Lord Jeffrey Archer has died at the age of 86.
The British author and former politician's death was confirmed by his publisher, HarperCollins, who noted that the Kane & Abel writer had died "suddenly and peacefully at home" on Monday.
"Jeffrey's career is the stuff of publishing legend," a statement to BBC News read. "He was the master storyteller and an editor's dream: phenomenally hard-working, utterly committed to completing draft after draft to get every word as perfect as possible, and a true champion of the 'team' nature of great publishing."
A cause of death was not disclosed.
Archer, a former Conservative Party deputy chairman, sold more than 300 million books during a writing career that spanned five decades.
His work was adapted for the screen on many occasions, including the 1985 CBS miniseries based on Kane & Abel, starring Peter Strauss and Sam Neill.
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The British author and former politician's death was confirmed by his publisher, HarperCollins, who noted that the Kane & Abel writer had died "suddenly and peacefully at home" on Monday.
"Jeffrey's career is the stuff of publishing legend," a statement to BBC News read. "He was the master storyteller and an editor's dream: phenomenally hard-working, utterly committed to completing draft after draft to get every word as perfect as possible, and a true champion of the 'team' nature of great publishing."
A cause of death was not disclosed.
Archer, a former Conservative Party deputy chairman, sold more than 300 million books during a writing career that spanned five decades.
His work was adapted for the screen on many occasions, including the 1985 CBS miniseries based on Kane & Abel, starring Peter Strauss and Sam Neill.
#death #lord
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