British novelist and former politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86
Jeffrey Archer, who sold more than 300 million books worldwide and was jailed for perjury in 2001, has died aged 86, HarperCollins said on Monday.
London, United Kingdom. Jeffrey Archer, the best-selling British novelist and former Conservative politician who was jailed for lying in a high-profile libel case, has died aged 86, his publisher HarperCollins said on Monday.
Literary career
Archer sold more than 300 million copies worldwide and was known for fast-paced thrillers, including his 1976 debut, “Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less”, and “Kane & Abel”. His final novel, “Adam and Eve”, is due to be published this month.
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Politics and conviction
Archer was also a prominent Conservative politician. He briefly served as a lawmaker before becoming a senior party official under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the mid-1980s.
His political career was marked by a public downfall in 2001, when he was convicted of perjury and perverting the course of justice and sentenced to four years’ imprisonment.
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