Kane and Abel / The Prodigal Daughter / Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less

by Jeffrey Archer

Together in one volume, three compelling novels from the world's favourite author, Jeffrey Archer.

Kane and Abel
William Lowell Kane is the son ofa Boston millionaire, while Abel Rosnovski is a penniless Polish immigrant. The only thing they have in common is the date of their birth, and yet their lives are inextricably bound together in a titanic battle for power and fortune.

The Prodigal Daughter
This magnificent story of love, big business and politics continues the ruthless struggle between the families of Kane and Abel. For Florentyna, Abel's beautiful daughter, has an ambition which dwarfs them both...

Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
When Harvey Metcalfe, life-long king of the shady deals, swindles the heir to an earldom, a Harley Street doctor, a Bond Street art dealer and an Oxford don of Sl million, he finds he has made a big mistake. They unite to shadow him across some of Europe's most glamorous settings, determined to sting him for what they lost - to the penny.
--front flap

Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Historical Fiction, Drama

803 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

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 has been married for 53 years to Dame Mary Archer DBE. They have two sons, William and James, three grandsons and two granddaughters, and divide their time between homes in London, Cambridge and Mallorca.

Reviews

[Valerie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kane & Able was one of the best books I ever read when it was first published. It is about two men,
The Ameican Kane, son of a rich man, and an immigrant who takes the surname Able in his new homeland, the USA. Their lives intermingle and they become bitter enemies. I've reread it often, still a great read.
The Prodigal Daughter was publised years later, first half of the book is basically Kane & Able again.
Not a Penny More, is a completly different book and is excellent read, a great book for a winters night. Well worth reading.

[Prajna · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice book to read if you like archer ..

[Jeanyne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved it. Couldn't put it down.

[Tom Grace · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely fabulous. I love everything Jeffrey Archer writes.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Harvey Metcalfe, a Polish immigrant, works his way to becoming wealthy through a series of shady deals. This time he conned the wrong men. Victims of buying stock in a nonexistent company, four unlikely conspirators come together for revenge. They consist of: a professor at Oxford, a society doctor, an art gallery owner, and a British aristocrat. Each must come up with a separate plan which the four men will execute together. Full of twists and turns and the unexpected. One of Jeffrey Archer's first books.

[Sha · Rating 5 out of 5]

better than the best book so far. Jeffreeeeeeeeeeey the Archer. you nailed it.

[Lorena Chavarría · Rating 5 out of 5]

El primer libro que leí que no fuera del colegio! Gracias a este libro me interese por la lectura!

[Madhumala Jagannath · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good series

[Ivy Chang · Rating 4 out of 5]

The beginning was so promising, but I found the end extremely disappointing. The author gave in to overwrought cliches and abandoned his inpiring characters in favor of bitter, crazied old men.

[Arwind Modi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Author

[Ben John · Rating 5 out of 5]

What can I say, as trashy as it can seem I don't seem to be able to put Kane and Able down. I go from deep philosophical treatise to the joys and ease of Archer. Kane and Able is always my fav. I've probalby read it 5 times and I'll probably read it 5 more. If you want a book to keep you going, keep you away from thinking and just relax into a good twiting tale then get into it. I had a mate in college who basically hadn't read a book and yet he got through this (happily) despite its length. So yep highly recommend.

[Kiran Desai · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kane and Abel - a classic spanning over 7 decades.
Absolutely unputdownable.

The Prodigal Daughter - A worthy sequel to Kane and Abel.
Again, unputdownable.

Not a Penny more, not a penny less
Just okay. Nothing great. Probably irrelevant today.

[Janice · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good read but same old same old. This is a good beach book. You can burn through it really quick!

[Sagar Jhobalia · Rating 3 out of 5]

kane & abel : amazing tale...

[Christie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the sex was too graphic, which I did not enjoy. The story was good but the resolution made me sad that one man could be so angry. Not my favorite.

[Adivya]

It is a classic. Wonderful story line and great personality description of two humans , their fate puts them in each others way

[Ehren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good

[Shruti Rai · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was in my late teens when I read it, was intriguing throughout

[Chuling Liu]

this book got me hooked.

[Vernon]

Great Book

[Tarun Rawat · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was my first book in school and I loved it then. May be that is why I rated 5 stars but it is still a very good book with a fine description of two parallel characters.

[Nikhil R · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best story I ever read

[Tapiwa Mukombe]

I'm privileged to own this 3-in-1 vol, excellent combination

[Mangalam Shiva · Rating 4 out of 5]

EXCELLENT

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read more than once and always a favorite as is the author, Jeffrey Archer. A must read and always human condition and psych-contemporary regardless of when written.

[Padmavathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the book! In reality, issues don't get resolved at the end and they just fade with time! (Truth sucks!)

[Vinod · Rating 4 out of 5]

Need to read Prodigal daughter..
Kane and able is one of the best...

[Meta · Rating 5 out of 5]

gripping.. very well written