Jeffrey Archer
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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 goes in search of the little girl who was found abandoned in her father's office on the night he was killed. When the General Election is called, Giles...
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The Clifton chronicles volume 5
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2015
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English
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Emma Clifton, now the chairman of Barrington Shipping, is facing the repercussions of the IRA attack on the Buckingham. Some board members feel she should resign, but Sebastian Clifton, newly elected to the board, is determined that she'll remain chairman. Sir Giles Barrington is now a minister of the Crown, and looks set for even higher office, until an official trip to Berlin does not end as a diplomatic success. Once again, Giles's political career...
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The Clifton chronicles volume 7
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English
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In Whitehall, Giles Barrington discovers the truth about his wife Karin from the Cabinet Secretary. Is she a spy or a pawn in a larger game? Harry Clifton sets out to write his magnum opus, while his wife Emma completes her 10 years as Chairman of the Bristol Royal Infirmary, and receives an unexpected call from Margaret Thatcher offering her a job. Sebastian Clifton becomes chairman of Farthings Kaufman bank, but only after Hakim Bishara has to resign...
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The Clifton chronicles volume 6
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English
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In this penultimate book in 'The Clifton Chronicles', Harry Clifton remains determined to get Anatoly Babakov released from a gulag in Siberia, following the international success of his acclaimed book, 'Uncle Joe'. Harry's wife, Emma, convinces her new friend Margaret Thatcher to raise the subject with the Russian president when she visits Moscow. But then something unexpected happens that none of them could have anticipated.
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2010
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English
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Millions of readers around the world have relished Jeffrey Archer's short stories. Taking inspiration from his favourite short story writers - F. Scott Fitzgerald, Maupassant, H.H. Munro, W. Somerset Maugham and O. Henry - Jeffrey Archer presents this sixth collection of stories.
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Pan Books
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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At the end of 'The Prodigal Daughter', Florentyna Kane is elected as the first woman President of the United States. When he discovers a plot to kill her, FBI agent Mark Andrews has only six days to prevent the assassins from succeeding.
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Pan
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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Continuing the story of 'Kane and Abel', 'The Prodigal Daughter' sees Florentyna Rosnovski, Abel's daughter, inherit all her father's drive, but none of his wealth. Gifted with beauty and spirit, she sets out in pursuit of the highest office of all.
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Bolinda/Macmillan audio
Pub. Date
2020
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English
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International number one bestselling author Jeffrey Archer is a master of the short story form, creating classic tales beloved by his fans and hitting the top of the bestseller lists. This is a collection of his best-loved stories. Find out what happens to the hapless young detective from Naples who travels to an Italian hillside town to solve a murder and ends up falling in love; and the pretentious schoolboy whose discovery of the origins of his...
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Pan
Pub. Date
2008
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English
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Danny and Beth travel up to the West End to celebrate their engagement. They end the evening in a wine bar where criminal barrister Spencer Craig is celebrating his birthday. Although the two men don't meet, their lives will never be the same. For, an hour later, one of them is arrested for murder, while the other ends up as chief witness.
11) Paths of glory
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Macmillan
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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Some people have dreams that are so outrageous that, if they were to achieve them, their place in history would be guaranteed. But what if one man had such a dream and, when he'd fulfilled it, there was no proof that he had achieved his ambition? 'Paths of Glory' is the story of such a man.
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Pan
Pub. Date
2010
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English
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At first glance, Richard Armstrong and Keith Townsend seemed to have little in common. One was the son of an illiterate peasant, living in a Europe ravaged by war. The other lived in a mansion on the far side of the world while the war was just a piece of news. But they did have one thing in common. Both of them were gamblers.