politik. Nye vinde blæser i England, og Giles må så småt indstille sig på et mere almindeligt familieliv sammen med sin østtyske kone Karin. Lady Virginia er til gengæld helt på vej ud af landet for at undslippe sine kreditorer, men så dør hertuginden af Hertford, og lady Virginia får en lys idé.

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 . . . "Archer has a real gift for family sagas, and here, with Warwick, he's launching what promises to be a series just as riveting as the Clifton Chronicles." --Booklist THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA William Warwick has always wanted to be a detective and decides that, rather than become a lawyer like his influential father, he will join London's Metropolitan Police Force. And so, after university, William embarks on a career that will define his life: from his early months on the beat to his first high-stakes case as a fledgling detective in Scotland Yard's arts and antiquities squad. THE END OF AN OLD REGIMEInvestigating the theft of a priceless Rembrandt painting, William meets Beth Rainsford, a research assistant at the gallery with whom he falls hopelessly in love. But Beth has a secret--one that threatens to tear her and William apart. Meanwhile, as he follows the trail of the missing masterpiece, William comes up against an art collector and his influential lawyer, a man who knows everyone and sfears no one--and will use whatever means necessary to keep William off his client's trail. . . "Archer is a master entertainer."--Time

Intens spændingsroman af forfatteren til Clifton-krøniken. Det virker helt uskyldigt: En britisk oberst i unåde efterlader ved sin død et mystisk brev til sin eneste søn. Men i det øjeblik Adam Scott åbner den gulnede konvolut, sætter han gang i en række dødbringende begivenheder, der truer med at ryste selve grundlaget for den frie verden. I løbet af få dage bliver Adams elskede brutalt myrdet, og han forfølges ikke kun af KGB gennem Europas storbyer, men også af CIA og sine egne landsmænd. Alle vil de dræbe ham, før sandheden kommer ud. Mens magtfulde mænd i røgfyldte rum søger stadigt mere udspekulerede midler til at knuse ham, går det op for Adam, at han er blevet forrådt og forladt af dem, han holder allermest af. Da han endelig forstår, hvad han er i besiddelse af, indser han, at det er er mere end et spørgsmål om liv og død – det er et spørgsmål om ære.

? Hvad vil du være, når du bliver stor?" ? Præsident for De forenede Stater! " Således svarer den kun 11-årige Florentyna sin far, en rig, polskfødt ejer af en stor hotelkæde. Men hun er kvinde, af polsk afstamning og katolik - i USA tre væsentlige hindringer for at kunne nå det høje fremtidsmål. Ambitionerne har hun - en andenplads tæller ikke. I første omgang er Florentyna dog målbevist i sin private karriere: overtagelsen af faderens store, internationale hotelimperium; men inden hun når så vidt, møder hun manden i sit liv og kastes af samme grund ud i en nådesløs familiefejde. Intet kan få Florentyna til at opgive Richard, og de to skaber sig hver især en strålende karriere og oplever sammen et lykkeligt familieliv. Først i en moden alder går Florentyna for alvor ind i politik. En verden af korruption, uærlighed og hårdhed åbner sig for hende, men nu kan intet standse Florentyna. Hun er på vej mod toppen: præsidentembedet i De forenede Stater. Trods hård kamp og ofte uretfærdig modstand giver hun ikke op. "Den fortabte datter" er en selvstændig fortsættelse af "Kane og Abel".

The Sunday Times No.1 BestsellerNothing Ventured is the first thrilling novel in the William Warwick series, by the master storyteller and bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, Jeffrey Archer. This is not a detective story, this is a story about a detective. William Warwick is eight when he decides to join the police force. Resolute in the face of his prominent QC father’s objections, William graduates in Art History from university and immediately enrols as a constable in the Metropolitan Police. Gaining insight from his first mentor, an experienced, world-weary constable, his keen mind quickly takes him into a role in Scotland Yard’s Art and Antiques unit and his first case: the recovery of a Rembrandt stolen from the Fitzmolean Museum. It will take skill and tenacity for William to solve the crime, and along the way he will encounter many who will change his life, from Miles Faulkner, a crooked art collector, and his influential lawyer – who bends the law to the point of breaking – to research assistant Beth Rainsford, a woman with secrets who he falls hopelessly in love with . . . William Warwick’s destiny is set, the only question is, how far will his ambition take him? Thrilling, absorbing and entertaining, Nothing Ventured introduces a character destined to become one of Archer's most enduring legacies. Continue the series with Hidden in Plain Sight and Turn a Blind Eye.'Fast-paced and thrilling, with his trademark plot twists and cliff-hangers' – Daily Mail

&i>Nothing Ventured &/i>is the start of the William Warwick series, from Jeffrey Archer, the number one bestselling author of The Clifton Chronicles: telling the story of the life of William Warwick – a family man and a detective who must battle against a powerful criminal nemesis.

These fourteen stories show Jeffrey Archer s great skills with a wide variety of character, of subject and of setting, but all with that trademark twist in the tail. Every reader will have their own favourites: the choices run from love at first sight across the train tracks to the cleverest of confidence tricks, from the quirks of the legal profession x and those who are able to manipulate both sides of the Bar x to the creative financial talents of a member of Her Majesty s diplomatic service x but for a good cause. The last story, The Grass is Always Greener , is possibly the best piece Archer has written, and will haunt you for the rest of your life.

Ny roman fra en av verdens største fortellere Leningrad, Sovjetunionen, 1968. Alexander Karpenko er en usedvanlig gutt med gode lederevner. Men da faren hans blir henrettet av KGB, blir han og moren nødt til å flykte fra landet. Idet de skal forlate Leningrad må de ta et øyeblikksvalg som blir avgjørende for deres videre liv og skjebne. Hvilket skip skal de velge: det som skal til USA eller det som skal til Storbritannia? Alexander kaster kron eller mynt Jeffrey Archers episke fortelling om skjebne og hell spenner over to kontinenter og tretti år. Vi følger Alexander gjennom seire og nederlag når han som ung immigrant skal skape seg et liv i den nye verden. Boken slutter med en tvist som vil sjokkere de fleste. Kron og mynt er Archers mest ambisiøse enkeltstående verk siden Kane og Abel.

Men der kommer en time er sjette og næstsidste bog i Clifton-krøniken. Jeffrey Archer fortsætter den medrivende saga om familierne Cliftons og Barringtons turbulente liv, denne gang om tiden under Den Kolde Krig i 1970’erne. Giles Barrington og Emma Clifton - bror og søster - kolliderer på mange måder, ikke mindst politisk, men samtidig er Giles lidenskabeligt optaget af at få Karin smuglet ud af Østtyskland, og det får førsteprioritet i hans liv. Harry Clifton ved virkelig ikke, hvad han skal mene om lige netop dén sag, men har selv nok at se til i sit forsøg på at få Anatolij Babakov løsladt fra en sibirisk arbejdslejr, og Emma må endnu en gang kæmpe for at holde Barrington Shipping på familiens hænder. Imens overgår lady Virginia, eksperten i rænkespil, sig selv i et nyt forsøg på at fore egne lommer - helst så de er fyldt resten af hendes liv, og hun får som altid god og konstruktiv hjælp af sine medkumpaner. Allerede udkommet: Hvor der er vilje, Faderens synder, En velbevaret hemmelighed, Pas på hvad du ønsker dig og Mægtigere end sværdet.

Clifton-kronikan viides osa, jonka mukana pääsemme jatkamaan Cliftonin ja Barringtonin sukujen vauhdikasta tarinaa 1960-luvun puolivälistä 1970-luvun alkuun.

Clifton-kronikan kuudes osa alkaa itsemurhaviestillä, joka vaikuttaa kohtalokkaasti Harry ja Emma Cliftonin, Giles Barringtonin ja Lady Virginian elämään. Giles on vaikean päätöksen edessä. Pitäisikö hänen vetäytyä politiikasta ja yrittää pelastaa rakastamansa nainen Karin rautaesiripun takaa? Onko Karin oikeasti rakastunut Gilesiin vai onko hän vakooja? Lady Virginia on vararikon partaalla. Valoa tunnelin päähän tulee, kun hänen eteensä talutetaan louisianalainen Cyrus T Grant III, joka on tullut Englantiin katsomaan hevosensa menestystä Royal Ascot -tapahtumassa. Sebastian Clifton on Farthings Bankin johtaja, työholisti, joka painaa ympäripyöreitä päiviä. Sebastianin pään ja henkilökohtaisen elämän sekoittaa Priya, intialainen kaunotar, jolle vanhemmat ovat jo valinneet aviomiehen. Samaan aikaan Adrian Sloane ja Desmond Mellor juonivat Sebastianin selän takana syrjäyttääkseen hänet pankin johdosta. Harry Clifton haluaa päättäväisesti vapauttaa Anatoli Babakovin Siperian vankileiriltä, kunnes tapahtuu jotain, mitä kukaan ei osannut odottaa. Clifton-kronikan toiseksi viimeisen osan tapahtumat sijoittuvat 1970-luvulle.

From international bestselling author Jeffrey Archer, The Prodigal Daughter, "A page-turner" (The Washington Post). HER FUTURE IS AMBITION. With a will of steel, Polish immigrant Florentyna Rosnovski is indeed Abel's daughter. She shares with her father a love of America, his ideals, and his dream for the future. But she wants more: to be the first female president. HIS FUTURE IS WEALTH. Golden boy Richard Kane was born into a life of luxury. The scion of a banking magnate he is successful, handsome, and determined to carve his own path in the world--with the woman he loves. BUT THEIR PAST HOLDS A SECRET... With Florentyna's ultimate goal only a heartbeat away, both are about to discover the shattering price of power as a titanic battle of betrayal and deception reaches out from the past--a blood feud between two generations that threatens to destroy everything Florentyna and Richard have fought to achieve. "Archer is a master entertainer."--Time EditBuild

Nothing Ventured is the incredible and thrilling novel by the master storyteller and bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, Jeffrey Archer. This is not a detective story, this is a story about a detectiveWilliam Warwick has always wanted to be a detective, and decides, much to his father’s dismay, that rather than become a barrister 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 Art and Antiques 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? Nothing Ventured heralds the start of the William Warwick Novels, in the style of Jeffrey Archer’s number one Sunday Times bestselling The Clifton Chronicles: telling the story of the life of William Warwick – as 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. Continue the gripping series with Hidden in Plain Sight.

Nothing Ventured is the incredible and thrilling novel by the master storyteller and bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, Jeffrey Archer. This is not a detective story, this is a story about a detectiveWilliam Warwick has always wanted to be a detective, and decides, much to his father’s dismay, that rather than become a barrister 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 Art and Antiques 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? Nothing Ventured heralds the start of the William Warwick Novels, in the style of Jeffrey Archer’s number one Sunday Times bestselling The Clifton Chronicles: telling the story of the life of William Warwick – as 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. Continue the gripping series with Hidden in Plain Sight.

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.

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.

Ambitious and addictive, Only Time Will Tell is the first novel in Jeffrey Archer’s The Clifton Chronicles, beginning 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. Continue the bestselling series with The Sins of the Father and Best Kept Secret.

Engrossing and memorable, The Sins of the Father is the second novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer’s celebrated the Clifton Chronicles. It 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, the Clifton Chronicles continues its powerful journey with family loyalties stretched to their limits and fates decided. Continue the bestselling series with Best Kept Secret and Be Careful What You Wish For.

Suspenseful and mesmerizing, This Was a Man is the seventh and final novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer’s the Clifton Chronicles – an epic and poignant conclusion. Harry Clifton is set to write his magnum opus, and 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 completes her ten years as Chairman of the Bristol Royal Infirmary when she receives a surprise call from Margaret Thatcher. In Whitehall, Giles Barrington discovers the truth about his wife, but is she a pawn in a larger game? Sebastian Clifton finds himself in a new role after an unexpected resignation and his talented daughter, Jessica, goes to art school but gets into trouble. Can her aunt help? Lady Virginia is about to flee the country to avoid her creditors when the death of a duchess gives her another opportunity to clear her debts and finally trump the two families. The epic saga that has charted the lives, loves and adventures of the Clifton and Barrington families reaches its stunning conclusion in this, the final heart-stopping volume from the master storyteller, Jeffrey Archer.