Lord Jeffrey Archer dies

His thrillers sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide

Talented and ambitious, Archer was a high flyer who could never quite escape the whiff of scandal despite a talent for bouncing back from humiliating setbacks

Publisher says author died peacefully at home ‘between writing sessions’ Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling author and former MP whose political career ended in disgrace when he was imprisoned for perjury, has died at the age of 86. Archer, who was a Conservative MP for five years…

Archer died peacefully at his home, his publisher said in a statement

The former politician sold more than 300 million books during his five-decade-long career.

Jeffrey Archer, the prolific British author and former politician, has died at the age of 86. Archer’s publisher HarperCollins confirmed his death in a statement, revealing that the Kane & Abel writer died “suddenly and peacefully at home” on Monday. A cause of death was not…

Jeffrey Archer was a best-selling author who sold more than 300 million copies worldwide, with his final novel due to be published this month.

Archer was jailed for perjury in 2001 for lying in his libel case with the Daily Star.

Politician and best-selling author whose career was mired in scandal and disgrace.

He had a successful career as a novelist and was made a life peer in 1992

Lord Jeffrey Archer has died aged 86.