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File photo: Jeffrey Archer addresses Conservative delegates at the hustings in London's Methodist Hall, September 14, 1999
Acclaimed author and former British politician Jeffrey Archer has died at the age of 86.HarperCollins, Archer’s publisher, said he died “suddenly and peacefully at home” on Monday, between writing sessions.
Kate Elton, HarperCollins UK CEO and Archer’s editor, said: “We’re all devastated to have lost a writer who has brought joy to generations of readers — and a true friend.
”Archer was a bestselling author who sold more than 300 million books during a five-decade writing career, was best known for novels including Kane and Abel and the Clifton Chronicles.Archer was also a former Conservative MP whose political career was derailed after he was convicted of perjury and perverting the course of justice. He was jailed in 2001 after being found guilty of lying during a libel case he had brought against the Daily Star.
