Author and disgraced politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86
3 sources covered this · see comparison → ⚠ Left-onlyAuthor and disgraced politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86Image source, Getty ImagesPublished5 October 2026, 21:30 BSTUpdated 3 minutes agoBestselling author and former politician Jeffrey Archer has died at the age of 86. Archer sold more than 300 million books in his five-decade writing career, including the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, and has often set the novels in his home town of Wellington, Somerset.In a statement, Archer's publisher HarperCollins said the author died "suddenly and peacefully at home" on Monday.
- ▪Author and disgraced politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86Image source, Getty ImagesPublished5 October 2026, 21:30 BSTUpdated 3 minutes agoBestselling author and former politician Jeffrey Archer has died at the age of 86.
- ▪Archer sold more than 300 million books in his five-decade writing career, including the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, and has often set the novels in his home town of Wellington, Somerset.In a statement, Archer's publisher HarperCo
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Author and disgraced politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86Image source, Getty ImagesPublished5 October 2026, 21:30 BSTUpdated 3 minutes agoBestselling author and former politician Jeffrey Archer has died at the age of 86. Archer sold more than 300 million books in his five-decade writing career, including the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, and has often set the novels in his home town of Wellington, Somerset.In a statement, Archer's publisher HarperCollins said the author died "suddenly and peacefully at home" on Monday.
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