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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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