A Good Thriller discussion

Bestselling author,with a controversial personal life.Lord Archer has spent time in prison as well,though I liked his three Prison diaries more than many of his fiction books.

A writer,who seems to polarise opinions.For many he is a natural story teller,but he has plenty of detractors as well.

The first book,in high security Belmarsh prison,with hardened criminals is the most intense.

W wrote: "Bestselling author,with a controversial personal life.Lord Archer has spent time in prison as well,though I liked his three Prison diaries more than many of his fiction books.

A writer,who seems t..."

I loved some of his books, Kane and Able being one.

Yes,Kane and Abel made him famous.But then he repeated the formula of two men battling over the course of their lives,several times.He did it in :

W wrote: "Yes,Kane and Abel made him famous.But then he repeated the formula of two men battling over the course of their lives,several times.He did it in :



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Excellent, I'll check those out.

The above two are not among his best.He has written so many more,the quality is variable.

I'll keep posting my impressions about his other books as well.You may want to check out this one :

Shall We Tell the President?

Fast paced thriller,a plot to assassinate the U.S. president.

Age and imprisonment haven't slowed Archer down.He wrote the seven volume Clifton Chronicles series.Having enjoyed the first volume,Only Time will Tell,I now look forward to reading the second volume : The Sins of the Father

The Sins of the Father, is not bad,but nor is it particularly memorable. 3/5

Currently reading,part 3 of the Clifton Chronicles :

Best Kept Secret

Interesting beginning.

However,the Clifton Chronicles is a seven part series and each of the books is pretty lengthy.Best Kept Secret,also drags at times.

Also currently re reading,A Matter of Honour,an Archer thriller from the mid 80s.
The search for a priceless Russian icon.This is good storytelling.

My introduction to Archer was many years ago reading A Matter of Honour in condensed format as part of a (I think) Readers Digest hardback collection of four. Really liked this one.
The other that sticks in the mind for me is 'Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less' which was quite good fun.

Hi W,
For a long time, Kane and Abel was all I knew about adult books.
I am glad it was my first big book as a child.