One million dollars - that's what Harvey Metcalfe, lifelong king of shady deals, has pulled off with empty promises of an oil bonanza and instant riches. Overnight, four men - the heir to an earldom, a Harley Street doctor, a Bond Street art dealer and an Oxford don - find themselves penniless. But [...]
In the 1960s, four ambitious new MPs take their seats at Westminster. Over three decades they share the turbulent passions and upheavals of the race for power with their wives and families, men and women caught up in a dramatic game for the highest stakes of all. But only one man can gain the ultima[...]
Adam Scott listens to the reading of his father's will, aware that the contents can only be meagre. The Colonel, after all, had nothing to leave - except a letter he had never opened himself, a letter that can only bring further disgrace to the family name. Against his mother's advice, Adam opens th[...]
In the late 1940s in Hartford, Connecticut a set of twins is parted at birth. Nat Cartwright goes home with his parents, a schoolteacher and an insurance salesman. But his twin brother is to begin his days as Fletcher Andrew Davenport, the only son of a multi-millionaire and his society wife. During[...]
If Danny Cartwright had proposed to Beth Wilson the day before, or the day after, he would not have been arrested and charged with the murder of his best friend. And when the four prosecution witnesses are a barrister, a popular actor, an aristocrat and the youngest partner in an established firm's [...]
Cat O' Nine Tales is the sixth collection of irresistible short stories from the master storyteller, illustrated by the internationally acclaimed artist, Ronald Searle, creator of Molesworth. These twelve yarns are so satisfying because they are ingeniously plotted, include richly drawn characters [...]
1945. The vote in the House of Lords as to who should inherit the Barrington family fortune has ended in a tie. The Lord Chancellor's deciding vote will cast a long shadow on the lives of Harry Clifton and Giles Barrington. Harry returns to America to promote his latest novel, while his beloved Emma[...]
Mightier than the Sword opens with an IRA bomb exploding during the MV Buckingham's maiden voyage across the Atlantic - but how many passengers lose their lives? When Harry Clifton visits his publisher in New York, he learns that he has been elected as the new president of English PEN, and immediate[...]
**A Quick Read from the number one bestselling writer and author of Kane and Abel** These four short stories from a master storyteller are packed full of twists and turns. In Stuck on You, Jeremy finds out exactly the best way to steal the perfect ring for his fiancee. Albert celebrates his 100th bi[...]
Mightier than the Sword opens with an IRA bomb exploding during the MV Buckingham's maiden voyage across the Atlantic - but how many passengers lose their lives? When Harry Clifton visits his publisher in New York, he learns that he has been elected as the new president of English PEN, and immediat[...]
Sins of the Father
Jeffrey ArcherIt is only days before Britain declares war on Germany. Harry Clifton, hoping to escape the consequences of a familyscandal, and realizinghe can never marry Emma Barrington, has joined the Merchant Navy. Whena German U-boat sinks his ship, Harry and a handful of s[...]
De hadde bare én ting felles ... William Lowell Kane og Abel Rosnovski; den ene sønn av en millionær fra Boston, den andre en fattig, polsk immigrant. To menn, født på samme dag i slutten av det nittende århundre, i hver sin del av verden. De er skjebnebestemt til å møtes i sin higen etter �[...]
Det var ett ögonblicks verk. Sköterskan som tog den nyfödde tvillingpojken och bytte ut honom mot en baby som dött några minuter tidigare blev aldrig avslöjad.
Nat Cartwright växer upp hos sina föräldrar under blygsamma förhållanden medan tvillingbr[...]
Vincent van Goghs berömda självporträtt, värderat till 70 miljoner pund och åtrått av förmögna konstsamlare världen över, står i centrum i Jeffrey Archers spännande roman. Det är den 11 september 2001 och den unga konstexperten Anna Petrescu har just fått sparken av bankiren och konsts[...]
Danny Cartwright och Spencer Craig har vuxit upp i helt skilda världar. Danny växer upp i arbetarkvarteren i London, lämnar skolan vid femton års ålder och börjar jobba i en bilverkstad. Spencer däremot har gått på fina privatskolor och har blivit lovad en lysande framtid. På en trendig kr[...]
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Han hade två stora kärlekar i livet och en av dem blev hans död
Francis Drake, Robert Scott, Percy Fawcett, Charles Lindbergh, Amy Johnson, Edmund Hillary och Neil Armstrong är alla exempel på människor som lyckats förverkliga till synes ouppn[...]
Två män, två skilda världar. En kväll, en händelse och de två männens liv har förändrats för alltid.
Danny Cartwright och Spencer Craig har vuxit upp i helt skilda världar. Danny växer upp i arbetarkvarteren i London, lämnar skolan vid femton års ålder och börjar jobba i [...]
Han hade två stora kärlekar i livet och en av dem blev hans död ...
Francis Drake, Robert Scott, Percy Fawcett, Charles Lindbergh, Amy Johnson, Edmund Hillary och Neil Armstrong är alla exempel på människor som lyckats förverkliga till synes ouppnåeliga drömmar. De har hyllats oc[...]