Mightier than the Sword

· The Clifton Chronicles Book 5 · Pan Macmillan
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Fast-paced and intriguing, Mightier than the Sword is the fifth novel in Jeffrey Archer’s bestselling Clifton Chronicles. Moving towards the end of the 1960s, the Cliftons and the Barringtons come up against sworn enemies and new foes . . .

Following the explosion of an IRA bomb on board the Barrington’s flagship MV Buckingham, Emma Clifton must deal with the repercussions on her family’s shipping business. Meanwhile her old adversary, Lady Virginia Fenwick, plots her downfall.

Bestselling novelist Harry is on a mission to free a fellow author imprisoned in Siberia, even if it costs him everything.

Giles, his brother-in-law, a minister of the Crown, faces his own problems when a diplomatic disaster risks his bid for higher office.

With its devastating twists and turns, Archer’s spellbinding the Clifton Chronicles continues to enthral readers. Continue the bestselling series with Cometh the Hour and This Was a Man.

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4.2
295 reviews
Anurag Srivastava
May 6, 2015
I was disappointed with the first book and the sequel might be a little better.. Having been a Archer fan all my life, i think he should retire now..
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Jill Wright
April 20, 2015
Disappointing end the whole storyline should have been brought together not up to Archers usual standard we should not have to read a chronicle to finish this book!! Obviously i didn't realise it was one of many and more to come still a bit of a poor ending !!!
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Veena Srikanth
April 17, 2015
Archer hasn't lost his touch but his humour and plot is now predictable. However he leaves you wanting more ...
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About the author

Jeffrey Archer, whose novels and short stories include the Clifton Chronicles, Kane and Abel and Cat O’ Nine Tales, is one of the world’s favourite storytellers and has topped the bestseller lists around the world in a career spanning four decades. His work has been sold in ninety-seven countries and in more than thirty-seven languages. He is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction, short stories and non-fiction (The Prison Diaries).

Jeffrey is also an art collector, sports lover, and amateur auctioneer, conducting numerous charity auctions every year. A member of the House of Lords for over a quarter of a century, the author is married to Dame Mary Archer, and they have two sons, two grandsons and a granddaughter.

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