Author and former politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86
HarperCollins said the best-selling novelist and former Conservative MP died suddenly and peacefully, ending a career that included a perjury conviction and a return to the Lords.
- 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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The AgeBritish author and disgraced politician Jeffery Archers dies aged 86
His publisher revealed his death on Monday (UK time).
The author of best-sellers died on Monday "subly and peacefully at home, between two writing sessions," said his publishing house HarperCollins.
Jeffrey Archer, former British politician and novelist, dies aged 86
Former British politician and writer Jeffrey Archer has died aged 86, his publisher said in a statement on Monday. Archer, who was a Conservative MP for five years before serving as the party’s deputy chairman, died peacefully at his home between writing sessions on Monday, publishing house HarperCollins said. He had a successful career as a novelist and was made a life peer in 1992. The bestselling author sold more than 300 million copies worl…
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