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Best-selling author and former politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86
Overview
Bestselling author and former politician Jeffrey Archer has died at the age of 86. Publisher HarperCollins stated that he passed away suddenly and peacefully at home. Archer had a five-decade writing career, selling over 300 million books such as Kane and Abel and the Clifton Chronicles, alongside his career as a Conservative MP and life peer.
Key points
- Jeffrey Archer died aged 86, according to a statement from his publisher HarperCollins.
- He sold more than 300 million books throughout his five-decade writing career.
- His notable works include the Clifton Chronicles, Kane and Abel, and his final book, Adam and Eve, scheduled for release this month.
- He was a former Conservative MP and was made a life peer in 1992.
- In 2001, he was jailed for perjury and perverting the course of justice following a 1987 libel case against the Daily Star, later returning to the House of Lords until his retirement in 2024.