Archer’s final novel, “Adam and Eve,” is scheduled for release on Oct. 6, a day after his death, his publisher said.
Jeffrey Archer died at home on Oct. 5 at the age of 86, publisher HarperCollins said. The author was working on his final novel, “Adam and Eve,” which is due to be published a day later.
Archer spent more than five decades as a novelist and also pursued a political career. He entered Parliament for the Conservative Party in a 1969 by-election. Margaret Thatcher made him the party’s deputy chairman in 1985, and in 1992 John Major recommended him for a peerage and a seat in the House of Lords.
In 2001, Archer was convicted of perjury and perverting the course of justice in a case involving a false alibi in a libel trial he had earlier won against the Daily Star. He was sentenced to four years in prison and released on parole in 2003.
He continued writing after his conviction. His website says his books have sold more than 300 million copies. Archer retired from the House of Lords in 2024.