Best Kept Secret - Jeffrey Archer

Best Kept Secret

By Jeffrey Archer

  • Release Date: 2013-04-30
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4
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Description

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Archer, the Clifton Chronicles continues with Best Kept Secret.

1945, London. The vote in the House of Lords as to who should inherit the Barrington family fortune has ended in a tie. The Lord Chancellor's deciding vote will cast a long shadow on the lives of Harry Clifton and Giles Barrington. Harry returns to America to promote his latest novel, while his beloved Emma goes in search of the little girl who was found abandoned in her father's office on the night he was killed. When the general election is called, Giles Barrington has to defend his seat in the House of Commons and is horrified to discover who the Conservatives select to stand against him. But it is Sebastian Clifton, Harry and Emma's son, who ultimately influences his uncle's fate.

In 1957, Sebastian wins a scholarship to Cambridge, and a new generation of the Clifton family marches onto the page. But after Sebastian is expelled from school, he unwittingly becomes caught up in an international art fraud involving a Rodin statue that is worth far more than the sum it raises at auction. Does he become a millionaire? Does he go to Cambridge? Is his life in danger? Best Kept Secret, the third volume in Jeffrey Archer's bestselling series, will answer all these questions but, once again, pose so many more.

Reviews

  • Wow!

    4
    By prissie
    When do we hear what happened to the two young men? Will there be a sequel! Sally b

  • Book is a Best Kept Secret

    1
    By JR791
    After getting through the tiresome intro, the author writes three fairly interesting storylines. After getting the readers involved, he abruptly ends the book with nothing. Worst book I’ve ever read...

  • Best Kept Secret

    3
    By 1-12-16
    Loved that book can not wait to get to the next one

  • Best kept secert

    4
    By Maxthegreat2
    Excellent reading, interesting story plot follows first two books with increased detail on characters.

  • Fluff

    2
    By Rodonisle
    As are the previous in the series, this is a bit of entertaining written fluff with which to pass the time. The improbable plots, behavors of the cartoon depth characters, and the gross liberties with history and even reality, left this reader wondering if any editor or fact checking research was attempted. Simple details, like how military letters are signed, color blind genetics, origins of slang phrases, etc. etc put a damper on what could have been, with a bit more effort, a tale worth telling. If such is not a peeve, and nothing of the people places and times is taken as believable, a long storyline will keep you reading and reading.

  • Awesome

    5
    By mkh12
    Love the series

  • Not the best

    2
    By RiverScene
    Too many plot twists that didn't make sense. Lazy editing. This is just something to read if you have absolutely nothing better on the shelf. Disappointing.

  • Best kept secret

    5
    By Jpjack
    Great book, hard to put down. Once again he ends the book with you hanging....craving the rest of the story.....when is the next one to be expected!????

  • 1/2 a book!

    3
    By LiliBanner
    This appears to be the first half of a full story; similar to a television series ending a season with the cliff hanger designed to have views tune in for the next season's premier episode. The story is a typical Jeffrey Archer tale; most enjoyable reading. It is rated with only three stars because it appears the story appears to be only 1/2 way complete. Hopefully, Mr. Archer will garner the remaining 2 stars in his "next episode" of this story; and the next episode actually has an ending that comes to some degree of closure regarding the various cast of characters.

  • Excellent!

    5
    By SusyWilliamson
    As usual, I'll be waiting on pins & needles til the next Archer book comes out!

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