Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Great Story!
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Nothing Ventured
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5 out of 5 stars
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A very pleasant surprise!!
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1 out of 5 stars
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A very pleasant surprise!!
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The Prodigal Daughter
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Not Enough Meat
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Kane and Abel
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William Lowell Kane and Abel Rosnovski, one the son of a Boston millionaire, the other a penniless polish immigrant-born on the same day near the turn of the century on opposite sides of the world-are brought together by fate and the quest of a dream. Two men - ambitious, powerful, ruthless - are locked in a relentless struggle to build an empire, fueled by their all-consuming hatred.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another great one ....
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Shall We Tell the President?
- Kane & Abel, Book 3
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Florentyna Kane has finally become the first woman president in America. But on the very day that she is sworn into office, powerful forces are already in motion to take her life. The FBI investigates 1000s of false threats every year. This time, a reliable source has tipped them off about an assassination attempt. One hour later, the informant and all but one of the investigating agents are dead. The lone survivor: FBI Special Agent Mark Andrews. Now, only he knows when the killers will strike. But how can he alone unravel a ruthless conspiracy - in less than one week?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Why is this Book 3?
- By Simone on 10-20-13
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Heads You Win
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,210
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,106
From an early age, it is clear that Alexander Karpenko is destined to lead his countrymen. But when his father is assassinated by the KGB for defying the state, Alexander and his mother will have to escape Russia if they hope to survive. At the docks, they have an irreversible choice: board a container ship bound for America or one bound for Great Britain. Alexander leaves the choice to a toss of a coin....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Confusing
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Paths of Glory
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Some people have dreams that are so magnificent that if they were to achieve them, their place in history would be guaranteed. People like Christopher Columbus, Isaac Newton, Florence Nightingale, Thomas Edison, Nancy Astor, Charles Lindbergh, Amy Johnson, Edmund Hilary and Neil Armstrong - their unparalleled success has made their stories into legend.But what if one man had such a dream, and once he'd achieved it, there was no proof that he had fulfilled his ambition?
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Archer Does it Again!
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This Was a Man
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- By: Jeffrey Archer
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,485
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,277
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This Was a Man opens with a shot being fired, but who pulled the trigger, and who lives and who dies? In Whitehall, Giles Barrington discovers the truth about his wife, Karin, from the cabinet secretary. Is she a spy or a pawn in a larger game? Harry Clifton sets out to write his magnum opus while his wife, Emma, completes her 10 years as chairman of the Bristol Royal Infirmary and receives an unexpected call from Margaret Thatcher offering her a job.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A fitting conclusion to an amazing series
- By TP on 11-20-16
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Cometh the Hour
- By: Jeffrey Archer
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,454
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Cometh the Hour opens with the reading of a suicide note, which has devastating consequences for Harry and Emma Clifton, Giles Barrington, and Lady Virginia. Giles must decide if he should withdraw from politics and try to rescue Karin, the woman he loves, from behind the Iron Curtain. But is Karin truly in love with him, or is she a spy? Lady Virginia is facing bankruptcy and can see no way out of her financial problems until she is introduced to the hapless Cyrus T. Grant III from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Less eventful than the others.
- By Daniel McAfee on 02-23-16
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Mightier than the Sword
- By: Jeffrey Archer
- Narrated by: Alex Jennings
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,543
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,258
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,231
Harry Clifton is more successful than ever as a novelist, and has just been elected president of PEN Britain. He learns of a writer in Russia whose memoir of life inside Stalin's palace has landed the writer in prison for life, his book taken off shelves and destroyed. Harry becomes obsessed with freeing the writer and telling his story. His wife Emma, meanwhile is the chair of Barringtons Shipping, having escaped a plot to destroy their company by bombing one of their luxury liners, and now the company is thriving.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Better Then the Last Two
- By Joel on 04-26-15
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The Sins of the Father
- Clifton Chronicles, Book 2
- By: Jeffrey Archer
- Narrated by: Alex Jennings, Emilia Fox
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,685
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,250
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,235
Only days before Britain declares war on Germany, Harry Clifton, hoping to escape the consequences of long-buried family secrets, and forced to accept that his desire to marry Emma Barrington will never be fulfilled, has joined the Merchant Navy. But his ship is sunk in the Atlantic by a German Uboat, drowning almost the entire crew. An American cruise liner, the SS Kansas Star, rescues a handful of sailors, among them Harry and the third officer, an American named Tom Bradshaw.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Can';t Wait for the Next One!!!
- By Margaret Campbell on 05-24-12
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Tell Tale
- Stories
- By: Jeffrey Archer
- Narrated by: Robert Bathurst
- Length: 5 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 115
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 103
Nearly a decade after his last volume of short stories was published, Jeffrey Archer returns with his eagerly awaited, brand-new audiobook collection. Tell Tale gives listeners a fascinating, exciting, and sometimes poignant insight into the people he has met, the stories he has come across, and the countries he has visited during the past 10 years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Jeffrey a Archer never disappoints!
- By C. Johnson on 10-27-17
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Be Careful What You Wish For
- The Clifton Chronicles, Book 4
- By: Jeffrey Archer
- Narrated by: Alex Jennings
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,452
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,172
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,165
Be Careful What You Wish For opens with Harry Clifton and his wife Emma rushing to the hospital to learn the fate of their son, Sebastian, who has been involved in a fatal car accident. But who died, Sebastian or his best friend Bruno? When Ross Buchanan is forced to resign as chairman of the Barrington Shipping Company, Emma Clifton wants to replace him. But Don Pedro Martinez intends to install his puppet, the egregious Major Alex Fisher, in order to destroy the Barrington family firm just as the company plans to build its new luxury liner, the MV Buckingham.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The demise of a great, fun author
- By cristina on 03-31-14
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Best Kept Secret
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- By: Jeffrey Archer
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,679
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Best Kept Secret opens a moment after the end of The Sins of the Father, with the resolution of the trial and the triumphant marriage of Harry Clifton and Elizabeth Barrington, finally uniting their family. Harry, now a best-selling novelist; Emma; their son, Sebastian; and orphaned Jessica make a new life for themselves, but all is not as happy and secure as it could be. Emma's brother, Giles, is engaged to a woman who may be more interested in Barrington's fortune and title than in a long and happy marriage.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Running out of material?
- By laall on 05-08-13
Publisher's Summary
Don't get mean, get even.... One million dollars - that's what Harvey Metcalfe, lifelong king of shady deals, has pulled off with empty promises of an oil bonanza and instant riches. Overnight, four men - the heir to an earldom, a Harley Street doctor, a Bond Street art dealer and an Oxford don - find themselves penniless. But this time Harvey has swindled the wrong men. They band together and shadow him from the casinos of Monte Carlo to the high-stakes windows at Ascot and the hallowed lawns of Oxford. Their plan is simple: to sting the crook for exactly what they lost - not a penny more, not a penny less.
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- Michael
- 11-05-19
Not Jeremy’s best
Story line was a bit weak I thought, particularly after Kane and Able, Clifton Chronicles and the Prison Diaries.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-21-18
Simply Marvelous
A great story with a couple of surprising twists that make it all the more enjoyable.
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- Pushkaraj
- 10-24-17
Great. Gripping.
Difficult to stop listening to until the suspense unfolds. Intelligent script. The voice over adds to the fun.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-21-18
Narrative
John Lee is a very talented narrator, but there were times when he could have spoken a little slower, particularly in the early chapters as the story and characters were being outlined.
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- David Scullion
- 09-17-16
A classic tale of revenge
Would you listen to Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less again? Why?
Yes, a good paced story and entertaining to listen to.
What did you like best about this story?
The way the characters combined to get their revenge.
Which character – as performed by John Lee – was your favourite?
Stephen Bradley
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
No.
Any additional comments?
An easy an entertaining listen.
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- Brilliant
- 04-15-16
Brilliant!
Took a little while to get into it, but once you're there got don't want it to finish 😃
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- Digger
- 03-25-18
Great Little Find with twists & turns
Brill i luv J.A. books and this didn't disappoint and very well narrated with all the accents & charm to keep u hooked
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- Jennifer F Rice2
- 04-02-16
A thoroughly good read.
What did you like most about Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less?
A really good gripping story. I enjoyed as much as I did the first time I read it in the mid 70s. It's one of those"old-fashioned" stories with a really bad baddie. I loved the twist in the tale at the end, too.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less?
The last bit! But I won't spoil it!
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- greg newbrook
- 10-15-15
Good story. Narrated very well
The story was good and I really enoyed the banter between the main four characters.
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- sugarloafjulie
- 07-18-15
Excellent
This must be one of the best Jeffrey Archer books...enjoyed every minute of it. I wanted it to end, but didn't, if you know what I mean.
Wanted to know what happened ! Now I have to find another excellent book!
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- MrsM
- 01-09-20
Nowhere near as good as Kane & Abel. Dated
Seemed like a good read when it was published, but that was a long time ago and the characterisation and language has dated badly. The reader is also nowhere near as good as in some other Archer books. Kane & Abel is excellent, but this is underwhelming and hasn't stood the test of time
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- Leyla
- 12-21-19
The narration put me off.
I love a Jeffrey Archer novel but this one, unfortunately I went for the audible version and the narration I found fast and of a monotone. There was little dialogue in the first 2 hours so the narrator was unable to show much of his talent. I rarely give up on a book but alas this one had to be returned.
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- Gary B.
- 11-29-19
So Awful
I must have been deluded as a young man - or very vengeful or something - just a poor and 'so full of itself' read that I wish I could wash my brain clean after experiencing it again. What was I thinking - steer clear.
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- Helen Fearn
- 08-27-17
Didn't quite work on audio.
I read this 25 years ago & it was hilarious. Had high hopes with this.