The Eleventh Commandment: A Novel, *SIGNED*, First Edition, New

Archer, Jeffrey

ISBN 10: 0060191503 / ISBN 13: 9780060191504

Published by Harper, 1998

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Hardcover, **SIGNED** by Author on Title Page, signature Only, Condition: New, Unread, Spine Not Broken, Only opened for book signing then wrapped and safely stored, One Owner, No marks or stamps, Not a remainder or ex-library copy, light sunning/yellowing across top page edges, Bound with decorative/illustrated endpapers (see additional pics) in silver cloth boards with brown spine take and silver printing, Dust Jacket Condition: As New, due to slight scratch on back of cover, otherwise new, First Edition as stated, First Printing, Full # print line as stated on copyright page, Original $26.00 price Not clipped. New Autographed 1st Edition copy, Novels by Jeffrey Archer: * Not A Penny More, Not A Penny Less (1974) First Among Equals (1984) A Matter of Honour (1986) As the Crow Flies (1990) Honour Among Thieves (1993) The Fourth Estate (1996) The Eleventh Commandment (1998) Sons of Fortune (2002) False Impression (2005) A Prisoner of Birth (2008) Paths of Glory (2009) Heads You Win (2018).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Eleventh Commandment: A Novel, *SIGNED*, First Edition, New
• Publisher: Harper
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060191503
• ISBN 13: 9780060191504
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed by Author
  • Fiction

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Synopsis

As he nears retirement and the end of a twenty-eight-year double life, Connor Fitzgerald comes across the first enemy he cannot handle, the CIA director who is his boss and who must destroy him to save herself. 250,000 first printing. $250,000 ad/promo.

Review

Former MP and prospective Mayor of London Jeffrey Archer's latest offering is an ambitious international thriller of expansive scope, a tale of espionage, intrigue and suspense at the very highest echelons of power. Archer wastes no time diving into his rollercoaster of a plot; we are introduced to our hero, Connor Fitzgerald, "the CIA's most deadly weapon", as he completes his mission--to assassinate a presidential candidate in Colombia. The far-reaching consequences of his act are not immediately apparent as he makes his way back to a loving wife and daughter and his life of "normality"--as far as they are concerned he is an insurance specialist--but in his inimitable style, Archer drives the plot along at speed, never lingering for longer than necessary as we are introduced to a succession of characters of great stature, ranging from the President of the United States to his headstrong CIA director and a new, extremist president in Russia. As the plot develops, Connor becomes ensnared in a political intrigue which will see him have to draw on all his wits and resourcefulness as he struggles for self-preservation and the safety of the free world as we know it.

One might assume that, given Archer's proximity to genuine political power for much of his life, he would be in a position to bring a greater realism to his story of high-stakes political manoeuvring than other authors without his experience. He certainly encourages this belief on his page of acknowledgements, which includes a former director of the CIA and FBI and a U.S. National Security Advisor. However, readers anticipating evidence of any great insight into this world should prepare to be disappointed--this is not where the strength of the book lies, although there are some nice touches, and a certain suspension of disbelief is necessary to get the best out of it. Mind you, one doesn't doubt that Archer's eleventh commandment, "Thou shalt not be caught", is a maxim many politicians and power-brokers, himself included, have lived their lives by. Where he does succeed, though, is in story-telling, with a relentless plot and the creation of a sympathetic, if barely plausible, central character capable of drawing readers in and carrying them, thrill-a-minute, to a dramatic, surprising and ultimately satisfying conclusion. --Alisdair Bowles