Over My Dead Body

I've written critical reviews of Archer's books previously and not had them published here. Perhaps I'll be luckier this time. Two things in particular spoiled my enjoyment and made me wonder whether I ought to bother with the last book in the series. 1) As another correspondent has mentioned, this book is set in 1988. Mobile phones were in their infancy and you needed a stchel to carry one, so heavy was it and 2) Mr Archer ought to come down from his high castle and find out how the peasant's live. Boarding a bus Miles Faulkner is approached by the "ticket collector" who asks his destination before issuing him with a ticket. The person issuing the ticket was either the bus driver (if the bus was One Man Operated) or the Conductor if manned by a two person crew. Even someone from the bus company who boarded to check issued tickets would be a (ticket) Inspector. A tcket collector would have been found collecting train tickets as passengers left a railway station platform and I think they'd gone out of fashion eaons previously.

I was really looking forward to reading this book having followed the series. In the past I haven’t been able to put down a book written by Jeffrey Archer, bar the Prison series which I refuse to purchase never mind read. I’m really surprised by the unbelievable, child like opening chapters of Over My Dead Body. I feel as though I’ve been transported back to my childhood reading The Famous Five. I hope this book improves. At the moment it’s not doing a lot for me. I fear one of my favourite authors has lost his golden touch.

A MUST FOR ANY JEFFERY ARCHER FAN, 4TH IN THE WILLIAM WARRICK BOOKS. LIKE ALL JEFFERYS BOOKS I READ THIS IN TWO DAYS. WAITING THE NEXT NOW!

Well I just love his books as he draws you so well into each character and, although you often think you know what's coming, more often than not you don't. This is the best one of the series so far IMHO. Couldn't put it down and as soon as I did my wife read it and at last we can talk about the many plot twists and shocks. Loved it. Bring on the next choirboy book!!

Jeffrey Archer has done it againGreat story with William Warwick his family, friends & work colleaguesDeath, fraud, police operations & under cover police the author gives us twists & turns, happiness & sadness