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Jeffrey Archer Books In Order (Full List)

Jeffrey Archer has published 32 books. The first book was Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less in 1976. Here is a complete list of Jeffrey Archer books in order.

Last update: October 18, 2026

1. Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less (1976)

Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less book cover

Four men swindled by the same financier join forces to take the money back.

  • πŸ“‡ 255 Pages
  • πŸ“ 63,750 - 76,500 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 9 Hours Reading Time

2. Shall We Tell the President? (1977)

Shall We Tell the President? book cover

On the day Florentyna Kane is sworn in as the first woman president, a plot to kill her is already underway.

  • πŸ“‡ 286 Pages
  • πŸ“ 71,500 - 85,800 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 10 Hours Reading Time

3. Kane and Abel (1979)

Kane and Abel book cover

A Boston banker and a Polish immigrant spend decades trying to destroy each other.

  • πŸ“‡ 592 Pages
  • πŸ“ 148,000 - 177,600 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 20 Hours Reading Time

4. The Prodigal Daughter (1982)

The Prodigal Daughter book cover

Florentyna, daughter of Abel Rosnovski, builds a business and then a political career of her own.

  • πŸ“‡ 496 Pages
  • πŸ“ 124,000 - 148,800 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 17 Hours Reading Time

5. First Among Equals (1983)

First Among Equals book cover

Charles Seymour, second-born son, will never be the earl like his father, but he did inherit his mother's strengthβ€”and the will to realize his destiny. Simon Kerslake's father sacrificed everything to make sure his son's dreams come true.

  • πŸ“‡ 496 Pages
  • πŸ“ 124,000 - 148,800 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 17 Hours Reading Time

6. A Matter of Honor (1985)

A Matter of Honor book cover

He should never have opened the envelope. Adam Scott listens to the reading of his father's will.

  • πŸ“‡ 368 Pages
  • πŸ“ 92,000 - 110,400 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 12 Hours Reading Time

7. As the Crow Flies (1990)

As the Crow Flies book cover

Charlie Trumper inherits his grandfather's failing East End barrow and sets out to turn it into a larger business.

  • πŸ“‡ 800 Pages
  • πŸ“ 200,000 - 240,000 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 27 Hours Reading Time

8. Honor Among Thieves (1993)

Honor Among Thieves book cover

Iraqi agents plan to humiliate a newly inaugurated American president by stealing the Declaration of Independence.

  • πŸ“‡ 480 Pages
  • πŸ“ 120,000 - 144,000 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 16 Hours Reading Time

9. The Fourth Estate (1996)

The Fourth Estate book cover

Lubji Hoch, the son of an illiterate Czech Jewish peasant, escapes the Nazis, changes his name to Richard Armstrong, and becomes a decorated British Army officer.

  • πŸ“‡ 629 Pages
  • πŸ“ 157,250 - 188,700 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 21 Hours Reading Time

10. The Eleventh Commandment (1998)

The Eleventh Commandment book cover

Connor Fitzgerald has an impressive resume. Servant of his countryβ€”as an assassin.

  • πŸ“‡ 464 Pages
  • πŸ“ 116,000 - 139,200 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 15 Hours Reading Time

11. The Accused (2000)

The Accused book cover

Archer's play is a courtroom drama with a difference.

  • πŸ“‡ 99 Pages
  • πŸ“ 24,750 - 29,700 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 3 Hours Reading Time

12. Sons of Fortune (2002)

Sons of Fortune book cover

In the late 1940s, twin boys are separated at birth, Nat going home with his middle-class parents, and Fletcher to be raised by a wealthy couple.

  • πŸ“‡ 608 Pages
  • πŸ“ 152,000 - 182,400 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 20 Hours Reading Time

13. False Impression (2005)

False Impression book cover

It's September 10, 2001, and Lady Victoria Wentworth is sitting in spacious Wentworth Hall considering the sad state of family fortunes when a female intruder slips in.

  • πŸ“‡ 538 Pages
  • πŸ“ 134,500 - 161,400 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 18 Hours Reading Time

14. A Prisoner of Birth (2008)

A Prisoner of Birth book cover

If Danny Cartwright had proposed to Beth Wilson the day before.

  • πŸ“‡ 512 Pages
  • πŸ“ 128,000 - 153,600 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 17 Hours Reading Time

15. Paths of Glory (2009)

Paths of Glory book cover

Some people have dreams that are so outrageous that if they were to achieve them, their place in history would be guaranteed. Francis Drake, Robert Scott, Percy Fawcett, Charles Lindbergh, Amy Johnson, Edmund Hillary and Neil Armstrong are among such individuals.

  • πŸ“‡ 400 Pages
  • πŸ“ 100,000 - 120,000 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

16. Only Time Will Tell (2011)

Only Time Will Tell book cover

Harry Clifton grows up in Bristol not knowing which man is his father.

  • πŸ“‡ 446 Pages
  • πŸ“ 111,500 - 133,800 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 15 Hours Reading Time

17. The Sins of the Father (2012)

The Sins of the Father book cover

That night, when Bradshaw dies, Harry seizes a chance to bury his past―by assuming the man's identity. Harry Clifton, hoping to escape the consequences of a family scandal, and realizing he can never marry Emma Barrington, has joined the Merchant Navy.

  • πŸ“‡ 400 Pages
  • πŸ“ 100,000 - 120,000 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

18. Best Kept Secret (2013)

Best Kept Secret book cover

Best Kept Secret opens a moment after the end of The Sins of the Father.

  • πŸ“‡ 373 Pages
  • πŸ“ 93,250 - 111,900 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 12 Hours Reading Time

19. Be Careful What You Wish For (2014)

Be Careful What You Wish For book cover

The Barrington and Clifton families face a takeover fight, and a Yorkshire banker joins the board.

  • πŸ“‡ 387 Pages
  • πŸ“ 96,750 - 116,100 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

20. Mightier Than the Sword (2015)

Mightier Than the Sword book cover

In the aftermath of an IRA bombing, Harry uses his new literary station to raise awareness for his POW friend while Giles works to secure a political career and Sebastian's past threatens his engagement.

  • πŸ“‡ 400 Pages
  • πŸ“ 100,000 - 120,000 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

21. Cometh the Hour (2016)

Cometh the Hour book cover

The reading of a suicide note has devastating consequences for the Clifton family. Giles has to decide if he should withdraw from politics and try to rescue Karin.

  • πŸ“‡ 416 Pages
  • πŸ“ 104,000 - 124,800 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

22. This Was a Man (2016)

This Was a Man book cover

This Was a Man continues the story of the Clifton family. Karin appears to have been executed by her Russian handler after being found out as a double agent.

  • πŸ“‡ 416 Pages
  • πŸ“ 104,000 - 124,800 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

23. Heads You Win (2018)

Heads You Win book cover

When his father is assassinated by the KGB for defying the state.

  • πŸ“‡ 464 Pages
  • πŸ“ 116,000 - 139,200 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 15 Hours Reading Time

24. Nothing Ventured (2019)

Nothing Ventured book cover

"Nothing Ventured" follows a turn in Archer's fiction that the neighboring books do not share.

  • πŸ“‡ 384 Pages
  • πŸ“ 96,000 - 115,200 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

25. Hidden in Plain Sight (2020)

Hidden in Plain Sight book cover

Newly promoted, Detective Sergeant William Warwick has been reassigned to the drugs squad. His first case: to investigate a notorious south London drug lord known as the Viper.

  • πŸ“‡ 416 Pages
  • πŸ“ 104,000 - 124,800 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 14 Hours Reading Time

26. Turn a Blind Eye (2021)

Turn a Blind Eye book cover

"Turn a Blind Eye" follows a turn in Archer's fiction that the neighboring books do not share.

  • πŸ“‡ 352 Pages
  • πŸ“ 88,000 - 105,600 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 12 Hours Reading Time

27. Over My Dead Body (2021)

Over My Dead Body book cover

"Over My Dead Body" follows a turn in Archer's fiction that the neighboring books do not share.

  • πŸ“‡ 384 Pages
  • πŸ“ 96,000 - 115,200 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

28. Next in Line (2022)

Next in Line book cover

"Next in Line" follows a turn in Archer's fiction that the neighboring books do not share.

  • πŸ“‡ 400 Pages
  • πŸ“ 100,000 - 120,000 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

29. Traitors Gate (2023)

Traitors Gate book cover

"Traitors Gate" follows a turn in Archer's fiction that the neighboring books do not share.

  • πŸ“‡ 368 Pages
  • πŸ“ 92,000 - 110,400 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 12 Hours Reading Time

30. An Eye for An Eye (2024)

An Eye for An Eye book cover

"An Eye for An Eye" follows a turn in Archer's fiction that the neighboring books do not share.

  • πŸ“‡ 384 Pages
  • πŸ“ 96,000 - 115,200 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

31. End Game (2025)

End Game book cover

"End Game" follows a turn in Archer's fiction that the neighboring books do not share.

  • πŸ“‡ 390 Pages
  • πŸ“ 97,500 - 117,000 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time

32. Adam and Eve (2026)

Adam and Eve book cover

"Adam and Eve" follows a turn in Archer's fiction that the neighboring books do not share.

  • πŸ“‡ 400 Pages
  • πŸ“ 100,000 - 120,000 Word Count
  • ⏱️ 13 Hours Reading Time