Book info

• Title Mightier Than the Sword
• Author Jeffrey Archer
• Year 2015
• Genre Historical

Following the explosion of an IRA bomb on board the Barrington’s flagship MV Buckingham, Emma Clifton must deal with the repercussions on her family’s shipping business. Meanwhile her old adversary, Lady Virginia Fenwick, plots her downfall. Bestselling novelist Harry is on a mission to free a fellow author imprisoned in Siberia, even if it costs him everything. Giles, his brother-in-law, a minister of the Crown, faces his own problems when a diplomatic disaster risks his bid for higher office.

Thoughts

I left a bit too much of a gap between reading the previous book and this one so that I couldn’t remember all that had happened, and was grateful for any and all catchups that were mentioned in the book. You’re thrust straight into the action after the cliffhanger from the last book, but it’s all soon resolved and the story continues onwards.

Archer has a formula with these books now, and although I didn’t feel as keen towards the story as I did in the early days, the twists and turns still grab you like a soap, so that you just want to know what happens.

Rating: 3 / 5