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Jeffrey Archer Books in Order

13 series including Detective William Warwick, The Clifton Chronicles and more

★ 24 NYT bestsellers · 3 at #1 13 series 67 books Latest: William Warwick: The Final Novel (2025)

Jeffrey Archer has been writing since 1976, producing 67 books in that time. The work is organised into 13 series; the longest is Detective William Warwick at 8 books. The newest book on our shelves is William Warwick: The Final Novel (2025).

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1 Kane and Abel 2 Chronological Kane and Abel 3 The Clifton Chronicles 4 Detective William Warwick 5 Jeffrey Archer Other Novels 6 Jeffrey Archer Short Stories/Novellas 7 Jeffrey Archer Plays 8 Jeffrey Archer Children's Books 9 Jeffrey Archer Short Story Collections 10 Jeffrey Archer Non-Fiction Books 11 A Prison Diary Non-Fiction 12 Little Kingdoms 13 Jeffrey Archer Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

24 books

Jeffrey Archer has placed 24 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 170 weeks on the charts. 3 titles reached #1.

Cover of The Prodigal Daughter
The Prodigal Daughter
Kane and Abel Series

22 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Jun 1982

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A Matter of Honor
Jeffrey Archer Other Novels

17 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #2 · debuted Jul 1986 · 20 weeks across 2 NYT lists

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Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Jeffrey Archer’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

13 series · 67 books

Kane and Abel Series

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1 Shall We Tell the President? 1977 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Kane and Abel 1979 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Prodigal Daughter 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

The Clifton Chronicles Series

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1 Only Time Will Tell 2011 Goodreads Choice Award 2011Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Sins of the Father 2012 Goodreads Choice Award 2012Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Best Kept Secret 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Be Careful What You Wish For 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Mightier Than the Sword 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Cometh the Hour 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 This Was a Man 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Jeffrey Archer Short Stories/Novellas

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1 Old Love (Short Story) 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Grass is Always Greener (Short Story) 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Cheap at Half the Price (Short Story) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Never Stop on the Motorway (Short Story) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 In the Eye of the Beholder (Short Story) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Senior Vice President (Short Story) 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 It Can't be October Already (Short Story) 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 A Wasted Hour (Short Story) 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Jeffrey Archer Plays

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1 Beyond Reasonable Doubt 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Jeffrey Archer Children's Books

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1 Willy Visits The Square World 1980 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 By Royal Appointment 1980 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Willy And The Killer Kipper 1981 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The First Miracle 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Jeffrey Archer Short Story Collections

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1 A Quiver Full of Arrows 1980 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Fools, Knaves, and Heroes 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Twelve Red Herrings 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 To Cut a Long Story Short 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Collected Short Stories 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 A Twist in the Tale 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Cat O'Nine Tales and Other Stories 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 And Thereby Hangs a Tale 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The New Collected Short Stories 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Four Warned 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Tell Tale 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 The Short, The Long and the Tall 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Jeffrey Archer Non-Fiction Books

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1 The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

A Prison Diary Non-Fiction Series

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1 A Prison Diary 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Purgatory 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Heaven 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Little Kingdoms Series

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1 The Ridiculous Race 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Dance of the Underpants 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Jeffrey Archer Anthologies

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1 The Grown-Ups' Book Of Books 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Suspense Magazine June 2013 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) is an English novelist and former politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Louth (Lincolnshire) from 1969 to 1974, but did not seek re-election after almost going bankrupt. Archer revived his fortunes as a novelist.

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