At the same time, it looks as though England may go to war with Germany, and Harry must consider what this means for his future. Harry and Emma build a love deeply rooted in honesty, but may face insurmountable challenges because of one lie.

Volume one takes us from the ravages of the Great War to the outbreak of the Second World War, when Harry must decide whether to take up a place at Oxford, or join the navy and go to war with Hitler’s Germany. Young Harry has a beautiful singing voice and has the intelligence to further his education but without money he needed connections to gets through his schooling and to Oxford. Chief Superintendent William Warwick and his trusty comrade Inspector Ross Hogan, seasoned pros in guiding prized Crown Jewels through the labyrinth of London, face a conundrum.The Clifton Chronicles is Jeffrey Archer s most ambitious work in four decades as an international bestselling author. On ne peut que se précipiter pour lire la suite de ses ouvrages afin de savoir s’il existe une justice immanente.

Harry would undoubtedly have disapproved, he’s such a morally upright fellow, and Deakins wouldn’t have been able to understand why anyone would want to fail an exam. Spanning sixty years, this is the captivating story of two powerful men who will either save or destroy each other. Arthur dies and Maisie raises her only child by herself and wishes to provide him with the best education.The writing itself is concise and to the point and without too much of a descriptive slant, but it’s a clever structure and the likeable characters combined with steadily building tension, kept me turning the pages. This new series follows William Warwick, detective and family man, through his career as he battles against a powerful criminal nemesis. The narratives by both, Roger Allam and Emilia Fox were spot on and helped to push this book to a five star for me. Spanning the period between the world wars (roughly 1920-1940) and set in Britain, this first book traces Harry’s school career to his likelihood of entering the Navy as it seems war with Hitler is on the horizon. I didn’t press the point with my old man, as I’ve never exactly covered myself in glory in his eyes.