Jeffrey Archer

The race against time is about to begin. The Tower of London. Impenetrable. Well protected. Secure. Home to the most valuable jewels on earth. But once a year, the Metropolitan Police must execute the most secret operation in their armoury when they transport the Crown Jewels across London. Scotland Yard. For four years, Chief Superindendent William Warwick - together with his second-in-command Inspector Ross Hogan - has been in charge of the operation....

'Be Careful What You Wish For' opens with Harry Clifton and his wife Emma rushing to hospital to learn the fate of their son Sebastian, who has been involved in a fatal car accident. But who died, Sebastian or his best friend Bruno? When Ross Buchanan is forced to resign as chairman of the Barrington Shipping Company, Emma Clifton wants to replace him. But Don Pedro Martinez intends to install his puppet, the egregious Major Alex Fisher, in order...

This is one of the most successful collections of short stories ever to be published by Jeffrey Archer, author of 'First Among Equals' and 'Kane and Abel'.

At the end of 'The Prodigal Daughter', Florentyna Kane is elected as the first woman President of the United States. When he discovers a plot to kill her, FBI agent Mark Andrews has only six days to prevent the assassins from succeeding.

The 14 stories in 'To Cut a Long Story Short' follow in the tradition of Jeffrey Archer's storytelling, with a variety of characters, subjects and settings, but all with a twist in the tail.

Harvey Metcalfe, lifelong king of shady deals, uses empty promises of an oil bonanza to con one million dollars from a group of four men. But this time Harvey has swindled the wrong men, for they band together to get their own back.

Some people have dreams that are so outrageous that, if they were to achieve them, their place in history would be guaranteed. But what if one man had such a dream and, when he'd fulfilled it, there was no proof that he had achieved his ambition? 'Paths of Glory' is the story of such a man.

These four short stories from a master storyteller are packed full of twists and turns. Jeremy finds out exactly the best way to steal the perfect ring for his fiancee. Albert celebrates his 100th birthday, and is pleased to be sent The Queen's Birthday Telegram. In Russia, businessman Richard plots the ideal way to murder his wife. And as Diana, a busy single mother, drives to have dinner with friends, she realises that a black van is following her....

Millions of readers around the world have relished Jeffrey Archer's short stories. Taking inspiration from his favourite short story writers - F. Scott Fitzgerald, Maupassant, H.H. Munro, W. Somerset Maugham and O. Henry - Jeffrey Archer presents this sixth collection of stories.