Jeffrey ArcherReviews

Absolutely wonderful to step right into the same group of characters readers of this series are already so familiar with and what a series of tightly told interwoven and eventful stories. Archer continues to produce these tales!!!! Thank goodness!!!

Didn't read.

In the latest installment, William is still being vexed by Miles Faulkner. After William is promoted, and Beth is offered the job as the director of the Fitzmolean Gallery, they are both involved in schemes where Faulkner is trying to outwit them.
William is tasked with protecting the crown jewels from being stolen, and Beth has to reclaim the artwork that Miles has in his NYC apartment and exchange it for the copy hanging in the museum. Their children play a pivotal role in the solving of one of the heists.
Always enjoyable to read a Jeffrey Archer novel.

Abridged and read by Byron Jennings, the audio of this mystery, set in an interesting variety of locations, not the least of which is New York's Twin Towers on 9/11, was an interesting listen. The art theme inspired my husband and I to visit a couple of museums over the course of the 3 weeks we took listening to it on drives to and from work.

Archer can be relied on to write a page-turner in perfect English and without resorting to sex, swearing or violence. This is the 4th in the William Warwick series and I’m looking forward to the next two episodes that will close the series.

WOW! If I could give this book more than 5 stars, I totally would.

First, thanks to St. Martins Press for sending me an Advanced Readers Copy of this book.

Second, I loved, loved, loved this book! I first started reading Jeffrey Archer's book in the early 90s when my husband introduced me to the Kane and Abel series. After reading that series, I was hooked on his writing style and the stories. I've read pretty much every single one of them. This one was one of his best. If you read the Clifton Chronicles, you may remember that Harry Clifton is a writer and he "wrote" "Heads You Win". This book, like all of his others, get you hooked almost immediately and don't stop until the last word. This tells the story of Alex and his mother, Elena. They escape Leningrad by flipping a coin to determine whether they head to London or New York. Upon their arrival (I'm not divulging where they end up), the story continues playing out their lives in their new home.

Fabulous book....down to the last sentence.

Wow! This book deserves more than 5 stars. I have never been disappointed by a Jeffrey Archer book and this one is no exception.

He has a series of books called the Clifton Chronicles which is about the Clifton family. One of the members of the family is Harry Clifton, who is an author that writes mystery books. His mystery character is William Warwick. This book is Mr. Archer's interpretation of what Harry Clifton's book would have been.

William is a young detective working in the Arts & Antiquities section at Scotland Yard. He is brought into an investigation of a stolen Rembrandt painting. During this investigation, William meets Beth and they fall in love. Beth's father is in prison for a murdering his best friend and co-worker. William's father and sister are both lawyers and he convinces them to re-open the investigation into this matter.

This series is getting better as it progresses. I particularly enjoyed the courtroom drama that Archer can do so well. The cliffhanger ending didn’t have me rushing to the shelves to retrieve the next book, but I will certainly look forward to it sooner rather than later.

Suspense

Espionage

Family Saga

Family Drama

Family Drama

Suspense

Intrigue

Family Saga

Mystery

History

Family Saga

Suspense

I have been enjoying the Clifton Chronicles series, but I found this one a bit too predictable. Still an interesting story line and I enjoyed the book. The characters in the series are interesting, although I do find the female characters to be somewhat one-dimensional even though they are often portrayed as strong, successful women.

My least favorite of the three so far in the Clifton series, but a cliffhanger ending, for sure.

Archer tells a good story, but as in other books, his characters are a little flat.

Again, good story, but characters have little dimension.

Book one of a multi-generational family saga with enough scandals and secrets to make it a page turner.