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Back|Bestselling author Jeffrey Archer dies at 86
Bestselling author Jeffrey Archer dies at 86
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BBC UK News·58 minutes ago·Culture·1 min read·🇬🇧United Kingdom

Bestselling author Jeffrey Archer dies at 86

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  • Bestselling author and former Conservative MP Jeffrey Archer has died at age 86.
  • HarperCollins confirmed he died suddenly and peacefully at home on Monday.
  • Archer sold over 300 million books, including the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel.

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Jeffrey Archer was a bestselling author who sold over 300 million books and served as a Conservative MP before being jailed for perjury in 2001.

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Bestselling author and former politician Jeffrey Archer has died at the age of 86.

Archer sold more than 300 million books in his five-decade writing career, including the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, and has often set the novels in his home town of Wellington, Somerset.

In a statement, Archer's publisher HarperCollins said the author died "suddenly and peacefully at home" on Monday.

The former Conservative MP was jailed for perjury in 2001 after being found guilty of lying and cheating in his 1987 libel case against the Daily Star.

His last book, Adam and Eve, is set to be released this month, HarperCollins added, describing him as a "master storyteller" whose readers "meant everything to him".

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  • HarperCollins will release Jeffrey Archer's final book, Adam and Eve, as scheduled this month

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This article was originally published by BBC UK News.

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  • Bestselling author and former Conservative MP Jeffrey Archer has died at age 86.
  • HarperCollins confirmed he died suddenly and peacefully at home on Monday.
  • Archer sold over 300 million books, including the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel.

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