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 97 countries and in more than 37 languages. He is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction, short stories and non-fiction (The Prison Diaries).
In the late 1940s in Hartford, Connecticut, a set of twins is
parted at birth.
Nat Cartwright goes home with his parents, a schoolteacher
and an insurance salesman. His twin brother is adopted and
becomes Fletcher Davenport, the only son of an American
multi-millionaire and his society wife.
Unaware the other exists, the brothers grow up and follow
different paths, confronted by challenges and obstacles,
tragedy and heartache. Nat goes to Vietnam and returns a
hero, whilst Fletcher distinguishes himself as a criminal
defence lawyer before embarking on a political career.
But when Nat enters politics and both decide to run for
governor, the brothers become unwitting rivals, setting off a
train of events that will either forge their bond or break it
forever . . .


Jeffrey is also an art collector and amateur auctioneer, and has raised more than £50m for different charities over the years. 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 granddaughters and two grandsons.