Lord Jeffrey Archer dies 'suddenly and peacefully'

Updated 2026-10-08 · told from many outlets at once

Jeffrey Archer, a British author and politician, died at age 86 at his home in north London. His novels sold over 300 million copies worldwide. He was jailed in 2001 for perjury and perverting the course of justice and released in 2003.

• Jeffrey Archer, a British author and politician, died at age 86 at his home in north London.
• Archer's novels sold over 300 million copies worldwide.
• Archer was jailed for four years in 2001 for perjury and perverting the course of justice and was released in 2003.
• Archer was appointed vice-chairman of the Conservative Party by Margaret Thatcher.
• Archer's final novel, Adam and Eve, was scheduled for publication.
• HarperCollins said the author died suddenly and peacefully at home.
• Archer served as a Member of Parliament for Louth from 1969 and was a Conservative MP for five years.
• Archer revealed a prostate cancer diagnosis in 2014.
• Archer was a prominent Conservative politician and popular British author born in north London.
• Archer was appointed to the House of Lords in 1992 by John Major and his political efforts inspired the Succession to the Crown Act 2013.
• Archer was scheduled to discuss his novel Adam and Eve at the Cheltenham Literary Festival.

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