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FREE BEST KEPT SECRET: BOOK THREE OF THE CLIFTON CHRONICLES PDF Jeffrey Archer | 400 pages | 29 Aug 2013 | Pan MacMillan | 9781447231103 | English | London, United Kingdom Jeffrey Archer - Wikipedia Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-Super-Mare born 15 April [1]is an English novelist, former politician, convicted perjurerand peer of the realm. Before becoming an author, Archer was a Member of Parliament —but did not seek re-election after a financial scandal that left him almost bankrupt. Archer became deputy chairman of the Conservative Party —86before resigning after a newspaper accused him of paying money to a prostitute. Inhe won a court case and was awarded large damages because of this claim. He had to resign his candidacy in after it emerged that he had lied in his libel case. He was imprisoned — for perjury and perverting the course of justiceending his elected political career. Early in his career, Archer gave conflicting accounts to the press of his father's supposed, but non-existent, military career. He was Best Kept Secret: Book Three of the Clifton Chronicles different times employed as a chewing gum salesman in New York and a mortgage broker in London. In the latter capacity he was charged at the Old Bailey for a series of fraud offences. On being allowed bail, he absconded to America under the name William Grimwood. InArcher won a scholarship to Wellington School in Somerset, not to be confused with the more prestigious Wellington College in Berkshire, as he was later inclined to claim. Archer left school with O-levels in English literature, art and history. He then spent a few years in a variety of jobs, including training with the army and a short period with the Metropolitan Police. The course was based in the department, and Archer became a member of Brasenose College. There have been claims that Archer provided false evidence of his academic qualifications to Brasenose Collegefor instance, the apparent citing of an American institution which was actually a bodybuilding club, in gaining admission to the course. At Oxford Archer was successful in athletics, competing in sprinting and hurdling, and became president of the Oxford University Athletic Club. He gained a blue in athletics and went on to run for England, and once successfully competed for Great Britain. Archer raised money for the charity Oxfamobtaining the support of The Beatles in a charity fundraising drive. The band accepted his invitation to visit the Principal's lodge at Brasenose College, Best Kept Secret: Book Three of the Clifton Chronicles they were photographed with Archer and dons of the college, [17] although they did not play there. The critic Sheridan Morleythen a student at Mertonwas present and recalled the occasion:. At the interval I went to the toilet, and there beside me was Ringo Starr. He asked if I knew this Jeffrey Archer bloke. I said everyone in Oxford was trying to work out who he was. Ringo said: 'He strikes me as a nice enough fella, but he's the kind of bloke who would bottle your piss and sell it. After leaving Oxford, Archer continued as a charity fundraiser, initially working for the National Birthday Trust, [19] a medical charity that promoted safe childbirth, before joining the United Nations Association UNA as its chief fundraiser. Around this time, Archer began a career in politics, serving as a Conservative councillor on the Greater London Council — Archer set up his own fundraising and public relations company, Arrow Enterprises, in The gallery specialised in modern art, including pieces by the sculptor and painter Leon Underwood. The gallery ultimately lost money, however, and Archer sold it two years later. The national party had concerns about Archer's selection, specifically relating to the UNA expenses allegations made by Humphry Berkeley, himself a former Conservative MP. Berkeley tried to persuade Conservative Central Office that Archer was unsuitable as a parliamentary candidate. Louth constituency had three key areas: LouthCleethorpesand Immingham. During his time Best Kept Secret: Book Three of the Clifton Chronicles an MP, Archer was a regular at the Immingham Conservative Club in the most Best Kept Secret: Book Three of the Clifton Chronicles part of the constituency. In parliamentArcher was on the left of the Conservative Party, rebelling against some of his party's policies. He advocated free TV licences for elderly people and Best Kept Secret: Book Three of the Clifton Chronicles against museum entrance charges. He tipped Mellor to reach Best Kept Secret: Book Three of the Clifton Chronicles cabinet. In an interview, in February Archer said, "I hope we don't return to extremes. I'm what you might call centre-right but I've always disliked the right wing as much as I've disliked the left wing. InArcher was a casualty of a fraudulent investment scheme involving a Canadian company called Aquablast. While he was a witness in the Aquablast case in Toronto inArcher was accused of stealing three suits from a department store. Archer wrote his first book, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Lessin the autumn ofas a means of avoiding bankruptcy. Kane and Abel proved to be his best-selling work, reaching number one on The New York Times bestsellers list. Like most of his early work it was edited by Richard Cohenthe Olympic fencing gold-medallist. The following year, Granada TV screened a part adaptation of another Archer bestseller, First Among Equalswhich told the story of four men and their quest to become Prime Minister. In the U. As well as novels and short stories, Archer has also written three stage plays. In author Kathleen Burnett accused Archer of plagiarising a story she'd written and including it in his short-story collection, A Twist in the Tale. Archer denied he had plagiarised the story, claiming he'd simply been inspired by the idea. Whilst Archer's books are commercially successful, critics have been generally unfavourable towards his writing. Archer has said that he spends considerable time writing and re-writing each book. He goes abroad to write the first draft, working in blocks of two hours at a time, then writes anything up to 17 drafts in total. InArcher published the first of seven books in The Clifton Chronicles series, which follow the life of Harry Clifton from his birth inthrough to his funeral in Archer's latest novel, Hidden in Plain Sightwas published in Octoberand is the second book in a new series featuring detective William Warwick. The Short, the Long and the Tallan illustrated collection of Archer's short stories, will be published in Novemberwith watercolour illustrations by artist Paul Cox. Archer's political career revived in the s, and he became a popular speaker among the Conservative grassroots. Norman Tebbitparty chairman, had misgivings over the appointment, as did other prominent members of the party, including William Whitelaw and Ted Heath. Archer was later forced to apologise for the remark, saying that his words had been "taken out of context". Shortly after The News of the World story broke, rival tabloid the Daily Star ran a story alleging Archer had paid for sex with Coghlan, something The News of the World had been careful to avoid stating directly. Your vision of her probably will never disappear. Has she elegance? Has she fragrance? Would she have, without the strain of this trial, radiance? How would she appeal? Has she had a happy married life? Has she been able to enjoy, rather than endure, her husband Jeffrey? Although the Archers claimed they were a normal, happily-married couple, by this time, according to the journalist Adam RaphaelJeffrey and Mary Archer were living largely separate lives. In a speech at the Conservative conference, Archer urged then Home Secretary Michael Howardto "Stand and deliver," saying: "Michael, I am sick and tired of being told by old people that they are frightened to open the door, they're frightened to go out at night, frightened to use the parks and byways where their parents and grandparents walked with freedom We say to you: stand and deliver! He then attacked violent films and urged tougher prison conditions to prevent criminals from re-offending. He criticised the role of "do-gooders" and finished off the speech by denouncing the opposition party's law and order policies. On Question Time on 20 January[52] Archer said that 18 should be the age of consent for gay sex, as opposed to 21, which it was at Best Kept Secret: Book Three of the Clifton Chronicles time. The following day, Jeffrey Archer bought 50, shares in Anglia Television, acting on behalf of a friend, Broosk Saib. An inquiry was launched by the Stock Exchange into possible insider trading. The Department of Trade and Industryheaded Best Kept Secret: Book Three of the Clifton Chronicles Michael Heseltineannounced that Archer would not be prosecuted due to insufficient evidence. His solicitors admitted that he had made a mistake, but Archer later said that he had been exonerated. InArcher had been selected by the Conservative Party as candidate for the London mayoral election ofwith the support of two former Prime Ministers, Baroness Thatcher and John Major. Archer withdrew his candidature the following day. I will not tolerate such behaviour in my party. On 26 SeptemberArcher was charged with perjury and perverting the course of justice during the libel trial. The play concerned the court trial of an alleged murderer and assigned the role of jury to the audience, which would vote on the guilt of Archer's character at the end of each performance. The perjury trial began on 30 Maya month after Monica Coghlan 's death in a road traffic collision.