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Druhá časť príbehu Charlieho Trumpera pokrýva obdobie od sklonku štyridsiatych do začiatku sedemdesiatych rokov. Charlie je už úspešným podnikateľom, jeho veľkolepé plány ale zanovito hatí zlomyseľná starena - celoživotná protivníčka Trumperovcov pani Trenthamová. Do centra príbehu sa však dostáva nová generácia: mladý nádejný matematik Daniel Trumper, syn Becky, ktorý začína tušiť pravdu o svojom nemanželskom pôvode, a pekná mladá Austrálčanka Cathy, historička umenia, odchovaná melbournským sirotincom, ktorej najväčšou túžbou je dozvedieť sa niečo o svojich rodičoch. Charlieho Trumpera nezlomí ani nečakaná osobná tragédia a po strhujúcom, takmer detektívnom pátraní sa mu v napínavom finále príbehu podarí objaviť jediného človeka, schopného definitívne zmariť zlovestné plány pani Trenthamovej...

Prvá časť románu o Charliem, ktorý sa odohráva pred 1. svetovou vojnou a počas nej. O chlapcovi, ktorému sa splní detský sen stať sa obchodníkom.

Milión dolárov -to je suma , ktorú kráľ pochybných obchodov Harvey Metcalfe zarobil prefíkaným klamstvom o bohatom nálezisku ropy a prísľubom rýchleho zbohatnutia. Tentokrát však narazil na nepravých, štvorica podvedených sa spolčí proti nemu .Majú jednoduchý plán , pripraviť podvodníka presne o tú istú sumu o ktorú ich pripravil on a to do posledného haliera.

Román Kain a Ábel je pútavo vyrozprávaný príbeh dvoch mužov – ľavobočka chudobného poľského šľachtica a syna bohatého bostonského bankára. Narodili sa v jeden deň na rozličných miestach zemegule a ich diametrálne odlišné osudy sa v dospelosti záhadne spojili a preplietli. Obaja boli mimoriadne bystrí, ambiciózni a pracovití, lenže nenávisť, ktorá medzi nimi rástla, nepriaznivo ovplyvňovala ich pracovný aj súkromný život. Toto nepriateľstvo na život a na smrť akoby nemohla obmäkčiť ani úprimná láska, ktorá sa ich bytostne dotýka. Do deja dramaticky vstúpia aj ich potomkovia – Ábelova dcéra a Kainov syn. Príbeh dvoch mužov a ich rodín je napísaný veľmi živo, plynie ako rieka, je plný vzrušujúceho napätia a čitateľ sa jednoducho nevie odtrhnúť od jeho stránok.

Pútavo vyrozprávaný príbeh o živote Harryho Cliftona sa začína v roku 1920 slovami: „Povedali mi, že otec zomrel vo vojne.“ Otca, dokára z Bristolu, Harry síce nepoznal, no všetko o dokoch ho naučil strýko. Ten od Harryho očakával, že sa po škole pridá k nemu do lodenice. Lenže pomocou daru, o ktorom nikto netušil, vyhrá štipendium na exkluzívnu chlapčenskú školu a jeho život už nikdy nebude ako predtým... Keď Harry prekročí prah dospelosti, konečne sa dozvie, ako v skutočnosti zomrel jeho otec. Ohavná pravda v ňom vyvolá ­pochybnosti, či mu bol vôbec otcom. Je synom prístavného nakladača Arthura ­Cliftona, ktorý celý život strávil v dokoch, alebo je prvorodeným synom potomka z vysokopostavenej rodiny z West Country vlastniacej prepravnú spoločnosť? Tento úvodný román Jeffreyho Archera z čitateľsky úspešnej série Kronika rodu Cliftonovcov nám predstaví rozmanité postavy a prevedie nás cez generácie a oceány až k vypuknutiu vojny, keď sa Harry musí rozhodnúť, či nastúpi na Oxford, alebo sa pridá k námorným silám a pôjde bojovať proti nacistickému Nemecku. Z anglických dokov až do pulzujúcich ulíc v New Yorku autor čitateľa povodí v čase minulého storočia...

Medzinárodný bestseller Kronika rodu Cliftonovcov od autora Jeffreyho Archera má pokračovanie! Po častiach Len čas ukáže, Hriechy otca a Rodinné tajomstvo prichádza štvrtá časť s názvom Splnené želanie. Harry Clifton a jeho manželka Emma sa ponáhľajú do nemocnice, aby zistili osud svojho syna Sebastiana, ktorý mal vážnu autonehodu. Potvrdí sa, že nehodu neprežil? Po odstúpení Rossa Buchanana z predsedníctva Barringtonovej lodnej spoločnosti sa Emma Cliftonová uchádza o toto miesto, zatiaľ čo Don Pedro Martinez sa snaží dosadiť Alexa Fishera, aby zničil rodinnú firmu Barringtonovcov, ktorá plánuje investíciu do luxusnej lode Buckingham. Adoptívna dcéra Harryho a Emmy, Jessica, získa štipendium na prestížnej umeleckej škole v Londýne a zamiluje sa do spolužiaka Clivea Binghama, ktorý ju požiada o ruku. Radosť páru však naruší lady Virginia Fenwicková, stará známa Cliveovej matky. Barringtonovci a Cliftonovci nájdu oporu v novom členovi správnej rady, Cedricovi Hardcastlovi, priamočiarom Yorkshirčanovi, ktorého činy ovplyvnia osudy oboch rodín. Dokážu Cliftonovci a Barringtonovci poraziť všetkých svojich nepriateľov, ktorí sú ochotní zájsť až na hranicu zákona? Štvrtý diel ságy plný lásky, zrady a pomsty vás chytí od prvej vety až po poslednú.

Keby bol Danny Cartwright požiadal Beth Wilsonovú o ruku čo len o deň neskôr, neuväznili by ho a neobvinili, že zavraždil svojho najlepšieho priateľa. A ak sú svedkami obžaloby právnik, obľúbený herec, aristokrat a uznávaný podnikateľ, kto by uveril práve jeho verzii priebehu udalost?

1. Jeffrey Archer-Pomsta-V Londýne sa náhodou stretnú dvaja muži z opačných koncov spoločnosti: nevzdelaný automechanik a svetácky advokát. Ich stretnutie vyústi do súdneho sporu, ktorý sa pre jedného z nich skončí nespravodlivým odsúdením na vysoký trest. Vo väzení začne spriadať plán pomsty. 2. Sophie Kinsellová-Spomínaš si ?-Predstavte si, že máte možnosť zmeniť Váš život: skrotiť kučery do elegantného uzla, dať si vyrovnať zuby, dosiahnuť skvelé postavenie v práci a za manžela si vziať milionára. Otázkou je, či je potom človek šťastnejší. Lexi Smartová sa to dozvie za pár týždňov. 3. Tom Rob Smith-Dieťa 44-Lev Demidov odmietne udať vlastnú ženu a oboch ich vyženú z Moskvy na Sibír. Tam sa zúčastní na vyšetrovaní úmrtia dievčiny, ktoré pripomína smrť iného dieťaťa v Moskve. Sú to jasné vraždy, ale kedže v stalinskom Rusku zločin neexistuje, začne Lev pátrať po vrahovi sám. 4. Sandra Bownová-V šachu-Televízna reportérka Tiel McCoyová sa vydáva na dovolenku do Nového Mexika, keď začuje správu o únose dcéry texaského milionára. Z benzínovej stanice volá svojmu šéfovi a ocitne sa pritom v situácii, z ktorej sa môže vykľuť najväčšia reportérska kauza jej života.

Po prvej časti Len čas ukáže prichádza veľkolepé pokračovanie Hriechy otca. Bolo to len pár dní pred tým, ako Británia vyhlásila vojnu Nemecku. Harry Clifton sa pridáva k posádke obchodnej lode, len čo si uvedomí, že si Emmu Barringtonovú nikdy nebude môcť vziať. Dúfa, že sa jeho odchodom zmiernia následky rodinného škandálu. Keď loď potopí nemecká ponorka, Harryho spolu s hŕstkou námorníkov zachráni parník Kansaská hviezda, na ktorom sa plaví aj ťažko zranený Američan Tom Bradshaw. V tú noc, keď Bradshaw zomiera, sa Harry chopí príležitosti, a keďže chce pochovať vlastnú minulosť, berie na seba jeho identitu. Po príchode do Ameriky ho zatýka polícia za vraždu brata Toma Bradshawa. Obvinený a odkázaný sám na seba nemá ako dokázať svoju skutočnú totožnosť. Harry je pripútaný k minulosti, horšej ako tá, ktorú opustil, a predurčený na budúcnosť, o ktorej sa mu ani nesnívalo.

Detektívka v parlamente pokračuje - tak by sme mohli charakterizovať druhú časť úspešného románu. Naši štyria protagonisti, ktorí iba začínali naplno rozvíjať svoje politické ambície teraz sú už špičkovými politikmi. Po dvadsiatich rokoch striedavo v koalícií i opozícií sa z nich stali poslanci, ovládajúci parlamentnú reč i poriadok.

Dobrodružný životopisný román o jednom zo špičkových horolezcov svojich čias je nielen napínavým príbehom muža a jeho dvoch najväčších lások, ale aj verným obrazom prvých desaťročí 20. storočia v Európe a Ázii s ich kľúčovými historickými okamihmi, čo sa významne odrazili na súkromnom i verejnom živote mladého Angličana. Jeho veľkosť spočívala najmä v kombinácii vlastností, ako je skromnosť, silná vôľa a cieľavedomosť. Faktografické podklady – listy Malloryho a jeho ženy, zaujímavé reálie a vedľajšie postavy známe z anglickej histórie dodávajú pútavému rozprávaniu nielen hlbokú presvedčivosť, ale najmä pôsobivý dramatický rozmer.

Connor Fitzgerald je profesionál nad profesionálov. Ako mladý vojak vo vietnamskej vojne dostal medailu za statočnosť a čestnosť, keď utiekol zo zajatia a pritom zachránil život aj svojmu veliteľovi. Ten sa stále cíti byť jeho dlžníkom a CIA potrebuje takých ľudí - odvážnych a nepremožiteľných. Musia sa riadiť jedenástym prikázaním - Nikdy sa nedáš chytiť!

V tichom oddelení pôrodnice zomrie novorodenec, kým bratia-dvojčatá sa tešia dobrému zdraviu. Jednej matke ráno povedia, že jej jediné dieťa je v poriadku. Druhá matka sa dozvie, že jeden z jej synov nešťastne zomrel... Nathaniel Cartwright a Fletcher Davenport sú dvojčatá, ktoré tajne rozdelili po narodení. Vychovali ich v rozdielnych svetoch a obaja sa rozvíjalí medzi tými najlepšími a najbystrejšími rovesníkmi. V dobe násilných zmien, voľnej lásky a nekritických ambícií odchádza Nat do vojny a Fletcher sa zapája do politického boja. Všetky ich rozhodnutia –v láske a kariére, v čase tragédií a triumfov – sa podobajú ako vajce vajcu... Až kým ich nespojí vražda vysokopostavenej osoby. Kým z nich ťažký politický boj nespraví súperov. Kým sa desiatky rokov staré tajomstvo náhle neodhalí... vtedy dvaja mocní muži musia čeliť putám osudu a šťastia

Medzinárodný bestseller od Jeffreyho Archera pokračuje tretím dielom s názvom Rodinné tajomstvo. Londýn 1945. Po nerozhodnom hlasovaní v Snemovni lordov je na lordovi kancelárovi, aby určil dediča majetku Barringtonovcov - Harryho Cliftona alebo Gilesa Barringtona. Toto rozhodnutie zásadne ovplyvní budúcnosť oboch mladých mužov. Harry sa vracia do Ameriky, aby propagoval svoju knihu, zatiaľ čo Emma pátra po dievčatku nájdenom v otcovej kancelárii v noci jeho vraždy. Giles Barrington sa pripravuje na parlamentné voľby, no čelí nečakanému protikandidátovi. Jeho synovec Sebastian získava štipendium na Cambridge, no po podmienečnom vylúčení sa ocitá v medzinárodnom podvode, v ktorom zohráva kľúčovú úlohu socha od Augusta Rodina, jejž hodnota prevyšuje aukčnú cenu v Sotheby's. Tento tretí diel pokračuje v pútavej ságe rodín Cliftonovcov a Barringtonovcov, pričom Archer opäť prináša napínavé čítanie, ktoré zaujme od prvej strany.

Jeffrey Archer vo svojom novom dvojdielnom románe vyrozpráva čitateľovi príbeh dvoch výnimočných mužov našej doby. Príbeh, ktorý môže tak presvedčivo podať iba skutočný znalec ľudských charakterov i románového prostredia, a prirodzene, majstrovský prozaik. Jeffrey Archer je najpredávanejším britským autorom. Roku 1992 mu na počesť kráľovniných narodením udelili šľachtický titul.

Autor tvrdí, že iba jedna poviedka je dielom jeho fantázie, všetky ostatné vychádzajú z reálneho života.

Román je príbeh štyroch mladých politikov,poslancov parlamentu.Pochádzajú z rozličných vrstiev,osobný i citový život každého z nich je iný a jedinečný.

Adam Scott prežíva svoju prvú veľkú lásku. Z Anglicka spolu letia do Ženevy ,aby si vyzdvihol tajomnú ikonu z banky, ktorú mu zanechal v testamente otec.No stane sa niečo neočakávané .Záhadná vražda peknej priateľky prevráti jeho život naruby.

Vzrušujúce a napínavé vyšetrovanie zločinu, na pozadí ktorého sa rozvinie vzťah mladého agenta FBI so senátorovou dcérou.

Britský autor ponúka sugestívny príbeh o tragickej postave dejín, Judášovi Iškariotskom. Vydáva sa po jeho stopách a na základe novozákonných evanjelií predkladá čitateľovi novú verziu dávnej histórie.

Druhá kniha ságy britského spisovatele a politika je pokračováním knihy Kane a Abel. Abel pokračuje jako luxusní hoteliér a z neúspěšného manželství má jedinou dceru. Kane se stane ředitelem velké banky, má šťastné manželství a 3 děti. Oba se přihlásí jako dobrovolníci za 2. svět. války, ale Abel stále touží po pomstě a postupně skupuje akcie Kaneovy banky. Je zapleten do politických machinací a obviněn z úplatkářství. Abelova dcera a jediný Kaneův syn se do sebe zamilují, aniž by věděli o nepřátelství otců a přes jejich odpor uzavírají manželství. Abel dovádí svou pomstu do konce a až po smrti Kanea se dozví, kdo jako jediný mu důvěřoval v počátcích jeho kariéry.... celý text

This Was a Man opens with a shot being fired, but who pulled the trigger, and who lives and who dies? 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 ten 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 for personal reasons. Sebastian and Samantha’s talented daughter, Jessica, is expelled from the Slade School of Fine Art, but her aunt Grace comes to her rescue. Meanwhile, Lady Virginia is about to flee the country to avoid her creditors when the Duchess of Hertford dies, and she sees another opportunity to clear her debts and finally trump the Cliftons and Barringtons. In a devastating twist, tragedy engulfs the Clifton family when one of them receives a shocking diagnosis that will throw all their lives into turmoil. This Was a Man is the captivating final installment of the Clifton Chronicles, a series of seven novels that has topped the bestseller lists around the world, and enhanced Jeffrey Archer’s reputation as a master storyteller.

Patnáct povídek, patnáct originálních příběh - napínavých, dojemných i fascinujících… Zjistěte co se stane s bezradným mladým detektivem z Neapole, který cestuje do malého městečka vysoko v horách, aby pátral po zločinci v povídce “Kdo zabil starostu?”. Zažijte “Zásadní obrat” spolu s mladíkem, jehož život se nečekaně promění poté, co se dozví, odkud pochází otcovo bohatství. Seznamte se s doktorkou Burbageovou, která se v příběhu “Džentlmen a učenkyně” rozhodne postavit kolegům na universitě a prosadit se v do té doby mužském prostředí. Vydejte se stopem se studentkou Kelley, která se během svého dobrodružství v povídce “Promarněná hodina” dozví víc, než by si vůbec dokázala představit. Bestsellerový autor Jeffrey Archer se i v této povídkové knize inspiroval skutečnými lidmi, s nimiž se setkal, příběhy, které zaslechl, i zeměmi, které procestoval. Ponořte se do jeho vyprávění plného napínavých a úsměvných okamžiků i nečekaných konců.

Dva roky po válce v Perském zálivu nastupuje do úřadu americký prezident Clinton. Irácký diktátor Saddám Hussajn se rozhodne znemožnit jej hned zpočátku a irácká tajná služba za podpory mezinárodního zločinu uspořádá důmyslnou akci, v níž se jí podaří ukrást nejdůležitější americký dokument Prohlášení nezávislosti. Americká CIA a izraelský Mossad naopak usilují o likvidaci iráckého diktátora a tak probíhají promyšlené a napínavé a divoké akce. Agent CIA Scott Bradley a agentka Mossadu Hana Kopecová mají jen pár dnů k symbolickému i faktickému zachování demokratického světa.

Charlie Trumper's dreams of running his grandfather's Eat London fruit and vegetable barrow are realized when his grandfather dies, but the onset of War World I takes him into the path of a dangerous enemy whose legacy of evil follows Charlie and his family for generations.

Mladá kunsthistorička, pracující pro newyorského bankéře, má podezření, že klienti banky, kteří vlastní cenná umělecká díla, často umírají za podivných okolností. Dětská psycholožka se snaží pomoci záhadnému děvčátku, které se náhle objevilo z lesů, zanedbané a vyděšené. Mickey Haller, advokát bez kanceláře, pracuje na zadním sedadle vozu Lincoln, aby byl blízko svým klientům, jako jsou opilí řidiči a drogoví překupníci. Pro něj není právo otázkou viny či neviny, ale manipulace a vyjednávání. Když ho osloví playboy z Beverly Hills obviněný z napadení ženy, získává Haller prvního dobře placeného klienta a věří, že obhajuje nevinného. Avšak po vraždě policejního vyšetřovatele, který se přiblížil k pravdě, Haller zjistí, že přehlédl přítomnost skutečného zla. Aby unikl nebezpečí, musí využít všechny své schopnosti a zmanipulovat systém, kterému přestal důvěřovat. Krátce před největším dostihem sezony je unesen favorit, plnokrevník Cajun King. Novinář Ben Copperfield se o únosu dozvídá jako jeden z prvních, ale musí slíbit majiteli koně, že tuto informaci nezveřejní. Jeho profesionální zvědavost ho však nutí pátrat po okolnostech případu, což může být pro někoho nebezpečné.

A bomb detonates, leaving the fate of passengers on the MV Buckingham uncertain. Upon arriving in New York, Harry learns from his publisher, Harold Guinzberg, that he has been elected president of English PEN, allowing him to advocate for the release of fellow author Anatoly Babakov, imprisoned in a Russian Gulag for his revealing book about working for Josef Stalin. Harry's commitment to Babakov's cause puts his own life at risk. Meanwhile, Emma Clifton, now Chairman of Barrington Shipping, faces backlash from the IRA bombing of her ship, with some board members urging her resignation while others, including newly elected Sebastian Clifton, support her leadership. Giles Barrington, now a Minister of the Crown, encounters political turmoil following an unsuccessful diplomatic trip to East Germany, exacerbated by Major Alex Fisher's decision to challenge him in the upcoming general election. Sebastian proposes to his girlfriend Samantha, who initially accepts but later withdraws her commitment upon discovering his secretive actions. The narrative culminates in two court trials: a high-profile libel case in London involving Emma and Lady Virginia Fenwick, and a show trial in Russia where Harry is arrested as a spy. Thus unfolds the fifth installment of the Clifton Chronicles.

Cometh the Hour opens with the reading of a suicide note, which has devastating consequences for Harry and Emma Clifton, Giles Barrington and Lady Virginia. Cometh the Hour is the penultimate book in the Clifton Chronicles and, like the five previous novels - all of which went to number one on the Sunday Times bestseller list - showcases Jeffrey Archer's extraordinary storytelling with his trademark twists.

Co se stane, když o vašem osudu rozhodne hozená mince? Leningrad, 1968. Už od útlého věku je jasné, že je Alexander Karpenko předurčen vést své krajany. Jeho otec je však zavražděn KGB a pokud chtějí Alexander a jeho matka přežít, musí z Ruska uprchnout. V docích jsou postaveni před osudovou volbu - poplují do Ameriky, nebo do Velké Británie? Alexander nechává rozhodnutí náhodě a hodí si mincí… V jediném okamžiku je o jeho budoucnosti rozhodnuto a příběh se větví do dvou paralelních rovin. Sledujeme třicet let života Alexe, který se vydal do New Yorku, stejně jako osudy Saši, který se usadil v Londýně. Oba si však nakonec uvědomí, že budou muset čelit minulosti, kterou za sebou zanechali jako Alexander v Rusku. Kreativní dílo z pera bestsellerového vypravěče Archera nabízí poutavý příběh, který je - jak je tomu u autora zvykem - plný nečekaných zvratů.

Román sleduje téměř třicetiletou politickou kariéru čtyř poslanců Dolní sněmovny britského parlamentu. V prosinci r.1964, kdy se po třinácti letech dostávají k moci labouristé, se ujímají svých mandátů čtyři ambiciózní, schopní a vzdělaní mladí muži různého původu, stranické příslušnosti i charakteru. Konzervativní stranu zastupují dva absolventi Oxfordské univerzity: Charles Seymour, druhorozený syn skotského hraběte, a Simon Kerslake, pocházející ze skromných poměrů rodiny advokáta. Za labouristy je zvolen právník Raymond Gould, syn řezníka z Leedsu, a Andrew Fraser, jehož otec působil jako konzervativní primátor Edinburghu. Během střídajících se vlád H.Wilsona, E.Heathe, J.Callaghana a M.Thatcherové postupují od nižších úřednických funkcí a postavení náměstků na místa ministrů, předsedů stran a jeden z nich získá nakonec i nejvyšší post premiéra. Autor, vycházející z vlastních bohatých zkušeností, zasvěceně líčí prostředí parlamentních rozprav, interpelací, hlasování i volebních kampaní.

When an aristocratic old lady is brutally murdered in her country home the night before 9/11, it takes all the resources of the FBI and Interpol to work out the connection between her and the possible motive for her death -- a priceless Van Gogh painting. It's a young woman in the North Tower when the first plane crashed into the building who has the courage and determination to take on both sides of the law and avenge the old lady's death. Anna Petrescu is missing, presumed dead, after 9/11 and she uses her new status to escape from America, only to be pursued across the world from Toronto to London, to Hong Kong, Tokyo and Bucharest, but it is only when she returns to New York that the mystery unfolds. Why are so many people willing to risk their own lives and others' to own the Van Gogh Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear?

Story telling of the highest calibre 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 has written five bestselling collections over the years and this is his sixth volume of stories.Jeffrey has a natural aptitude for short stories which are stylish, witty and entertaining. His mastery of characterisation and suspense, combined with a gift for the unexpected, jaw-dropping plot twist, show him at the height of his powers and demonstrate why he is one of Britain's bestselling authors. All of Jeffrey's collections of short stories have been top ten bestsellers and he is undoubtedly the bestselling English-language short story writer of our times.

Jeffrey Archer was sentenced to four years' imprisonment at 12.07pm on Thursday 19t July 2001. Within six hours, Prisoner FF8282, as he is now known, was on suicide watch in the medical wing of Belmarsh top security prison in south London. This, he discovered, is standard procedure for first-time offenders on their first night in jail.

Svazek obsahuje zkrácené verze čtyř úspěšných románů od amerických a anglických autorů. Doplněno krátkými medailonky uvedených autorů. Kniha obsahuje tyto tituly: Llewellyn, Sam: Stín v písčinách Archer, Jeffery: Jedenácté přikázání Graham, Janice: Plameny lásky Clark-Higgins, Mary: Dělej, že ji nevidíš

"Dispute over land and kingdom may lie at the heart of this story of war between cousins, the Pandavas and the Kouravas, but the Mahabharata is about conflicts of dharma. These conflicts are immense and various, singular and commonplace. Throughout the epic, characters face them with no clear indications of what is right and what is wrong; there are no absolute answers. Thus every possible human emotion features in the Mahabharata, the reason the epic continues to hold sway over our imagination."--Cover.

Connor Fitzgerald is a professional's professional. Holder of the Medal of Honor. Devoted family man. Servant of his country. But for the past twenty-eight years, Fitzgerald has been leading a double life as the CIA's most deadly assassin. And only days before his retirement from the CIA, he comes across an enemy who, for the first time, even he cannot handle. The enemy is his own boss - Helen Dexter - the director of the CIA. Dexter's stranglehold on the agency is threatened by one decision, and her only hope of survival is to destroy Fitzgerald. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, a formidable new foe is threatening the United States: a ruthless hard-line Russian president, who is determined to force a new military confrontation between the two superpowers. From emergency meetings in the Oval Office to a Russian mafya boss's luxurious hideaway outside St. Petersburg, The Eleventh Commandment sweeps readers off their feet from the first paragraph. As in Jeffrey Archer's previous bestsellers, The Eleventh Commandment features enough plot-twisting ingenuity, exotic characterization, and narrative surprise to take the art of thriller writing to a new level. In his latest novel, Jeffrey Archer is at the peak of his page-turning powers.

The magnificant story of love and politics that continues the saga of 'Kane and Abel'.

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 with his previous collections. In The Short, The Long and The Tall the master storyteller joins forces with renowned illustrator Paul Cox, to re-imagine twenty of Jeffrey Archer's most popular and feted short stories alongside beautifully rendered watercolour illustrations. 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 father's wealth changes his life forever. Revel in the stories of the woman who dares to challenge the men at her Ivy League university during the 1930s, and another young woman who thumbs a lift and has an encounter she will never forget. Discover the haunting story about four men whose characters are tested to the point of death. Finally, a short parable about how pointless war is, and how decent people are caught up in the crossfire of their leaders' ambitions. This will be a must-buy for dedicated fans of both the author and illustrator's work.

4 Jeffrey Archer Novels -Kane and AbelThe Prodigal DaughterNot a Penny More, Not a Penny LessA Quiver Full of Arrows

Contains "A Matter of Honour", "Shall We Tell the President" and "First Among Equals". All three books are political thrillers, the first echoes the life of the author, the second follows the career of Florentyna Kane and the third looks at four men and their dream of becoming Prime Minister.

Turn a Blind Eye is the third instalment in the gripping story of Detective Inspector William Warwick, by the master storyteller and Sunday Times number one bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles. William Warwick, now a Detective Inspector, is tasked with a dangerous new line of work, to go undercover and expose crime of another kind: corruption at the heart of the Metropolitan Police Force. His team is focused on following Detective Jerry Summers, a young officer whose lifestyle appears to exceed his income. But as a personal relationship develops with a member of William's team, it threatens to compromise the whole investigation. Meanwhile, a notorious drug baron goes on trial, with the prosecution case led by William's father and sister. And William's wife Beth, now a mother to twins, renews an old acquaintance who appears to have turned over a new leaf, or has she? As the undercover officers start to draw the threads together, William realizes that the corruption may go deeper still, and more of his colleagues than he first thought might be willing to turn a blind eye. 'Peerless master of the page-turner' - Daily Mail

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 this time Harvey has swindled the wrong men. They band together and shadow him from the casinos of Monte Carlo to the high-stakes windows at Ascot and the hallowed lawns of Oxford. Their plan is simple: to sting the crook for exactly what they lost. To the penny."Marvelously plotted, with just the right amounts of romance, wit and savoir-faire" - Publishers Weekly

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 this time Harvey has swindled the wrong men. They band together and shadow him from the casinos of Monte Carlo to the high-stakes windows at Ascot and the hallowed lawns of Oxford. Their plan is simple: to sting the crook for exactly what they lost. To the penny."Marvelously plotted, with just the right amounts of romance, wit and savoir-faire" - Publishers Weekly

Connor Fitzgerald will not have to worry about retirement from the CIA if he cannot stay alive long enough to thwart a hard driving Russian president from beginning World War III.

The gripping new instalment in the William Warwick series, An Eye for an Eye, is available to pre-order now! 24 hours to stop the crime of the century The race against time is about to begin... THE TOWER OF LONDON... Impenetrable. Well protected. Secure. Home to the most valuable jewels on earth. But once a year, the Metropolitan Police must execute the most secret operation in their armoury when they transport the Crown Jewels across London. SCOTLAND YARD... For four years, Chief Superindendent William Warwick - together with his second-in-command Inspector Ross Hogan - has been in charge of the operation. And for four years it's run like clockwork. THE HEIST... But this year, everything is about to change. Because master criminal Miles Faulkner has set his heart on pulling off the most outrageous theft in history - and with a man on the inside, the odds are in his favour. Unless Warwick and Hogan can stop him before it's too late... An unputdownable new thriller from the master storyteller 'Archer always delivers, and this heist thriller hits the spot again' The Sun 'Archer can still tell a gripping yarn' The Sunday Times 'Probably the greatest storyteller of our age' Mail on Sunday 'If there were a Nobel Prize for storytelling, Archer would win' Daily Telegraph 'Peerless master of the page turner' Daily Mail

The New York Times bestselling novel - an unputdownable story of murder, revenge and betrayal from international number one bestseller Jeffrey Archer. THE CLOCK IS TICKING IN THIS ROLLERCOASTER RIDE OF A THRILLER... In London, the Metropolitan Police set up a new Unsolved Murders Unit - a cold case squad - to catch the criminals nobody else can. In Geneva, millionaire art collector Miles Faulkner - convicted of forgery and theft - was pronounced dead two months ago. So why is his unscrupulous lawyer still representing a dead client? On a luxury liner en route to New York, the battle for power within a wealthy dynasty is about to turn to murder. And at the heart of all three investigations are Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick, rising star of the Met, and ex-undercover operative Ross Hogan, brought in from the cold. But can they catch the killers before it's too late? Praise for Jeffrey Archer: "Archer is a master entertainer." --Time "Cunning plots, silken style...Archer plays a cat-and-mouse game with the reader." --The New York Times "One of the top ten storytellers in the world." --Los Angeles Times "A storyteller in the class of Alexandre Dumas." --The Washington Post Over My Dead Body was a New York Times bestseller November 7th 2021.

Collected together in one volume, the complete short stories of Britain's bestselling author, 'the greatest storyteller of our age' -- Mail on Sunday. Millions of readers around the world have relished Jeffrey Archer's short stories. His first collection, A Quiver Full of Arrows, was acclaimed by The Times as 'stylish, witty and entertaining...Jeffrey Archer has a natural aptitude for short stories.' Publishers Weekly wrote: 'Somerset Maugham never penned anything so swift or urbanely witty as this.' Of his second collection, A Twist in the Tale, the New York Times said: 'Jeffrey Archer plays a subtle cat-and-mouse game with the reader in twelve original stories that end, more often than not, with our collective whiskers twitching in surprise', and The Times concluded that it was 'certain to delight his many fans'. His third, Twelve Red Herrings, was described by the Daily Express as 'outstanding...white-knuckle suspense and witty denouements', and by the Daily Mail as 'an exemplary collection of short stories'. These thirty-six stories show Jeffrey Archer at the peak of his form. His mastery of characterisation and suspense, combined with a gift for the unexpected plot twist, demo

Find out what happens to the hapless young detective from Naples who travels to an Italian hillside town to solve a murder and the pretentious schoolboy whose discovery of the origins of his father's wealth changes his life forever. Follow the stories of the woman who dares to challenge the men at her Ivy League university during the 1930s, and another young woman who thumbs a lift and has an encounter of a lifetime.

HONOUR AMONG THIEVES Who would pay a billion dollars to humiliate America? The time, 1993. The place, Washington DC. Of the adversaries in the Gulf War, the sole survivor is Saddam Hussein. And Saddam is planning a revenge so diabolical that the United States will be left with no choice but to retaliate ... KANE & ABEL They had only one thing in-common ... William Lowell Kane and Abel Rosnovski, one the son of a Boston millionaire, the other a penniless Polish immigrant — two men born on the same day on opposite sides of the world, their paths destined to cross in the ruthless struggle to build an empire. An unputdownable tale, spanning sixty years, of two powerful men linked by an all-consuming hatred, brought together by fate and finally destroy ... each other. to save ...

Discover the gripping new novel from international bestseller Jeffrey Archer that promises to be unputdownable. Don't miss your chance to pre-order this exciting release!

In the Central Criminal Court, the Old Bailey Sir David Metcalfe, distinguished QC and Chairman of the Bar Council, is conducting the most important defense of his career - his own. Accused of the willful murder of his terminally ill wife, Sir David finds himself locked in legal combat with his old rival, Sir Anthony Blair Booth QC, prosecuting counsel.|3 women, 11 men

Set in London in 1988, this gripping tale follows Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick and his team as they investigate vulnerabilities within the Royalty Protection Command amid the nation's obsession with the "people's princess." A rogue organization threatens the Crown, raising suspense about their next target.

A captivating standalone novel from number one bestseller and sublime storyteller Jeffrey Archer. Can one man achieve his destiny?

The No 1. bestseller continues his forceful account of life inside the British penal system.

William Warwick has been promoted to Detective Sergeant, but his promotion means that he, along with the rest of his team, have been reassigned to the Drugs Squad. They are immediately tasked with apprehending Assem Rashidi, a notorious drug dealer, who operates his extensive network out of South London.As the investigation progresses, William runs into enemies old and new: Adrian Heath, from his school days, now a street dealer who he convinces to turn informer; and financier Miles Faulkner, who makes a mistake that could finally see him put behind bars. Meanwhile, William and his fiancée Beth enjoy making preparations for their upcoming wedding, though an unpleasant surprise awaits them at the altar.As William's team closes the net around a criminal network like none they have ever faced before, he devises a trap they would never expect, one that is hidden in plain sight...

The final volume in Archer's essential account of life inside the penal system.

This is not a detective story, this is a story about a detective. William Warwick is eight when he decides to join the police force. Resolute in the face of his prominent QC father's objections, William graduates in Art History from university and immediately enrols as a constable in th Metropolitan Police. Gaining insight from his first mentor, an experienced, world-weary constable, his keen mind quickly takes him into a role in Scotland Yard's Art and Antiques unit and his first case : the recovery of a Rembrandt stolen from the Fitzmolean Museum. It will take skill and tenacity for William to solve the crime, and along the way he will encounter many who will change his life, from miles Faulkner, a crooked art collector, and his influencial lawyer - who bends the law to the point of breaking - to research assistant Beth Rainsford, a woman with secrets who he falls hopelessly in love with ... William Warwick's destiny is set, the only question is, how far will his ambition take him ?

The latest collection from the master storyteller. The fourteen - all new - stories show Jeffrey Archer's great skills with a wide variety of character, of subject and of setting, but all with that trademark twist in the tail. Every reader will have their own favourites: the choices run from love at first sight across the railway tracks to the cleverest of confidence tricks, from the quirks of the legal profession to the creative financial talents of a member of Her Majesty's diplomatic service. One of the most intriguing describes a woman who only appears to her lover every six years. And one of the most powerful is the story of a wealthy man who declares himself bankrupt in order to discover which of his family and friends will support him. The last story, 'The Grass is Always Greener', is possibly the best piece Archer has written. To Cut a Long Story Short is Jeffrey Archer's fourth story collection, and shows him at the top of his form.

"Jeffrey Archer has been acclaimed as 'probably the greatest storyteller of our age' and 'a storyteller in the class of Alexandre Dumas'. As a writer of short stories he has been called 'stylish, witty and constantly entertaining' by The Times, while Publishers Weekly wrote: 'Somerset Maugham never penned anything so swift or urbanely witty as this.' This third collection of Jeffrey Archer's stories surpasses either of its predecessors, and will enhance his reputation even further." - back cover.

Twelve short stories with a twist in the ending from Jeffrey Archer, the author of "Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less", "Kane and Abel" and, most recently, the play, "Beyond Reasonable Doubt".

"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 and have deliciously unexpected conclusions. They feature the mad, the bad and the dangerous to know as well as some more poignant and telling characters. Many of these stories came to Archer while he was incarcerated for two years in five different prisons, and so they have a prison theme. Others were inspired since he was released, but all in all they confirm his position as one of the best storytellers alive today. 'Stylish, witty and constantly entertaining... Jeffrey Archer has a natural aptitude for short stories' "The Times"

Connor Fitzgerald is a professional's professional. Holder of the Medal of Honor. Devoted family man. Servant of his country. But for the past twenty-eight years, Fitzgerald has been leading a double life as the CIA's most deadly assassin. And only days before his retirement from the CIA, he comes across an enemy who, for the first time, even he cannot handle. The enemy is his own boss - Helen Dexter - the director of the CIA. Dexter's stranglehold on the agency is threatened by one decision, and her only hope of survival is to destroy Fitzgerald. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, a formidable new foe is threatening the United States: a ruthless hard-line Russian president, who is determined to force a new military confrontation between the two superpowers.From emergency meetings in the Oval Office to a Russian mafya boss's luxurious hideaway outside St. Petersburg, The Eleventh Commandment sweeps readers off their feet from the first paragraph. As in Jeffrey Archer's previous bestsellers, The Eleventh Commandment features enough plot-twisting ingenuity, exotic characterization, and narrative surprise to take the art of thriller writing to a new level. In his latest novel, Jeffrey Archer is at the peak of his page-turning powers.

Saddam Hussein's latest plan to embarrass the United States is to steal the Declaration of Independence and publicly burn it on July 4, 1993. He hires a forger who makes an exact duplicate of the document. There's one problem: which is the real Declaration?

A book of short stories from one of the most popular novelists of our time

The final volume of Jeffrey Archer's prison diaries covers the period of his transfer from Wayland to his eventual release on parole in July 2003.

Harvey Metcalfe, ein reicher Betrüger, hat vier wohlhabende Männer um ihr Vermögen gebracht. Doch seine Opfer verbünden sich, um ihn mit seinen eigenen Methoden zu überlisten und wollen ihn um die verlorene Million US-Dollar erleichtern. Ein riskantes Spiel entfaltet sich.