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Authors: Jeffrey Archer
Be Careful What You Wish For: The Clifton Chronicles 4 (53 page)
Had they . . . he clung to the edge of the bunk, closed his eyes and began counting out loud.
‘Nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one . . .’ He stopped counting and opened his eyes. Nothing. Just the eerie silence that always follows failure. He bowed his head
and prayed to a God he did not believe in, and immediately there followed an explosion of such ferocity that he was thrown against the cabin wall like a leaf in a storm. He staggered to his feet
and smiled when he heard the screaming. He could only wonder how many passengers on the upper deck could possibly have survived.
The story continues in
VOLUME FIVE OF THE CLIFTON CHRONICLES
Coming 2015
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
J
EFFREY
A
RCHER
, whose novels and short stories include
Kane and Abel
,
A Prisoner of Birth
and
Cat O’ Nine Tales
, has topped the bestseller lists around the world, with sales of over 270 million copies.
He is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction (seventeen times), short stories (four times) and non-fiction (
The Prison Diaries
).
The author is married with two sons, and lives in London and Cambridge.
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ALSO BY JEFFREY ARCHER
NOVELS
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
Shall We Tell the President?
Kane & Abel
The Prodigal Daughter
First Among Equals
A Matter of Honour
As the Crow Flies
Honour Among Thieves
The Fourth Estate
The Eleventh Commandment
Sons of Fortune
False Impression
The Gospel According to Judas
(with the assistance of Professor Francis J. Moloney)
A Prisoner of Birth
Paths of Glory
Only Time Will Tell
The Sins of the Father
Best Kept Secret
SHORT STORIES
A Quiver Full of Arrows
A Twist in the Tale
Twelve Red Herrings
The Collected Short Stories
To Cut a Long Story Short
Cat O’Nine Tails
And Thereby Hangs a Tale
PLAYS
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Exclusive
The Accused
PRISON DIARIES
Volume One – Belmarsh: Hell
Volume Two – Wayland: Purgatory
Volume Three – North Sea Camp: Heaven
SCREENPLAYS
Mallory: Walking Off the Map
False Impression
My thanks go to the following
for their invaluable advice and research:
Simon Bainbridge, Eleanor Dryden,
Professor Ken Howard RA, Cormac Kinsella,
National Railway Museum, Bryan Organ,
Alison Prince, Mari Roberts, Dr Nick Robins,
Shu Ueyama, Susan Watt and Peter Watts.
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