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Thrilling and absorbing, Cometh the Hour is the sixth novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer’s the Clifton Chronicles and sees the Clifton and Barrington families navigate the 1970s in an epic tale of tragedy and hope.

There are devastating consequences for Harry and Emma Clifton, her brother Giles Barrington and their arch enemy Lady Virginia when a suicide note is read out in court.

Having fallen in love, Giles must decide if he should withdraw from politics to try and rescue the woman he loves from behind the Iron Curtain.

Lady Virginia faces bankruptcy, and can see no way out of her financial problems, until she is introduced to a rich, hapless American.

Harry and Emma’s son Sebastian Clifton, now the Chief Executive of Farthings Bank, falls in love with the wrong girl even as his rivals plot to overthrow him. Meanwhile, his father remains determined to free a fellow author from a gulag in Siberia, following the international success of the book they wrote together, the acclaimed Uncle Joe.

But then something astonishing happens that none of them could have anticipated . . .

The penultimate book in the Clifton Chronicles once again showcases Jeffrey Archer’s extraordinary storytelling abilities and confirms his reputation for breathtaking twists.

Continue the bestselling series with This Was a Man.

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Archer continues his storytelling magic to create characters of spellbinding substance, and readers can count on his surprising twists and shocking conclusion. Here, just when the end seems too tidy, Archer provides a killer cliffhanger
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Loving this series. Characterisation continues to be as strong as ever. I just wish Mr Archer could write them as quickly as I can read them. Pleeeease let there be another.

Totally brilliant.

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I have been hooked since the first book of the Clifton Chronicles, great page turner.

Great read

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Another excellent story from Jeffery Archer. Many twists and turns in a story very well researched from a historical perspective.

Cometh the Man

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Another great part of the Clifton Chronicles, with the "goodies" moving onto the front foot more than in previous books and the dastardly villains getting some of what they deserve, with the threat of more to come from the lady in America. I also expect that the villains will revive to dish more dirt in the next book, which there has to be given the cliff hanger on the last page, which I think can be seen through - though we can't know for sure.

I also expect we will see more of the formidable Mrs T next time.

Is there any wonder I after several months, I am still number 133 on the list for the hard copy from the library!!

More twists, turns and things you don't expect

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Could not stop listening. As the family characters mature they become more interesting. Next book please.

Another page turner

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