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Im vierten Band des großen Familienepos schreiben wir das Jahr 1957. Die Jugendfreunde Harry Clifton, ein Arbeiterkind, und Giles Barrington, Erbe einer großen Schifffahrt-Dynastie, sind auch verbunden durch die Liebe zwischen Harry und Emma, der Schwester von Giles. Sie haben bereits vielen Herausforderungen getrotzt: den Wirren um Herkunft und Erbe, Verrat, Intrigen, Krieg.

Zwei Leben - ein Schicksal Die vielleicht beliebteste Trilogie von Jeffrey Archer: vom Autor so überarbeitet, wie sie in seiner Vision schon immer hätte sein sollen. Nach russischer Kriegsgefangenschaft gelangt Abel Rosnovski, unehelicher Sohn eines polnischen Adligen, mit einem Auswandererschiff nach Amerika. Dort arbeitet er sich zum Hotelmanager hoch. Sein Schicksal kreuzt sich dramatisch mit dem von William Lowell Kane, Erbe eines gigantischen Vermögens, der zum Bankpräsidenten werden soll.

Londres, 1945. Qui aurait pu imaginer à quel point un héritage pouvait bouleverser leur vies ? Lorsque Giles est déclaré héritier des Barrington, Harry Clifton peut enfin respirer : il est libre de se consacrer à Emma, son grand amour, et à leur fils Sebastian. Mais la tranquillité n'est que trompeuse alors que les secrets longtemps enfouis par la famille Barrington menacent leur équilibre... Les origines de Jessica, la petite fille que Harry et Emma ont choisi d’élever comme leur propre fille, sont particulièrement accablantes.

The second book in Jeffrey Archer’s highly acclaimed The Clifton Chronicles, The Sins of the Father takes the reader on a breath-taking journey from the backstreets of Bristol to the boardrooms of Manhattan.The book opens in New York, 1939. Harry Clifton, under the new identity of Tom Bradshaw, finds himself arrested for first degree murder.

From an early age, it is clear that Alexander Karpenko is destined to lead his countrymen. But when his father is assassinated by the KGB for defying the state, Alexander and his mother will have to escape Russia if they hope to survive. At the docks, they have an irreversible choice: board a container ship bound for America or one bound for Great Britain. Alexander leaves the choice to a toss of a coin....

When Ross Buchanan is forced to resign as chairman of the Barrington Shipping Company, Emma Clifton wants to replace him. But Don Pedro Martinez intends to install his puppet, the egregious Major Alex Fisher, in order to destroy the Barrington family firm just as the company plans to build its new luxury liner, the MV Buckingham. Back in London, Harry and Emma's adopted daughter wins a scholarship to the Slade Academy of Art where she falls in love with a fellow student, Clive Bingham, who asks her to marry him.

Mancano solo 6 giorni, 13 ore e 37 minuti... Florentyna Kane è riuscita in un’impresa che sembrava impossibile, è diventata la prima presidente donna degli Stati Uniti. Ma il giorno stesso in cui deve prestare giuramento a Capitol Hill, forze imperscrutabili sono già al lavoro per ucciderla. L’FBI viene a conoscenza della congiura, ma solo cinque persone ne conoscono i dettagli. Un’ora dopo quattro di loro sono morte. L’unico superstite è l’agente Mark Andrews. Solo lui conosce la verità e solo lui può salvare Florentyna da quello che sembra un destino segnato.

Harry Clifton’s story began in 1920, as a dock worker in England, and now he is set to write his magnum opus. As he reflects on his days, the lives of his family continue to unfold, unravel, and intertwine in ways no one could have imagined . . . Harry’s wife Emma, who just completed her time at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, receives a surprise call from Margaret Thatcher. Meanwhile, Giles Barrington discovers a shocking truth about his wife, Karin. Sebastian Clifton becomes chairman of Farthings Kaufman bank, but only after Hakim Bishara’s abrupt resignation.

Adam Scott listens to the reading of his father's will, aware that the contents can only be meagre. The Colonel, after all, had nothing to leave - except a letter he had never opened himself, a letter that can only bring further disgrace to the family name. Against his mother's advice, Adam opens the letter, and immediately realizes his life can never be the same again. The contents leave him with no choice but to follow a course his father would have described as a matter of honour.

Esta no es la típica historia de detectives, aunque sí es la historia de un detective. William Warwick siempre ha querido ser detective. Por ello, y en contra de los deseos de su padre, el Consejero de la Reina Sir Julian Warwick, decide alejarse de la tradición familiar de estudiar abogacía, tradición que sí ha seguido su hermana Grace, y se une al Cuerpo de Policía Metropolitana de Londres.

William Warwich ha sido ascendido a Detective Sargento, aunque su ascenso implica que tanto él como el resto de su equipo han de ser reasignados a la Brigada Antidroga. De inmediato se les encarga encontrar a Ahmed Rashedi, un famoso traficante que dirige una extensa red en la parte sur de Londres. A medida que avanza la investigación, William se topa con enemigos tanto antiguos como nuevos.

A disgraced British colonel bequeaths a mysterious letter to his only son. The moment Adam Scott opens the yellowing envelope, he sets into motion a deadly chain of events. Within days he's running for his life, pursued by the KGB, the CIA, and his own countrymen. Powerful men plot his destruction, and Adam is betrayed and abandoned even by those he holds most dear. When he finally realizes what he possesses, he's even more determined to protect it, for it's more than a matter of life and death - it's a matter of honor.

New York, 1939. Comment Harry en est-il arrivé à quitter la femme qu'il aime et endosser une fausse identité ? Et comment aurait-il pu prévoir qu’à cause de cette nouvelle identité, choisie pour protéger ceux qu'il aime, il serait accusé d’un crime qu'il n'a pas commis ? Pour prouver son innocence sans dévoiler qui il est vraiment – ce qu'il a juré de ne jamais faire – le prix à payer s'annonce lourd. En parallèle, Emma, qui refuse de croire qu'Harry est mort en haute mer, part à sa recherche.

When Charlie Trumper inherits the barrow his grandfather used to peddle fruit and vegetables in turn-of-the-century Whitechapel, England, he inherits his enterprising spirit as well. Charlie's deeply held ambition to raise himself out of the poverty of London's East End is destined to be realized, but there are many obstacles to overcome, including a tour of duty at the front in World War I, where he encounters the man who will become his lifelong enemy.

The conned: an Oxford don, a revered society physician, a chic French art dealer, and a charming English lord. They have one thing in common. Overnight, each novice investor lost his life's fortune to one man. The con: Harvey Metcalfe. A brilliant, self-made guru of deceit. A very dangerous individual. And now, a hunted man.

From strangers to rivals, four men embark on a journey for the highest stakes of all - the keys to No. 10 Downing Street. Unfolding over three decades, their honor will be tested, their loyalties betrayed, and their love of family and country challenged. But in a game where there is a first among equals, only one can triumph.

This collection of 12 short stories will draw the listener into each story, whether it is "Old Love", the tale of two undergraduates at Oxford in the 30s and their bitter rivalry, which ends in a memorable love story; or "Broken Routine", which tells of an insurance claim advisor and his surprising encounter on the train home to Sevenoaks; or "Henry's Hiccup", the story of the Grand Pasha and how his plans for the most perfect honeymoon go awry.

Adam Scott listens to the reading of his father's will, aware that the contents can only be meagre. The Colonel, after all, had nothing to leave, except a letter he had never opened himself, a letter that can only bring further disgrace to the family name.

Millions of readers around the world have relished Jeffrey Archer's short stories. Taking inspiration from his favourite short story writers - F. Scott Fitzgerald, Maupassant, H. H. Munro, W. Somerset Maugham, and O. Henry - Jeffrey Archer has written five best-selling collections over the years, and Macmillan are proud to announce the publication of a sixth volume of stories in May 2010.

Nearly a decade after his last volume of short stories was published, Archer returns with his eagerly awaited, brand-new collection, Tell Tale, giving us a fascinating, exciting and sometimes poignant insight into the people he has met, the stories he has come across and the countries he has visited during the past 10 years.