A storyteller who turned scandal and ambition into a global publishing empire leaves a divided legacy.

Jeffrey Archer, Novelist and Conservative Politician, Dies at 86

Jeffrey Archer, the British novelist and former Conservative MP, died at 86. He wrote bestsellers including Kane and Abel and Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, which sold over 300 million copies globally. Archer served as MP for Louth and later as deputy chairman of the Conservative Party. His career was marred by a perjury conviction and prison sentence in 2001. He remained a prolific writer until his death.

Source: Jeffrey Archer, Novelist and Conservative Politician, Dies at 86 — The Australian

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