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Jeffrey Archer


Born
in London, England, The United Kingdom
April 15, 1940

Died
October 06, 2026

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Genre
Mystery & Thrillers, Fiction, Crime


Jeffrey is published in 114 countries and more than 47 languages, with more than 750,000 5* reviews with international sales passing 275 million copies.

He is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction (nineteen times), short stories (four times) and non-fiction (The Prison Diaries).

Jeffrey was married for 53 years to Dame Mary Archer DBE. They have two sons, William and James, three grandsons and two granddaughters, and divided their time among homes in London, Cambridge and Mallorca.

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2015 - off to a running start

Sorry not to have written a blog for so long, but I've been away writing the next book in The Clifton Chronicles series. I came back to the most hectic schedule in the run-up to the global publication of MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD in a week's time.  The last ten days before publication are always filled with interviews and promotions that, strangely, I still enjoy.  

After I've finished the round of T

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Average rating: 4.09 · 1,204,886 ratings · 63,709 reviews · 676 distinct works • Similar authors
Kane & Abel (Kane & Abel, #1)
4.35 avg rating — 135,302 ratings — published 1979 — 11 editions
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Only Time Will Tell (The Cl...
4.11 avg rating — 97,877 ratings — published 2011 — 55 editions
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The Sins of the Father (The...
4.12 avg rating — 68,956 ratings — published 2012 — 35 editions
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Best Kept Secret (The Clift...
4.05 avg rating — 53,236 ratings — published 2013 — 119 editions
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Nothing Ventured (William W...
3.94 avg rating — 52,897 ratings — published 2019 — 64 editions
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Not a Penny More, Not a Pen...
4.05 avg rating — 46,140 ratings — published 1976 — 168 editions
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A Prisoner of Birth
4.22 avg rating — 43,085 ratings — published 2008 — 110 editions
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Be Careful What You Wish Fo...
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The Prodigal Daughter (Kane...
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Mightier Than the Sword (Th...
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Series by Jeffrey Archer

Only Time Will Tell The Sins of the Father Best Kept Secret Be Careful What You Wish For Mightier Than the Sword Cometh the Hour This Was a Man
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Nothing Ventured Hidden in Plain Sight Turn a Blind Eye Over My Dead Body Next in Line Traitors Gate An Eye for an Eye
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Hell Purgatory Heaven
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時のみぞ知る〔上〕 時のみぞ知る〔下〕 死もまた我等なり〔上〕 死もまた我等なり〔下〕 裁きの鐘は〔上〕 裁きの鐘は〔下〕 追風に帆を上げよ〔上〕
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“Some people standby you in your darkest hour while others walk away; only a select few march towards you and become even closer friends.”
― Jeffrey Archer, Only Time Will Tell
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“We all make mistakes but one has to move on.”
― Jeffrey Archer
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“I have discovered with advancing years that few things are entirely black or white, but more often different shades of grey.”
― Jeffrey Archer, A Prisoner of Birth
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