The Sunday Times No.1 BestsellerNothing Ventured is the first thrilling novel in the William Warwick series, by the master storyteller and bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, Jeffrey Archer.This is not a detective story, this is a story about a detective.William Warwick is eight when he decides to join the police force. Resolute in the face of his prominent QC father’s objections, William graduates in Art History from university and immediately enrols as a constable in the Metropolitan Police.Gaining insight from his first mentor, an experienced, world-weary constable, his keen mind quickly takes him into a role in Scotland Yard’s Art and Antiques unit and his first case: the recovery of a Rembrandt stolen from the Fitzmolean Museum.It will take skill and tenacity for William to solve the crime, and along the way he will encounter many who will change his life, from Miles Faulkner, a crooked art collector, and his influential lawyer – who bends the law to the point of breaking – to research assistant Beth Rainsford, a woman with secrets who he falls hopelessly in love with . . .William Warwick’s destiny is set, the only question is, how far will his ambition take him?Thrilling, absorbing and entertaining, Nothing Ventured introduces a character destined to become one of his most enduring legacies. Continue the series with Hidden in Plain Sight and Turn a Blind Eye.'Fast-paced and thrilling, with his trademark plot twists and cliff-hangers' – Daily Mail
CONTRIBUTORS: Jeffrey ArcherEAN: 9781509851300COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 274 gHEIGHT: 196 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Pan MacmillanDATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Sagas, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Family Life / GeneralWIDTH: 130 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
London, Greater London, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Historical crime and mysteries, Family life fiction, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Historical fiction
Probably the greatest storyteller of our age, If there was a Nobel Prize for storytelling, Archer would win, A pacey tale of fakes, forgeries and ripped-off Rembrandts worthy of a TV crime caper, Jeffrey is the consummate story-teller and his latest novel, Nothing Ventured [is] fast-paced and thrilling, with his trademark plot twists and cliff-hangers, Juicy, fast-paced read with a fabulous twist
Jeffrey Archer, whose novels and short stories include the Clifton Chronicles, Kane and Abel and Cat O’ Nine Tales, has topped the bestseller lists around the world, with sales of over 275 million copies.He is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction, short stories and non-fiction (The Prison Diaries).A member of the House of Lords for over a quarter of a century, the author is married to Dame Mary Archer, and they have two sons, two grandsons and a granddaughter.
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The Sunday Times No.1 BestsellerNothing Ventured is the first thrilling novel in the William Warwick series, by the master storyteller and bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles and Kane and Abel, Jeffrey Archer.This is not a detective story, this is a story about a detective.William Warwick is eight when he decides to join the police force. Resolute in the face of his prominent QC father’s objections, William graduates in Art History from university and immediately enrols as a constable in the Metropolitan Police.Gaining insight from his first mentor, an experienced, world-weary constable, his keen mind quickly takes him into a role in Scotland Yard’s Art and Antiques unit and his first case: the recovery of a Rembrandt stolen from the Fitzmolean Museum.It will take skill and tenacity for William to solve the crime, and along the way he will encounter many who will change his life, from Miles Faulkner, a crooked art collector, and his influential lawyer – who bends the law to the point of breaking – to research assistant Beth Rainsford, a woman with secrets who he falls hopelessly in love with . . .William Warwick’s destiny is set, the only question is, how far will his ambition take him?Thrilling, absorbing and entertaining, Nothing Ventured introduces a character destined to become one of his most enduring legacies. Continue the series with Hidden in Plain Sight and Turn a Blind Eye.'Fast-paced and thrilling, with his trademark plot twists and cliff-hangers' – Daily Mail
CONTRIBUTORS: Jeffrey ArcherEAN: 9781509851300COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 274 gHEIGHT: 196 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Pan MacmillanDATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Sagas, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Family Life / GeneralWIDTH: 130 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
London, Greater London, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Historical crime and mysteries, Family life fiction, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Historical fiction
Jeffrey Archer, whose novels and short stories include the Clifton Chronicles, Kane and Abel and Cat O’ Nine Tales, has topped the bestseller lists around the world, with sales of over 275 million copies.He is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction, short stories and non-fiction (The Prison Diaries).A member of the House of Lords for over a quarter of a century, the author is married to Dame Mary Archer, and they have two sons, two grandsons and a granddaughter.
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