Best Kept Secret

· The Clifton Chronicles Book 3 · Pan Macmillan
3.9
418 reviews
Ebook
400
Pages

About this ebook

Captivating and suspenseful, Best Kept Secret is the third novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer’s outstanding Clifton Chronicles. It sees our hero Harry Clifton and Giles Barrington, brother of Harry’s beloved wife Emma, become entwined in the fate of the Barrington family fortune.

It is 1945 and the House of Lords’ vote on who should inherit the Barrington estate ends in a tie, casting a long shadow on the lives of those involved.

Author Harry begins to promote his novel, whilst Emma, after her father’s mysterious death, searches for the girl found abandoned in his office on the night he died.

Politician Giles defends his seat in the House of Commons and finds not only his future but his family’s fortune at stake. Ultimately his fate is dictated by Harry’s son Sebastian, even as Sebastian himself becomes embroiled in an international art fraud.

As they move out of the shadows of war, a new generation of Cliftons and Barringtons comes to the fore, and a thrilling new episode of Jeffrey Archer’s captivating family saga begins.

Continue the bestselling series with Be Careful What You Wish For and Mightier than the Sword.

Ratings and reviews

3.9
418 reviews
anzer ali
June 12, 2013
Only when the book reaches its last,it picked up the pace a clear tactic from JA to sell the next book. This is far away from the first two books. They had wondwrfull characterisation and beat kept secret lacks it.
2 people found this review helpful
akshay henry
March 21, 2013
The story started well, but at the middle gets really dry and boring. The end is lets say a bit controversial. Not even close to archers best works..
6 people found this review helpful
Milly Young
January 8, 2014
I've read all the previous Clifton chronicles as they came out and I was so excited when this one came out. It was a great read, very fast moving and never got boring. A lot of names to remember if you want to be really picky and get the inside jokes but not totally nessacery. All in all a amazing book and totally worth the money. Loved having it on my phone as well. And of course it finished on the typical archer cliff hanger!!
12 people found this review helpful

About the author

Jeffrey Archer, whose novels and short stories include the Clifton Chronicles, Kane and Abel and Cat O’ Nine Tales, is one of the world’s favourite storytellers and has topped the bestseller lists around the world in a career spanning four decades. His work has been sold in ninety-seven countries and in more than thirty-seven languages. He is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction, short stories and non-fiction (The Prison Diaries).

Jeffrey is also an art collector, sports lover, and amateur auctioneer, conducting numerous charity auctions every year. A member of the House of Lords for over a quarter of a century, the author is married to Dame Mary Archer, and they have two sons, two grandsons and a granddaughter.

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