False Impression - Hardcover

Archer, Jeffrey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1405032553 ISBN 13: 9781405032551

Publisher: Macmillan, 2006

Synopsis

When an aristocratic old lady is brutally murdered in her country home the night before 9/11, it takes all the resources of the FBI and Interpol to work out the connection between her and the possible motive for her death – a priceless Van Gogh painting.

But in the end, it’s a young woman in the North Tower when the first plane crashed into the building who has the courage and determination to take on both sides of the law and avenge the old lady’s death.

Anna Petrescu is missing, presumed dead, after 9/11 and she uses her new status to escape from America, only to be pursued across the world from Toronto to London, to Hong Kong, Tokyo and Bucharest, but it is only when she returns to New York that the mystery unfolds.

False Impression is a classic Jeffrey Archer novel of twists and turns and heart-stopping intrigue . . . Why are so many people willing to risk their own lives and others' to own the Van Gogh Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear?

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Review:

'As the jacket says, the "Master" is indeed back' -- Sunday Times

'Best Archer novel for some years, with plenty for the fans to admire, and a plot to keep them engrossed.’ -- Daily Mail

'Petrescu is a dashing heroine – resourceful, courageous and believable, as is Jack Delaney, the FBI man watching her.' -- Daily Mail

'Plotted with his customary skill, it moves at a breakneck, page-turning pace.' -- Daily Mail

'The latest blockbuster from Henry James's heir' -- Tom Deveson, Sunday Times

Cunning plots, silken style... Archer plays a cat and mouse game with the reader. -- New York Times

Jeffrey Archer has a gift for plot that can only be described as genius. -- Daily Telegraph

Probably the best storyteller of our age. -- Mail on Sunday

‘Energetic and twisty’ -- Daily Echo (Bournemouth)

‘False Impression is a classic Jeffrey Archer novel of twists and turns and heart-stopping intrigue’ -- Edition

From the Publisher:

Jeffrey Archer is one of the bestselling novelists of all time. With this novel he returns to the height of his powers as a writer. I can honestly say, as a jaded publisher, that when I first picked up this manuscript I fully expected to read a chunk and put it aside and continue to read it over a few days. Five hours later I looked up and had finished it and it was nearly one o'clock in the morning. It is basically a thundering good read! Many will say 'Well, he would say that. He's the publisher'. Read for yourself and tell me that I'm wrong. Archer is back doing what he has always done best... writing novels.

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1405032553
• ISBN 13: 9781405032551
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 398