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English author and politician (1940–2026)
Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare, was an English novelist and politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Louth (Lincolnshire) from 1969 to 1974, but did not seek re-election after almost going bankrupt. Archer revived his fortunes as a novelist. His novel Kane and Abel (1979) remains one of the best-selling books in the world, with an estimated 34 million copies sold globally. Overall, his books have sold more than 320 million copies worldwide.
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Publisher says author died peacefully at home ‘between writing sessions’
Archer sold more than 300 million books in his five-decade writing career, and his last book, Adam and Eve, was due to be released later this month.
Jeffrey Archer, the prolific British author of 'Kane & Abel' and former member of the UK Parliament, died suddenly OCtober 5 at the age of 86.