Jeffrey Archer: successful novelist, disgraced politician and convicted liar

Jeffrey Archer, the British novelist and former Conservative politician, has died aged 86. He wrote best-sellers including Kane and Abel, served in the House of Lords, and was convicted of perjury in 2001, receiving a four-year prison sentence. He published novels into his mid-80s and announced his final book in January 2026.

Source: Jeffrey Archer: successful novelist, disgraced politician and convicted liar — BBC

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