Author and former politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86
HarperCollins said the author sold more than 300 million books and was remembered as a master storyteller by his editor.
- On Monday, former politician and novelist Jeffrey Archer died at age 86, his publisher Harper Collins said. He passed away "suddenly and peacefully at his home between writing sessions."
- Before his literary success, Archer served as a Conservative MP for five years and later as the party's deputy chairman, eventually becoming a life peer in 1992.
- His political career was paused in 2001 when he was imprisoned for four years for perjury; an Old Bailey jury found he had lied in a libel action against The Star 13 years earlier.
- Following his early release in 2003, Archer returned to the House of Lords until his 2024 retirement, continuing his prolific writing career alongside his political duties.
- Kate Elton, Harper Collins UK chief executive and Archer's editor, called him a "master storyteller" and "editor's dream," praising his commitment to "draft after draft" and the collaborative nature of publishing.
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thisisoxfordshire.co.ukOxford-educated author and former Tory MP Jeffrey Archer dies, aged 86
Jeffrey Archer, a bestselling author and former Conservative politician who was educated at Brasenose College ta the University of Oxford, has died aged 86.
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Bestselling British author Jeffrey Archer has died at the age of 87. His publisher, HarperCollins, said Archer "died suddenly and peacefully at home while writing." Archer sold millions of books worldwide. His final novel, Adam and Eve, was due to be published on October 6.
UK novelist and former politician jailed for lying in libel case, dies at 86
Jeffrey Archer, a British bestselling author who sold more than 300 million book copies in his career and a former politician who was jailed for lying in a high-profile libel case, died Monday.
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