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Sian Cain

‘I could never hope to equal it again’: Jeffrey Archer announces next novel will be his last

Jeffrey Archer, pictured at London Book Fair in 2016. The author and former politician has announced his next novel, Adam and Eve, will be his last.
Jeffrey Archer, pictured at London Book Fair in 2016. The author and former politician has announced his next novel, Adam and Eve, will be his last. Photograph: Guy Bell/REX/Shutterstock

Bestselling novelist Jeffrey Archer has announced his next novel, Adam and Eve, will be his last, coming out 50 years after his debut was published.

The 85-year-old author has sold more than 300m books around the world since his first novel, Not a Penny More Not a Penny Less, was published in 1976, according to his publishers. His 1979 novel, Kane and Abel, was his biggest hit, selling more than 34m copies in 119 countries and 47 languages, and being reprinted more than 130 times.

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