The Clifton Chronicles, Books 1-4: Only Time Will Tell; The Sins of the Father; Best Kept Secret; Be Careful What You Wish For

Jeffrey Archer

Feb 2015 · Sold by St. Martin's Press

About this ebook

#1 New York Times and international bestselling author Jeffrey Archer's Clifton Chronicles series has taken the world by storm, with 2.5 million copies in print in English.

This multi-generational, multi-volume saga of fate, fortune, and redemption follows the Clifton and Barrington families on a breathtaking journey from 1920 all the way through the present. Here together for the first time in an eBook bundle are the first four Clifton Chronicles novels:

Only Time Will Tell
The first book in the Clifton Chronicles begins in 1920 with the words, "I was told that my father was killed in the war," launching the story of Harry Clifton, the hero of Archer's epic tale, and taking him as far as the beginning of WWII.

The Sins of the Father
On the run from a terrible family secret, Harry Clifton joins the Merchant Navy on the eve of WWII and must escape both the consequences of assuming another soldier's identity and the horrors of war.

Best Kept Secret
Now that Harry and the love of his life are free to marry, the powerful Clifton Chronicles moves into the 1950s and the boyhood of Harry's son Sebastian.

Be Careful What You Wish For
As the popular Clifton Chronicles advances to the 1960s, Harry's nemesis Don Pedro Martinez will stop at nothing to get his revenge on Harry on his family.

Ratings and reviews

Just finished ONLY TIME WILL TELL . in two evenings. It's a real page turner - with a surprising ending - which made me FURIOUS! I didn't know this book would end with such a cliff hanger - forcing me to read future volumes. I love to read, but I don't like being tricked. A book should stand on it's own, leaving readers to read on if they want.. I've already checked the library for the SONS OF THE FATHER. I hope it's as good as the first book --- but how many books before the story is complete? 5 stars for the story 1-2 stars for the manner of getting readers to buy more of your books.

Story about a boy growing up in poverty in Bristol, England who "overcomes pitfalls and the cloud surrounding his father's death".

Read sins of the father in 1 sitting today. Excellent! Really excited to read the next in the series and find out who inherits the title. I hope Giles!

About the author

JEFFREY ARCHER was educated at Oxford University. He has served five years in Britain's House of Commons and twenty-two years in the House of Lords. All of his novels and short story collections—including Be Careful What You Wish For, Best Kept Secret, Sins of the Father, and Only Time Will Tell—have been international bestselling books. Archer is married with two sons and lives in London and Cambridge.