Jeffrey Archer

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.

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.

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.

Fjerde bind i Jeffrey Archers Clifton-krønike. Harry Clifton og hans hustru Emma styrter til hospitalet, hvor deres søn Sebastian er blevet indlagt efter en alvorlig bilulykke. Imens finder et snedigt udtænkt magtspil sted i Barrington Shipping Company, hvor Don Pedro Martinez forsøger at forhindre, at Emma indtræder som formand og uden varsel tager den ukendte Cedric Hardcastle plads i Barringtons bestyrelse. Denne uforudsete omvæltning kommer til at ændre livet for alle i familierne Clifton og Barrington. Pas på hvad du ønsker dig er fjerde bind i CLIFTON-KRØNIKEN, en episk fortælling om magt og kærlighed, forræderi, hævn og familiebånd.

Bristol 1957. Harry ja Emma Cliftonin elämässä puhaltavat uudet tuulet. Heidän poikansa Sebastian on joutunut auto-onnettomuuteen hyvän ystävänsä Bruno Martinezin kanssa. Tytär Jessica puolestaan loistaa taidemaailman kirkkaimpana tähtenä ja suunnittelee häitä sulhasensa Clive Binghamin kanssa. Barringtonin varustamo on yrityksen historian suurimman haasteen edessä, kun risteilyalus Buckinghamin rakennusvaiheita seuraa epäonni toisensa perään. Kansainvälisen bestseller-kirjailijan maailmanmenestykseen noussut tarina Cliftonin ja Barringtonin sukujen kohtalosta jatkuu tässä sarjan neljännessä osassa, jonka tapahtumat sijoittuvat 1950-1960-lukujen taitteeseen.

Harry Clifton on Britannian PENin eli kirjailijoiden sananvapausjärjestön puheenjohtaja ja kampanjoi vapauttaakseen venäläisen Stalin-elämäkerturin Anatoli Babakovin vankileiriltä Siperiasta. Rehti ja kunnollinen Sebastian on vähällä horjahtaa ahneuden puolelle ja hänen vastavoimanaan juonii kaikkea muuta kuin herrasmiesmäinen Adrian Sloane. Lady Virginia Fenwick jatkaa kostoretkeään Emma Cliftonia vastaan kätyrinään vanha vihulainen Alex Fisher. Tapahtumapaikkoina eivät enää ole pelkästään Bristol ja Lontoon City vaan välillä piipahdetaan paitsi Pohjois-Englannissa ja Etelä-Ranskassa myös rautaesiripun takana Itä-Berliinissä, Moskovassa ja silloisessa Leningradissa. Miekkaa vahvempi on Clifton-kronikan viides osa, ja se tuo Cliftonin ja Barringtonin sukujen tarinan 1960-luvun puolivälistä 1970-luvun alkuun

A captivating standalone novel from number one bestseller and sublime storyteller Jeffrey Archer. Can one man achieve his destiny?

The mega-bestselling novel that made Jeffrey Archer a star, Kane and Abel, "a sprawling blockbuster "--Publishers Weekly TWO STRANGERS BORN WORLDS APART. ONE DESTINY THAT WOULD DEFINE THEM BOTH... William Lowell Kane and Abel Rosnovski, one the son of a Boston millionaire, the other a penniless Polish immigrant--born on the same day near the turn of the century on opposite sides of the world--are brought together by fate and the quest of a dream. Two men--ambitious, powerful, ruthless--are locked in a relentless struggle to build an empire, fueled by their all-consuming hatred. Over sixty years and three generations, through war, marriage, fortune, and disaster, Kane and Abel battle for the success and triumph that only one man can have. "Archer is a master entertainer."--Time

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.

'The master storyteller returns with a nail-biter every bit as food as Kane and Abel - utterly enthralling' - Joanna LumleyHeads You Win is the incredible and thrilling novel by the master storyteller and bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, Jeffrey Archer. Leningrad, Russia, 1968. Alexander Karpenko is no ordinary child, and from an early age, it is clear he is destined to lead his countrymen. But when his father is assassinated by the KGB for defying the state, he and his mother will have to escape from Russia if they hope to survive. At the docks, they are confronted with an irreversible choice: should they board a container ship bound for America, or Great Britain? Alexander leaves that choice to the toss of a coin . . . In a single moment, a double twist decides Alexander's future. During an epic tale of fate and fortune, spanning two continents and thirty years, we follow his triumphs and defeats as he struggles as an immigrant to conquer his new world. As this unique story unfolds, Alexander comes to realize where his destiny lies, and accepts that he must face the past he left behind in Russia. With a final twist that will shock even his most ardent fans, this is international number one bestseller Jeffrey Archer's most ambitious and creative work since Kane and Abel.

Jeffrey Archer returns with his eagerly-awaited collection of short stories Tell Tale, giving readers 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. 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.

INGEN KAN HOLDE PÅ EN HEMMELIGHED TIL EVIG TID. London, 1945. Englands befolkning holder vejret, mens Overhuset voterer om det er Harry eller Giles, der er den retmæssige arving til Barrington Shipping Line. Harry vender tilbage til Amerika for at promovere sin nyeste roman, mens Emma leder efter en lille forsvunden pige, hvis sande identitet for alt i verden skal holdes hemmelig. Parlamentsvalget står for døren, og Giles skal forsvare sit sæde i Underhuset men bliver chokeret, da han opdager, hvem modkandidaten er, og i sidste ende bliver det Sebastian Clifton, der må afgøre sin onkels skæbne. En velbevaret hemmelighed er tredje bind i Clifton-krøniken, en episk fortælling om magt, forræderi og familiebånd.

Dette var et menneske åpner med et skudd som avfyres. Men hvem dro i avtrekkeren? Og hvem er det som dør? Giles Barrington avdekker sannheten om ektefellen Karin. Er hun spion, eller en brikke i et større spill? Harry Clifton bestemmer seg for å skrive sitt hovedverk, mens kona Emma får en uventet telefon, og et jobbtilbud, fra Margaret Thatcher. Sebastian Clifton blir styreleder i banken Farthings Kaufman, men ikke uten komplikasjoner. Sebastians datter Jessica blir utvist fra kunsthøyskolen, men tanten hennes kommer henne til unnsetning. Imens gjør Lady Virginia seg klar til å rømme landet for å unngå kreditorene. Så dør hertuginnen av Hertford, og nye muligheter åpner seg for Lady Virginia, som ikke har gitt opp tanken på å trumfe familiene Clifton og Barrington. Og så endrer alt seg. Tragedien rammer Clifton-familien på en måte de ikke hadde forutsett. Dette var et menneske er den sjuende og siste boken i den spennende Clifton-krøniken. Jeffrey Archer er en av verdens mest populære forfattere og har solgt mer enn 70 millioner bøker på verdensbasis. Han har utgitt over 35 bøker, blant andre romanene Kane og Abel (no. 2012) og Fanget av fortiden (no. 2013). Dette var et menneske er sjuende bind i Clifton-krøniken, som så langt i norsk oversettelse består av bøkene Bare tiden vil vise, Fedrenes synder (begge utgitt i 2014), En godt bevart hemmelighet og Ønsk deg ikke for mye (begge utgitt i 2015), Mektigere enn sverdet (utgitt i 2016) og Men timen kommer (2017). Forfatteren er gift og har to voksne sønner. Han bor i London og Cambridge. www. jeffreyarcher.com

Author of the bestselling Clifton Chronicles, Jeffrey Archer, gives us fifteen gripping and rewarding short stories for readers to return to time and again. Find out what happens to the hapless young detective from Naples who travels to an Italian hillside town to solve a murder and the pretentious schoolboy whose discovery of the origins of his father’s wealth changes his life forever. Follow the stories of the woman who dares to challenge the men at her Ivy League university during the 1930s, and another young woman who thumbs a lift and has an encounter of a lifetime. From the master of the short story, the refreshingly original stories in Tell Tale prove why Archer has been described by the Mail on Sunday as ‘probably the greatest storyteller of our age’.*****Praise for Jeffrey Archer’s short stories:‘Somerset Maugham never penned anything so swift or urbanely witty as this’ - Publishers Weekly‘Outstanding . . . white-knuckle suspense and witty denouements. Enjoyable, suspense-filled rival to Roald Dahl’ - Daily Express‘Stylish, witty and constantly entertaining . . . Jeffrey Archer has a natural aptitude for short stories’ – The Times‘Jeffrey Archer plays a subtle cat-and-mouse game with the reader in twelve original short stories that end, more often than not, with our collective whiskers twitching in surprise’ - The New York Times‘Archer hits the bull’s eye with an exemplary collection’ - Daily Mail‘The economy and precision of Archer’s prose never fails to delight. The criminal doesn’t always get away with his crime and justice doesn’t always prevail, but the reader wins with each and every story’ - Publishers Weekly

Adam Scott er p flugt - og han ved ikke hvorfor. Han er taget til Gen ve for at hente en russisk ikon, han har arvet efter sin far. Pludselig har han den samvittighedsl se KGB-agent Alex Romanov i h lene p sig. Han er alene i et fremmed land og involveret i et spil, hvor han ikke kender reglerne. Jeffrey Archer (f. 1940) er en engelsk forfatter, der prim rt er kendt for sine mange sp ndingsromaner, som har solgt over 250 millioner eksemplarer verden over. Udover sine sp ndingsromaner har Archer ogs udgivet noveller, f ngselsdagb ger og b rne- og ungdomslitteratur. Ved siden af sin forfatterkarriere har Archer v ret aktiv inden for engelsk politik og blandt andet v ret n stformand for det Konservative Parti (1985-86). Efter en sag om mened m tte Archer afsone en f ngselsdom i 2001-03. Om det ophold udgav han tre b ger.