Jeffrey Archer The Clifton Chronicles Series 7 Books Collection Set

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Maisie Clifton - Harry's mother who after sudden death of her husband Arthur, tries to make ends meet to support her family and Harry's education. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Cometh the Hour opens with the reading of a suicide note, which has devastating consequences for Harry and Emma Clifton, Giles Barrington and Lady Virginia. I’ve enjoyed writing The Clifton Chronicles and I’d like to thank all those readers who’ve stayed with the whole series and let me know by tweet or by Facebook post or through my blog how they feel. I also miss the plain and simple description of the people! There are only hints through the books how the characters look like. So it’s hard to get some images in your head while reading. While the first book goes about the possibility of Harry being family with the Barringtons we don’t get a real description of how they all look like - even when at this time looks would have been one of the few things to determine if they shared the same father! Her brother Giles is a Member of Parliament but is working hard to get the woman he loves out of East Germany. Harry and Emma’s son, Sebastian is the director of the bank and his former girlfriend, Samantha, reappears with a surprise.

Cometh the Hour, 6th in The Clifton Chronicles series was interesting mix of historical fiction, politics and family drama that revolved around Cliftons and Barringtons’ life. Like all previous book this too was about good vs bad, morals and principles, good things happen to good people and enemies gets their comeuppance, family, love and drama.Cometh the Hour is the penultimate book in the Clifton Chronicles and I eagerly await the publication of This Was A Man later this year (2016). It is an excellent series and no less than I have come to expect from this author. Keep those opinions coming. They help and I’m grateful and I hope you’ll continue to read The Clifton Chronicles. Kudos, Lord Archer for never letting your readers down. While there will be naysayers, it is likely an inherent need to play the role of Lady Virginia that fuels their bitterness.

BUT and here comes my big but I really miss emotions and an emotional binding with the characters to make this from a good read to something I will revisit more than once! Which is a pity!!! In Whitehall, Giles Barrington discovers the truth about his wife Karin from the Cabinet Secretary. Is she a spy or a pawn in a larger game? DISCLOSURE: I borrowed a copy of Cometh the Hour by Jeffrey Archer, published by St Martin's Press, from my good friend and fellow bookworm, Chris Adams. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions.

Jeffrey Archer on The Clifton Chronicles Series

And while I absolutely loved the book, I will note, as I've done in describing other of these books - it is reminiscent of the Stone Barrington series by Stuart Woods (even the Barrington name is common to both). Mostly, it's the matter-of-fact presentation; no matter what happens, no one gets excited, bent out of shape or otherwise emotionally unhinged. Lost your job and your fortune? Bloody sorry, old chap. Unmarried and pregnant? Dreadful. Do you prefer Earle Grey or camomile? In a nutshell, the story is extremely enticing, captivating and highly exciting despite being sympathetic in its own way. The author devised one hell of a spellbinding tale that won't disappoint any of his readers.