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A Prisoner of Birth

Jeffrey Archer

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If Danny Cartwright had proposed to Beth Wilson on any other day, he would not have been arrested and charged with the murder of his best friend. But when the prosecution witnesses happen to be a group of four upper-crust college friends—a barrister, a popular actor, an aristocrat, and the youngest partner in an established firm’s history—who is going to believe Danny’s side of the story?

Danny is sentenced to twenty-two years and sent to Belmarsh prison, the highest-security jail in the land, from where no inmate has ever escaped. But Spencer Craig, Lawrence Davenport, Gerald Payne, and Toby Mortimer all underestimate Danny’s determination to seek revenge—and the extent to which his fiancée Beth will go in pursuit of justice.

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Listen to this audiobook excerpt from Jeffrey Archer's thriller novel A Prisoner of Birth. If Danny Cartwright had proposed to Beth Wilson on any other day, he would not have been arrested and charged with the murder of his best friend. But when the prosecution witnesses happen to be a group of four upper-crust college friends—a barrister, a popular actor, an aristocrat, and the youngest partner in an established firm's history—who is going to believe Danny's side of the story?

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"Listen to this author interview with Jeffrey Archer, talking about his novel A Prisoner of Birth. In this legal thriller, if Danny Cartwright had proposed to Beth Wilson on any other day, he would not have been arrested and charged with the murder of his best friend. . . Learn more about the book A Prisoner of Birth at http://us.macmillan.com/aprisonerofbirth/JeffreyArcher Read more about author Jeffrey Archer at http://us.macmillan.com/author/jeffreyarcher"

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Praise for A Prisoner of Birth

“A compelling read.” —Newsday

“Archer plots with skill, and keeps you turning the pages.” —The Boston Globe

“Thoroughly enjoyable.”—Publishers Weekly

“Dynamite…plot twists and a slam-bang finale.”—The Washington Post

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Hrishikesh rated it

May 24, 2012

I have read Jeffrey Archer in the past but this is the best I've come across so far.I haven't read 'Kane and Abel' which is proclaimed to be his best novel but if you're a reader who swears by crime-detective genre of fiction,you're bound to love this one!
The plot begins with the protagonist Dann... ...more

Bonnie rated it

Feb 17, 2012

Thoroughly enjoyable retelling of the Count of Monte Cristo. My husband has been telling to read this for ages. This was a good story. Even though I could anticipate the ending, the story had enough twists and turns to keep me from putting the book down. ...more

Ryan rated it

Nov 4, 2011

1) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars.

2) Genre: Mystery

3) Synopsis: Danny Cartwright is sent to prison for something, he didn't do. Prison gives him a lot of time to plan how to get revenge on those who put him in there.

4) Feelings: If asked I always say that Jeffrey Archer is my favorite author but lately... ...more

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Jeffrey Archer

Jeffrey Archer was educated at Oxford University. He has served five years in Britain’s House of Commons and fourteen years in the House of Lords. All of his novels and short story collections--including And Thereby Hangs a Tale, Kane and Abel, Paths of Glory and False Impression--have been international bestselling books. Archer is married with two sons and lives in London and Cambridge.

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A Prisoner of Birth

Jeffrey Archer

Mass Market Paperbound

St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Paperbacks
December 2008
Mass Market Paperbound
ISBN: 9780312944094
ISBN10: 0312944098
4 3/16 x 7 1/2 inches, 624 pages

$9.99

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