Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86
The author sold more than 300 million books across a five-decade writing career, including Kane and Abel.
Jeffrey Archer has died aged 86. His publisher HarperCollins said he died "suddenly and peacefully at home" on Monday, between writing sessions.
He sold more than 300 million books, including Kane and Abel. He also served as a Conservative MP and deputy party chairman before being jailed in 2001 for perjury and perverting the course of justice.
He'd spent his final days promoting his last novel, Adam and Eve.
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