Synopses & Reviews
One mans rescue is another mans ruin in this epic novel about the battle to control the worlds largest newspaper empire from international bestselling author
JEFFREY ARCHER
Richard Armstrong narrowly escaped Hitlers atrocities in Eastern Europe on his courage and his wits—skills that served him well in peacetime. Having turned a struggling Berlin newspaper into a success story seemingly overnight, Armstrong made a name for himself—and more than a few enemies along the way…
Meanwhile, young Keith Townsend enters the international arena, armed with a world-class education and a sense of entitlement to match. Charged with growing his fathers newspaper business into a global media force, he and Armstrong are bound to become sworn rivals—until they arrive at the edge of collapse and will do whatever it takes to stay alive in the game…or die trying.
“Archer turns raw male ambition into fast and furious fun.”
—Entertainment Weekly
Review
Praise for international bestselling author JEFFREY ARCHER
“One of the top ten storytellers in the world.” —Los Angeles Times
“There isnt a better storyteller alive.” —Larry King
“Archer plots with skill, and keeps you turning the pages.” —The Boston Globe
“Cunning plots, silken style…. Archer plays a cat-and-mouse game with the reader.” —The New York Times
“Archer is a master entertainer.” —Time
“A storyteller in the class of Alexandre Dumas…unsurpassed skill.” —Washington Post
Synopsis
One mans rescue is another mans ruin in this epic novel about the battle to control the worlds largest newspaper empire from international bestselling author
JEFFREY ARCHER
Richard Armstrong narrowly escaped Hitlers atrocities in Eastern Europe on his courage and his wits—skills that served him well in peacetime. Having turned a struggling Berlin newspaper into a success story seemingly overnight, Armstrong made a name for himself—and more than a few enemies along the way…
Meanwhile, young Keith Townsend enters the international arena, armed with a world-class education and a sense of entitlement to match. Charged with growing his fathers newspaper business into a global media force, he and Armstrong are bound to become sworn rivals—until they arrive at the edge of collapse and will do whatever it takes to stay alive in the game…or die trying.
“Archer turns raw male ambition into fast and furious fun.”
—Entertainment Weekly
Synopsis
Fourth EstateJeffrey Archer Richard Armstrong narrowly escaped Hitlers atrocities in Eastern Europe on his courage and his wits—skills that served him well in peacetime. Having turned a strugglingBerlin newspaper into a success story seeminglyovernight, Armstrong made a name for himself—and more than a few enemies along the way…Meanwhile, young Keith Townsend enters the international arena, armed with a world-class education and a sense of entitlement to match. Charged with growing his fathers newspaper business into a global media force, he and Armstrong are bound to become sworn rivals—until they arrive at the edge of collapse and will do whatever it takes to stay alive in the game…or die trying.
About the Author
JEFFREY ARCHER was educated at Oxford University. He has served five years in Britains House of Commons and fourteen years in the House of Lords. All of his novels and short story collections—including Sins of the Father, And Thereby Hangs a Tale, A Prisoner of Birth, and Kane & Abel—have been international bestsellers. Archer is married with two sons and lives in London and Cambridge.