False Impression, Jeffrey Archer
False Impression, Jeffrey Archer
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False Impression

Author: Jeffrey Archer

Narrator: Anton Lesser

Abridged: 6 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/07/2006


Synopsis

A thrilling novel of suspense from the international bestselling author of The Clifton Chronicles, Jeffery Archer's False Impression.

Why was an elegant lady brutally murdered the night before 9/11?

Why was a successful New York banker not surprised to receive a woman's left ear in the morning mail?

Why did a top Manhattan lawyer work only for one client, but never charge a fee?

Why did a young woman with a bright career steal a priceless Van Gogh painting?

All these questions and more are answered in Jeffrey Archer's novel, False Impression, but not before a breathtaking journey of twists and turns that will take readers from New York to London to Bucharest and on to Tokyo, and finally a sleepy English village, where the mystery of Van Gogh's last painting will finally be resolved.

About Jeffrey Archer

There are many who say that author Jeffrey Archer's life would make the subject of an excellent book. London born Archer, grew up in Somerset, whose father was a printer by trade, was educated in Wellington School and at Brasenose College, Oxford. He was a very accomplished athlete, becoming President of the University Athletics Club. That was the beginning of his elected positions in various political positions. After a bad investment left him on the verge of bankruptcy, he decided to try writing a novel to repay his debts to creditors.

For his first writing attempt, Archer had great success with "Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less". The book sold to 17 countries and became a successful serial for BBC Radio 4, then televised in 1990. His second novel, "Shall We Tell the President", was a thriller about a plot to assassinate Edward Kennedy as though he became President. Several novels followed, each more successful than the others. He also mixed in some non-fiction and collections of short stories as well.

Archer is also a playwright with his first play being run at the Queen's Theatre in London's West End in 1987 for over 600 performances. He had a few plays that were quite successful, having played an acting role in one of the last to be performed.

In November of 1999, Archer was charged with perjury and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, for which he served two years of a four-year sentence. He used that time to write a volume of documentaries about his experiences in the prison system. They were entitled.......Prison Diary: Volume I, Hell.......Volume II, Purgatory.........and, Volume III, Heaven. Archer is now published in 97 countries and more than 37 languages.......he is firmly established as an author of note. He has been married for 49 years to Dame Mary Archer DBE, and they have two sons and two grandsons. Their time is divided among their three homes in London, Cambridge, and Mallorca.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carlos on February 16, 2025

Este es el segundo libro que leo de Jeffrey Archer, y debo decir que es tan bueno como el que leí anteriormente ("El cuarto poder"). Desde la primera página me atrapó. El primer capítulo es solamente un par de páginas, pero necesario para engancharte en esta historia y ver por donde va la trama. Me......more

Goodreads review by Sneha on March 12, 2018

JA at his best. I loved this book and completed it in a record less time. I was completely hooked and it was unputdownable. Looking forward to reading more of JA.......more

Goodreads review by Paul on June 03, 2024

A delightfully over-the-top parody of THE DA VINCI CODE! What do you get if you cross the 2013 comedy film AMERICAN HUSTLE, Dan Brown’s THE DA VINCI CODE, Daniel Silva’s THE REMBRANDT AFFAIR, David Baldacci’s THE COLLECTOR, with special thanks to the 2018 action thriller THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME? If that......more

Goodreads review by Benjamin on August 20, 2019

Anna Petrescu is a fine art historian and expert in the field of art auctions and brokering. But when an old lady who also happens to own a priceless Van Gogh is murdered in her London estate, Anna’s boss, a banker with a questionable reputation, demands she acquire the painting for him. But history......more

Goodreads review by Heena on October 02, 2017

I usually enjoy Jeffrey Archer's books (a lot actually), but this one wasn't like his other, more well-written works. This book's writing was nothing like the writing of Sir Archer I've come to adore. So it was a lost cause for me on the writing front. The story, well to begin, it was too linear and......more


Quotes

“One of the top ten storytellers in the world.” —Los Angeles Times on Jeffrey Archer“A master at mixing power, politics, and profit into fiction.” —Entertainment Weekly on Jeffrey Archer“Archer is a master entertainer.” —Time on Jeffrey Archer“Cunning plots, silken style...Archer plays a cat-and-mouse game with the reader.” —The New York Times on Jeffrey Archer“A storyteller in the class of Alexandre Dumas...unsurpassed skill...making the reader wonder intensely what will happen next.” —The Washington Post on Jeffrey Archer