About the Author

Jeffrey Archer was educated at Oxford University. He has served five years in Britain's House of Commons, fourteen years in the House of Lords and two in Her Majesty's prisons, which spawned three volumes of highly acclaimed Prison Diaries. All of his novels and short story collections - including "Kane and Abel," "Honor Among Thieves," and "Sons of Fortune" - have been international bestsellers, selling over 120 million copies worldwide. Archer is married with two children and lives in London and Cambridge.