Over My Dead Body
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Summary
An unputdownable story of murder， revenge and betrayal from international number one bestseller Jeffrey Archer。
THE CLOCK IS TICKING IN THIS ROLLERCOASTER RIDE OF A THRILLER…
In London， the Metropolitan Police set up a new Unsolved Murders Unit—a cold case squad—to catch the criminals nobody else can。
In Geneva， millionaire art collector Miles Faulkner—convicted of forgery and theft—was pronounced dead two months ago。 So why is his unscrupulous lawyer still representing a dead client？
On a luxury liner en route to New York， the battle for power at the heart of a wealthy dynasty is about to turn to murder。
And at the heart of all three investigations are Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick， rising star of the department， and ex-undercover agent Ross Hogan， brought in from the cold。
But can they catch the killers before it’s too late？
Praise for Jeffrey Archer:
“Archer is a master entertainer。” —Time
“Cunning plots， silken style…Archer plays a cat-and-mouse game with the reader。” —The New York Times
“One of the top ten storytellers in the world。” —Los Angeles Times
“A storyteller in the class of Alexandre Dumas。” —The Washington Post
THE CLOCK IS TICKING IN THIS ROLLERCOASTER RIDE OF A THRILLER…
In London， the Metropolitan Police set up a new Unsolved Murders Unit—a cold case squad—to catch the criminals nobody else can。
In Geneva， millionaire art collector Miles Faulkner—convicted of forgery and theft—was pronounced dead two months ago。 So why is his unscrupulous lawyer still representing a dead client？
On a luxury liner en route to New York， the battle for power at the heart of a wealthy dynasty is about to turn to murder。
And at the heart of all three investigations are Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick， rising star of the department， and ex-undercover agent Ross Hogan， brought in from the cold。
But can they catch the killers before it’s too late？
Praise for Jeffrey Archer:
“Archer is a master entertainer。” —Time
“Cunning plots， silken style…Archer plays a cat-and-mouse game with the reader。” —The New York Times
“One of the top ten storytellers in the world。” —Los Angeles Times
“A storyteller in the class of Alexandre Dumas。” —The Washington Post
Reviews
Margaret McCulloch-Keeble
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This is my first Jeffrey A。 I can hear my dad spinning in his grave。 God forgive me， I can't believe I'm saying this but。。。。。。。。it was great。 Totally unbelievable， absolute nonsense， but I was hooked。 It finishes all neat and tidy， no loose ends。 It's great fun， dare I say， a caper？ Sorry dad。 This is my first Jeffrey A。 I can hear my dad spinning in his grave。 God forgive me， I can't believe I'm saying this but。。。。。。。。it was great。 Totally unbelievable， absolute nonsense， but I was hooked。 It finishes all neat and tidy， no loose ends。 It's great fun， dare I say， a caper？ Sorry dad。 。。。more
Jennyh
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Another instalment in the life of DCI William Warwick and his nemesis Miles Faulkner。 Jeffrey Archer knows how to keep his readers enthralled with the twists and turns of a well thought out plot and interesting characters。I did miss Warwick's family in this novel， we did not read enough about his father and sister。 They previously always seemed to have a pithy comment about the law。Overall， an enjoyable read but disappointed not to finish the story about PC Plod！ Another instalment in the life of DCI William Warwick and his nemesis Miles Faulkner。 Jeffrey Archer knows how to keep his readers enthralled with the twists and turns of a well thought out plot and interesting characters。I did miss Warwick's family in this novel， we did not read enough about his father and sister。 They previously always seemed to have a pithy comment about the law。Overall， an enjoyable read but disappointed not to finish the story about PC Plod！ 。。。more
Annette
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I've heard of Archer before， and when I saw Over My Dead Body available， I decided to give it a try。 I was not disappointed。William Warwick and his wife are on a much-needed holiday on a luxury cruise ship sailing to New York。 But of course， there's a crime committed on board， and Warwick becomes involved。 That's just the introductory crime， which doesn't take long but gets you involved in the story。Back in London， there's a new task force that Warwick is in charge of that is working on cold cas I've heard of Archer before， and when I saw Over My Dead Body available， I decided to give it a try。 I was not disappointed。William Warwick and his wife are on a much-needed holiday on a luxury cruise ship sailing to New York。 But of course， there's a crime committed on board， and Warwick becomes involved。 That's just the introductory crime， which doesn't take long but gets you involved in the story。Back in London， there's a new task force that Warwick is in charge of that is working on cold cases。 And just in time， it appears。 Miles Faulkner， a millionaire art forger is supposed to be dead。 But Warwick has his doubts， even though he attended the funeral。 Faulkner's lawyer still has Faulkner as a client and Faulkner's widow is acting strange。 So they begin investigating to see what they can find out。I read this a week ago and really enjoyed it。 I was on a trip and flew through it。 But honestly， I can't remember much of what happened。 I had to read the synopsis to jog my memory。 The side characters are interesting and add to the story。 There are some intriguing twists and surprises。I recommend Over My Dead Body， whether you are an Archer fan or not。 This is the fourth Warwick book， but it isn't necessary to have read the others。 I would like to go back and read them。 Just because a book doesn't leave a lasting impression doesn't mean it isn't good！ 。。。more
Sue Plant
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would like to thank netgalley and the publishers for letting me read this exceptional bookwarwick and his lovely wife are enjoying themselves on a cruise， one that they hadnt been expecting， but its not long before warwick witnesses a murder 。。。 but the highseas have a law unto themselves but its not long before warwick has to dash back to london and leave his capable with exploring the sights as his old nemesis booth is up to his old trick and could a certain dead man actually be alive。。。。a com would like to thank netgalley and the publishers for letting me read this exceptional bookwarwick and his lovely wife are enjoying themselves on a cruise， one that they hadnt been expecting， but its not long before warwick witnesses a murder 。。。 but the highseas have a law unto themselves but its not long before warwick has to dash back to london and leave his capable with exploring the sights as his old nemesis booth is up to his old trick and could a certain dead man actually be alive。。。。a compelling read that keeps you reading right to the end。。。 you may not like the author but he certainly can write a very entertaining and engaging storyroll on the next edition to this brilliant series 。。。more
Dianne
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I most likely would have liked this book much more had I been British and perhaps read the first few in this series。 Oddly， I usually never have problems getting into a series when starting it late。 I typically enjoy the book and want to go back and read the earlier ones。 Not so with this book。For me， the writing was dull; the characters were primarily unlikeable， the ending abrupt （or is it a cliffhanger？）， I felt that some plot points/storylines were left unfinished， and I just couldn't engage I most likely would have liked this book much more had I been British and perhaps read the first few in this series。 Oddly， I usually never have problems getting into a series when starting it late。 I typically enjoy the book and want to go back and read the earlier ones。 Not so with this book。For me， the writing was dull; the characters were primarily unlikeable， the ending abrupt （or is it a cliffhanger？）， I felt that some plot points/storylines were left unfinished， and I just couldn't engage with any part of this book。The only reason I am giving it three stars is that I'm sure fans of this author will love this addition to the series， and even those who like novels that are a bit on the historical side will enjoy this。 Unfortunately， the story takes place in the mid-to-late '80s giving this book a very stuffy feel。*ARC is supplied by the publisher and ATTL。 。。。more
Karen
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William Warwick is back chasing his arch enemy， elusive art dealer Miles Faulkner， who has risen from the dead to taunt him again。 Throughout the story， William and his team also tackle a murder on a luxury cruise， and several cold cases。 A pacy story from Jeffrey Archer as usual， old-fashioned in its telling， but sound with plenty humour to enliven the narrative， and characters with character， like child prodigy James， prostitute Jo and maverick undercover cop Ross。 What I liked about this dete William Warwick is back chasing his arch enemy， elusive art dealer Miles Faulkner， who has risen from the dead to taunt him again。 Throughout the story， William and his team also tackle a murder on a luxury cruise， and several cold cases。 A pacy story from Jeffrey Archer as usual， old-fashioned in its telling， but sound with plenty humour to enliven the narrative， and characters with character， like child prodigy James， prostitute Jo and maverick undercover cop Ross。 What I liked about this detective story is that you don't have to think too hard - you can just enjoy the ride， always a sign of a good story and a good storyteller。 。。。more
Serena Montooth
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Over My Dead Body is the latest book in Archer’s series of Inspector Warwick mysteries。 Warwick is still hunting Miles Faulkner， his art thief nemesis from previous books。 Not only must Warwick attend to recapturing Faulkner， he has been newly appointed to a cold case unit which the Chief expects to lead to the capture of a handful of murderers who had escaped from Justice。 Given his multiple assignments， Warwick must divide the work with his capable task force。 There are multiple small mysterie Over My Dead Body is the latest book in Archer’s series of Inspector Warwick mysteries。 Warwick is still hunting Miles Faulkner， his art thief nemesis from previous books。 Not only must Warwick attend to recapturing Faulkner， he has been newly appointed to a cold case unit which the Chief expects to lead to the capture of a handful of murderers who had escaped from Justice。 Given his multiple assignments， Warwick must divide the work with his capable task force。 There are multiple small mysteries for Warwick and his crew to solve， from figuring out whether a shipboard death was a murder to saving the life of a bride whose husband has murderous intentions。 One important comment on the plot is that the story probably takes place in the 1990’s， although that is not made clear。 My guess as to the setting is based on the fact that there are no cell phones and Warwick is supposed to be about 35 and grew up in the 1960’s。Archer’s writing is peppered with clever solutions and tricks for each mystery Warwick and his fellow officers must face。 He also allows us to really care about the characters， causing us to be invested in their successes and their happiness。 You will cheer the final outcome。 。。。more
Jan
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I haven't read Archer in a few years， and now I can't remember why not！ Excellent tangle of a story！ Set in several locations in 1988， the protagonists are all working for The Yard。 The senior officer is DCI Warwick who is under a superintendent known as The Hawk。 Lots of colorful characters on both sides of the law in a tense atmosphere with many deadlines。 Superb storytelling that caught me up in its web and wouldn't let go！I requested and received a free ebook copy from Harper 360， HarperColl I haven't read Archer in a few years， and now I can't remember why not！ Excellent tangle of a story！ Set in several locations in 1988， the protagonists are all working for The Yard。 The senior officer is DCI Warwick who is under a superintendent known as The Hawk。 Lots of colorful characters on both sides of the law in a tense atmosphere with many deadlines。 Superb storytelling that caught me up in its web and wouldn't let go！I requested and received a free ebook copy from Harper 360， HarperCollins via NetGalley。 Thank you！ 。。。more
Val
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This is the fourth instalment of the Detective William Warwick saga and a real rollercoaster of a book。 As usual in this twisty thriller from the Master of the pen， there's murder， revenge and betrayal I think this book could be read as a standalone， but for the fullest enjoyment I would recommend starting at the beginning of the series。 William starts off on a cruise liner to New York with his wife for a rare break， but before long becomes embroiled in death on the ship and then flies back to L This is the fourth instalment of the Detective William Warwick saga and a real rollercoaster of a book。 As usual in this twisty thriller from the Master of the pen， there's murder， revenge and betrayal I think this book could be read as a standalone， but for the fullest enjoyment I would recommend starting at the beginning of the series。 William starts off on a cruise liner to New York with his wife for a rare break， but before long becomes embroiled in death on the ship and then flies back to London to continue investigations into the previously thought dead Miles Faulkner。 We meet all the characters from the series and find out how their lives are moving on with various side stories along the way， bring it all to life。 A thoroughly exiting read。 A big thank you to Harper Collins Audio for the chance to listen to and review this audio version on Over my dead body by Jeffrey Archer and read by George Blagden who is an extremely good narrator with some excellent voices。 It was a joy to listen to and cant wait until the next book is released。 At the end of the audiobook was an interview with Jeffrey Archer which should not be missed and gives you a great insight into how he thinks and writes his books。 I could not believe how many drafts Jeffrey makes of his books to ensure they are absolutely perfect。 I'm also looking forward to the remainder of the series and only hope he remains in good health and is able to complete the series and many more besides as he's now in his 80s。 。。。more
Sarah Waldron
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Thank you to @HarperCollinsUK and @Jeffrey_Archer for this advanced audio copy of Over My Dead Body in return for an honest review。 Over My Dead Body is due to be published on 12th October 2021 and you can get a copy here。Description 🔖Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick is （as usual） in the middle of a whirlwind of cases。 In London， his team at Scotland Yard have been assigned a selection of murder cases that have gone cold。 In Geneva， William’s long standing enemy Miles Faulkner is preten Thank you to @HarperCollinsUK and @Jeffrey_Archer for this advanced audio copy of Over My Dead Body in return for an honest review。 Over My Dead Body is due to be published on 12th October 2021 and you can get a copy here。Description 🔖Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick is （as usual） in the middle of a whirlwind of cases。 In London， his team at Scotland Yard have been assigned a selection of murder cases that have gone cold。 In Geneva， William’s long standing enemy Miles Faulkner is pretending to be dead and living as a different person。 On a luxury liner half way to New York， a wealthy family are insisting that the man at the top of their hierarchy has died of a heart attack， whilst a few people are certain it was murder。William tries to juggle all of this with the help of his faithful team。 This time around， Ross Hogan has been pulled in from undercover work to assist， but will he adjust to life in plain clothes and will he and the team be able to catch all of the murderers and keep Miles Faulkner in their sights？General Thoughts 🤔I was taken by surprise when I started this book。 I had a brief moment of panic when I thought that William Warwick wouldn’t have his team with him and he’d be riding solo。 I should have known better though as of course William could never indulge in a holiday and actually switch off。Once again， I loved the mix of old plot line with new in this book。 Miles Faulkner has a standing role within this series and I really liked that he was here again for Over My Dead Body， but with new criminals and new crimes added into the melting pot。One thing I did miss within this book was a court room battle。 They were one of my favourite parts of the previous books and I know that they can’t all be the same but I was hanging on waiting for Sir Julian and Grace to show up and destroy some people in the witness box。 It’s no big deal， just means I’ll have to hold on until the fifth book in the series。Characters 👭👬👫As the series progresses， I find it harder to write this section of the review unless my feelings about characters have changed。 I still love William， I still love Beth， I still love the way William and his team work and bounce off one another。 My only feelings that changed were towards Ross Hogan。When I first met Ross he was working undercover and I had a lot of respect for him。 He went to prison for goodness sake！ Not many people would do that for their job。 However when he was “brought in from the cold” I think he struggled with working with people and not doing his own thing。 I think that this was the main reason for him running rogue a little; to feel like he had more control over himself。 But I disagreed with some of his actions and I empathised with William for trying to help Ross whilst at the same time， not turn a blind eye （to quote a previous book title）。Writing Style ✍️It goes without saying that I have become hooked on Jeffrey Archer’s writing seen as I have binged this entire series （what’s written of it to date） within the last week or so。 I don’t doubt that I’ll probably go back and read some of his other series at some point。 He is obviously an amazing story teller and I love that the story is all hung off the characters。What I haven’t talked about so far is that I’ve listened to the audiobooks for all of these books。 The narrator is the same throughout which is great for continuity and I have really enjoyed listening to him。 He captured the spirit of each character perfectly and has helped me to envisage exactly what they’re like in my mind。Conclusion & Scoring 🎖️Another William Warwick book that I enjoyed wholeheartedly。 In summary I didn’t love this one as much as the third， but loved it just as much as the first and second。 I’d say that’s pretty good going for four books。 I recently learnt that Jeffrey Archer plans eight books in total for this series so I’m very happy to know that I’m only half way towards the end。 Hopefully the wait isn’t too long for the fifth book。 。。。more
Andrew
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This is the 4th book in the series， which will certainly benefit from being read in order。 I said after the previous book that it could stand on it's own merit。 The same is true once again。 However there is a lot of cross-referencing to previous police， legal and criminal characters。 I am still enjoying the series。 book continues to develop the story of William Warwick's meteoric police career。 He holds the rank of Detective Chief Inspector and is heading up a team investigating old unsolved mur This is the 4th book in the series， which will certainly benefit from being read in order。 I said after the previous book that it could stand on it's own merit。 The same is true once again。 However there is a lot of cross-referencing to previous police， legal and criminal characters。 I am still enjoying the series。 book continues to develop the story of William Warwick's meteoric police career。 He holds the rank of Detective Chief Inspector and is heading up a team investigating old unsolved murder cases。 There is an interesting development with the addition of once-undercover officer Ross Hogan， which adds spice to the storyline。 Reading this series is like putting on a favourite pair of comfy slippers。 Although the bounds of believability regarding police procedure are pushed to the limits， there is an tense denouement which leaves an intriguing opening for installment number 5。I give my thanks to Netgalley and Pan Macmillan for a copy in exchange for this review。 。。。more
Jamie （Books and Ladders）
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See this review and more on Books and Ladders！This was such a wild ride！ I so enjoyed this and forgot how much I love the intrigue of mystery type police procedurals。 The characters were so well developed and the plot moved perfectly。 It was paced amazingly and had just the right twists and turns。 The ending felt a little rushed and open ended for me but otherwise this was great！ See this review and more on Books and Ladders！This was such a wild ride！ I so enjoyed this and forgot how much I love the intrigue of mystery type police procedurals。 The characters were so well developed and the plot moved perfectly。 It was paced amazingly and had just the right twists and turns。 The ending felt a little rushed and open ended for me but otherwise this was great！ 。。。more
V
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The fourth in the William Warwick British detective series finds Beth and William on a luxury ship to NY thanks to Christina Faulkner。 Seems Christina can only schedule her sham marriage to Captain Ralph Neville （AKA Miles Faulkner） during this time。Beth is planning visits to all the renowned art museums and tourist attractions， while William can't resist inserting his detective skills into a death on board。Members of the Buchanan family are aboard their own liner when the chairman suddenly dies The fourth in the William Warwick British detective series finds Beth and William on a luxury ship to NY thanks to Christina Faulkner。 Seems Christina can only schedule her sham marriage to Captain Ralph Neville （AKA Miles Faulkner） during this time。Beth is planning visits to all the renowned art museums and tourist attractions， while William can't resist inserting his detective skills into a death on board。Members of the Buchanan family are aboard their own liner when the chairman suddenly dies during dinner。 William has formed a mentor type bond with the grandson。 They race to prove the death wasn't natural causes and that there's a murderer on board。Back in London， Hawksby has the newly formed Unsolved Murders Unit tackling five separate cold cases。 William heads the team， Detective Inspector Ross Hogan is second in command， and includes DS Paul Adaja， DS Jackie Roycroft and DC Rebecca Pankhurst。 Ross is still playing his "undercover" role， just more literally。The cold cases are varied and interesting。 It's so refreshing to have new mysteries to solve while the illusive criminal， Miles Faulkner， continues his masterpiece art schemes。The greedy Booth Watson QC is still tied to Faulkner。 Christina is equally financially tied to her "deceased"， not quite divorced， about to wed， cunning husband。 However， she has some new schemes and deceitful tricks of her own in play。There's another attempt at arresting Faulkner at his new inpenatrable fortress。 William has jetted back and forth between countries so many times I have jet lag！ Another action packed crime story that had me holding my breath till the climactic end。Thanks to Netgalley， Jeffrey Archer， and Harper Collins Publishers for the digital advance copy of "Over My Dead Body"。 These are my thoughts and opinions given voluntarily。 。。。more
G。S。
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This book will be released in hardback and Kindle edition on October 19th， with the paperback to follow several months later。 I obtained a pre-release copy of the paperback in "free" bin of a bookstore。 I have never read a previous William Warwick book， and this book has not persuaded me to read more。 What I liked: o It was an easy， fun book to read。 Most enjoyable。 Mr。 Archer has a very engaging style。 Just from the way Mr。 Archer tells a story， I feel he's a person I'd like to meet。 I'd listen This book will be released in hardback and Kindle edition on October 19th， with the paperback to follow several months later。 I obtained a pre-release copy of the paperback in "free" bin of a bookstore。 I have never read a previous William Warwick book， and this book has not persuaded me to read more。 What I liked: o It was an easy， fun book to read。 Most enjoyable。 Mr。 Archer has a very engaging style。 Just from the way Mr。 Archer tells a story， I feel he's a person I'd like to meet。 I'd listen to any story he cared to tell。o It was so very awfully British。 To a fault。 A wonderful fault。 Mr。 Archer's style is so engaging， you could listen to him tell any story and be spellbound。o I am in awe of the pre-release promotion effort， with reviews already in place from the New York Times and other publications you've no doubt heard of， and a very enticing cover。o I liked the characters。 Well， not the villains， of course， but Warwick， his whole team， and maybe especially his wife。What could have been better:o There is no mystery here， not really。 There is one murder， but we know who did it and why。 It's not a thriller， either。 We know who the bad guys are and why。 In fact， it's hard to say exactly what genre this is。o The plot is very loose。 There's no real tension。o It's completely unclear why the book starts where it starts， showing Warwick's detecting prowess but otherwise in no way related to the actual plot of the book， introducing a charming secondary character （James） who plays no role at all in the story。o It's also completely unclear why the book ends where it ends。 o There are no character arcs。 Everyone is pretty much the same at the end as at the beginning。All that said， I've learned a lot from this book， and I meant what I said about wishing I could spend some time with Mr。 Archer。 He taught me the difference between story *writing* and story *telling*。 The story *writing* here is okay， just average， but the story *telling* is absolutely superb。 Mr。 Archer has real class。 。。。more
Lisa
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This is the fourth one in the series and the only previous one that I've read is the first one。 I need to catch up！Young William Warwick is now Detective Chief Inspector in charge of an excellent team。 However， he has a lot on his plate in a wild chase to catch the intrepid art forger and collector Miles Faulkner， who has escaped from jail， and was pronounced dead。 The chase takes him from London to Barcelona and Switzerland。 He also has to decide where Miles's beautiful wife's loyalties lie， be This is the fourth one in the series and the only previous one that I've read is the first one。 I need to catch up！Young William Warwick is now Detective Chief Inspector in charge of an excellent team。 However， he has a lot on his plate in a wild chase to catch the intrepid art forger and collector Miles Faulkner， who has escaped from jail， and was pronounced dead。 The chase takes him from London to Barcelona and Switzerland。 He also has to decide where Miles's beautiful wife's loyalties lie， because she is friendly with his wife Beth， now the mother of twins。Mile's mendacious lawyer tracks down their footsteps， often warning him about the movements of the police， and he also helps other nasty criminals。 Meanwhile， there is a wife murderer on the loose。 Can his new wife be warned？This is an entertaining romp through the glamorous underworld of art forgers， with some side-stories。 William is an extremely likeable character， as is his wife Beth。 There were a minor flaws in the research， I thought， but not enough to detract from a highly enjoyable story。 I am dying to read the other two！I received this free ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Daniela Warren
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This is my first Jeffrey Archer book and I really enjoyed it。 It is part of a detective series， but I didn’t realise that until after I finished it， so it’s obviously a stand alone book too。I thoroughly enjoyed all the stories intermixed together， the death on the ship， the hunt for Faulkner and the personal relationships between Warwick and his wife， Hogan and his new love。Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins for letting me review this audio book。
Kenna
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This was my first encounter with Jeffrey Archer’s William Warwicks series of books。 Despite coming in at book 4， I was able to pick up on his back-history with his foe Miles Faulkner and Faulkner’s unscrupulous QC Booth Watson。 It was a very well-paced thrilling page-turner。 I raced through the book， which felt very cat and mouse at times， wanting to know whether Warwick would arrest his man！ It’s all set up for the next instalment and I can’t wait to read that！ Huge thanks to NetGalley and to t This was my first encounter with Jeffrey Archer’s William Warwicks series of books。 Despite coming in at book 4， I was able to pick up on his back-history with his foe Miles Faulkner and Faulkner’s unscrupulous QC Booth Watson。 It was a very well-paced thrilling page-turner。 I raced through the book， which felt very cat and mouse at times， wanting to know whether Warwick would arrest his man！ It’s all set up for the next instalment and I can’t wait to read that！ Huge thanks to NetGalley and to the publishers for the ARC and for introducing me to Jeffrey Archer。 I can’t wait to go back and catch up on the first three William Warwick books！ 。。。more
Patricia Moren
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This latest book by Jeffrey Archer was great fun to read。 Non stop action and police skating close to unlawful trying to catch hardened criminals。 There was the usual cast of characters who work so well together。 I enjoyed the conclusion。
Adrian Dooley
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This is my first read of Jeffrey Archer， although i have been aware of him as both a politician and author for many years。 Ive left it late but this one at least certainly didnt disappoint。The story of murder， deceit， revenge， love and good old police work， what we have here is an immensely readable thriller from start to finish。 From the opening chapters on a cruise ship to New York with a murder on board to the finale in both Barcelona and London， this really is a roller coaster ride with Dete This is my first read of Jeffrey Archer， although i have been aware of him as both a politician and author for many years。 Ive left it late but this one at least certainly didnt disappoint。The story of murder， deceit， revenge， love and good old police work， what we have here is an immensely readable thriller from start to finish。 From the opening chapters on a cruise ship to New York with a murder on board to the finale in both Barcelona and London， this really is a roller coaster ride with Detective William Warwick and his team。A huge cast of characters， but the writing style is so easy and the story telling so well plotted that you never find yourself confused。Its a relentless pace and actually felt much shorter than its 370 odd pages， and thats always a good sign。I`m now intrigued by this series and intend to pick up the first three in the series。 Four and a half stars rounded up to five for the sheer enjoyment the reading of this book gave me。Thanks to the publisher for the ARC though Netgalley。 。。。more
Catalina
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Boringggggggggggggg！！！A classical police procedural that took forever to get the story rolling。 The first exciting bit was at the 70% mark and only the next 10% was finally trilling and action packed。 The end continue in the same slow vain as the rest of the book and came as no surprise。 Despite the slowness of the story， I did enjoy the characters。 William and Ross in particular are very well sketched。 I loved the banter between them and the exchange of clues and details。 Beth is also an intere Boringggggggggggggg！！！A classical police procedural that took forever to get the story rolling。 The first exciting bit was at the 70% mark and only the next 10% was finally trilling and action packed。 The end continue in the same slow vain as the rest of the book and came as no surprise。 Despite the slowness of the story， I did enjoy the characters。 William and Ross in particular are very well sketched。 I loved the banter between them and the exchange of clues and details。 Beth is also an interesting and exciting character， the dialogues between her and other characters， but especially William were very satisfying。 The family scenes were nice and added a bit of warmth the the story and a nice roundness to some of the characters。 I also enjoyed the opening of the book， despite being superfluous and in no way related to the actual story， it was a great way of meeting（or getting reacquainted with） William。 But overall it was a dissatisfying read and definitely not something I would recommend。 *Book from NetGalley with many thanks to the publisher。 。。。more
Nan Williams
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This was the fourth in a series about William Warwick。 I didn’t realize that or I would never have requested this book。 I read nearly 50% and enjoyed that， but had a hard time keeping up with the characters and imagining their past relationships which were critical to the story line。I think it would be most enjoyable for someone who had read the first three books and had seen the characters and their relationships develop。Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher， Harper Collins， for this ARC i This was the fourth in a series about William Warwick。 I didn’t realize that or I would never have requested this book。 I read nearly 50% and enjoyed that， but had a hard time keeping up with the characters and imagining their past relationships which were critical to the story line。I think it would be most enjoyable for someone who had read the first three books and had seen the characters and their relationships develop。Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher， Harper Collins， for this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Olga
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Over My Dead Body is the fourth book in Jeffrey Archer’s latest serious about Detective William Warwick。 I like Archer’s earlier books and a fan of his short stories collections， however I am getting increasingly disappointed with his latest work。 As with The Clifton Chronicles， this new series started off promising and got progressively worse with each new instalment。 I sometimes think that maybe Archer starts the first book and someone else continues the series。 Over My Dead was another disapp Over My Dead Body is the fourth book in Jeffrey Archer’s latest serious about Detective William Warwick。 I like Archer’s earlier books and a fan of his short stories collections， however I am getting increasingly disappointed with his latest work。 As with The Clifton Chronicles， this new series started off promising and got progressively worse with each new instalment。 I sometimes think that maybe Archer starts the first book and someone else continues the series。 Over My Dead was another disappointment- disjointed and predictable plot， contrived writing， cliche characters… I listened to the audio version and narration was very good， which earned an additional star for me。 I don’t think I will be reading book 5， sorry Mr Archer。 。。。more
J。J。
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For many years， Jeffrey Archer was of my 'go-to' authors， the small band of writers whose books I would buy without even reading the blurb。 Recently， I have stopped reading his work because I felt it had become predictable。 So I was intrigued to see what his current writing was like and was happy to receive an ARC of Over My Dead Body。It's the fourth in a series featuring DCI William Warwick and， although I managed to keep my finger on the thread of what happened in the previous books， I would a For many years， Jeffrey Archer was of my 'go-to' authors， the small band of writers whose books I would buy without even reading the blurb。 Recently， I have stopped reading his work because I felt it had become predictable。 So I was intrigued to see what his current writing was like and was happy to receive an ARC of Over My Dead Body。It's the fourth in a series featuring DCI William Warwick and， although I managed to keep my finger on the thread of what happened in the previous books， I would advise future readers to read from the first one， as so many nuances of the characters are lost。 The writing itself is strangely old-fashioned， more reminiscent of Agatha Christie than the 1980s， and not really suited to Warwick， who is quite young。There are two sub plots， one concerning Warwick and his wife on a cruise where he solves a murder （again very a la Christie）， goes home and the plot is never mentioned again apart from a couple of seemingly irrelevant phone calls。 The second one is a series of cases dropped on his new cold case team （really， another one？） all of which are mopped up by his 'superhero' type sidekick without much intervention from Warwick。The ending is all very derring-do and there are a few flashes of near-excitement but， all in all， it's not the kind of book that will remain in my memory for very long and I think it's time to say a final goodbye to Mr。 Archer。I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Sherri Thacker
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I’m definitely in the minority with my 2 star rating but this story fell flat for me and I could not connect with any of the characters。 DNF at 30%。 Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this early release in exchange for my review。
Margaret Richardson
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My thanks to netgalley & the publishers for the ARC in return for an honest review which I give freelyI have read many short stories by this author and have enjoyed them and I like his style of writing。 This is the first full novel I have read。 I am finding it difficult to decide how many * s to give and also the review。It begins on a cruise ship to New York where a police officer is on board with his wife。 The chairman & owners of the cruise line are on board， the chairman dies at the table dur My thanks to netgalley & the publishers for the ARC in return for an honest review which I give freelyI have read many short stories by this author and have enjoyed them and I like his style of writing。 This is the first full novel I have read。 I am finding it difficult to decide how many * s to give and also the review。It begins on a cruise ship to New York where a police officer is on board with his wife。 The chairman & owners of the cruise line are on board， the chairman dies at the table during an evening meal。 The police officer flies back from New York， while his wife stays on with a friend。Once back in London， the real story begins， where a team of detectives are on the hunt for a criminal who had escaped prison， and not long after died。 The Met police do not believe his dead although the police attended his funeralQuite a lot of crimes take place， murder， drugs， loan sharks。 Plenty of characters in this tale， and I found it hard to follow at times。It was an interesting read。Press TAB five times to redirect to the Accessibility page。 。。。more
Emily Correia
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I wanted desperately to like this book - with murder， theft， revenge and overall mystery， how could you not？My biggest critique is there is so much going on with so many characters all the time。 I couldn’t get into this book because I couldn’t get who anyone was straight。 Also plot points got thrown in for what seemed like just the sake of adding complexity - like a former prostitute who gets pregnant。 I found that even after just putting the book down for 5 minutes I forgot entirely what the pl I wanted desperately to like this book - with murder， theft， revenge and overall mystery， how could you not？My biggest critique is there is so much going on with so many characters all the time。 I couldn’t get into this book because I couldn’t get who anyone was straight。 Also plot points got thrown in for what seemed like just the sake of adding complexity - like a former prostitute who gets pregnant。 I found that even after just putting the book down for 5 minutes I forgot entirely what the plot was going on about and I had to reread sections just to keep details straight。 All in all， this wasn’t for me。 。。。more
Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice*
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EXCERPT: 'Are you a detective， sir？'William looked up at the young man who'd asked the question。 'No， I'm the assistant manager of the Midland Bank in Shoreham， Kent。''In that case，' continued the young man， not looking convinced， 'you'll be able to tell me what the exchange rate was between the dollar and the pound when the currency market opened this morning。'William tried to remember how much he'd received when he changed a hundred pounds into dollars just before he'd joined the ship the prev EXCERPT: 'Are you a detective， sir？'William looked up at the young man who'd asked the question。 'No， I'm the assistant manager of the Midland Bank in Shoreham， Kent。''In that case，' continued the young man， not looking convinced， 'you'll be able to tell me what the exchange rate was between the dollar and the pound when the currency market opened this morning。'William tried to remember how much he'd received when he changed a hundred pounds into dollars just before he'd joined the ship the previous evening。 But he hesitated for too long。 'One dollar and fifty-four cents to the pound，' said the young man before he could reply。 'So， forgive me for asking， sir， why aren't you willing to admit you're a detective？'William put the book he was reading on the table in front of him and took a closer look at the earnest young American who seemed desperate not to be thought of as a child， although he hadn't started shaving。 The word 'preppy' immediately came to mind。 'Can you keep a secret？' he whispered。 'Yes， of course，' the young man said， sounding offended。 'Then have a seat，' said William， pointing to the comfortable chair opposite him。 He waited for the young man to settle。 'I'm on holiday， and I promised my wife that for the next ten days I wouldn't tell anyone I was a detective， because it's always followed by a stream of questions that turn it into a busman's holiday。'But why choose a banker as your cover？' asked the young man。 'Because I have the feeling you wouldn't know the difference between a spreadsheet and a balance sheet。''My wife and I gave that question some considerable thought before we settled on a banker。 I grew up in Shoreham， a small town in England， in the sixties， and the local bank manager was a friend of my father's。 So I thought I'd get away with it for a couple of weeks。''What else was on the short list？''Estate agent， car salesman， and funeral director。 All of which we were fairly confident wouldn't be followed by never ending questions。'The young man laughed。 'Which job would you have chosen？' asked William， trying to regain the initiative。 'Hitman。 That way nobody would have bothered me with any follow up questions。''I would have known that was a cover immediately，' said William with a dismissive wave of his hand。 'Because no hitman would have asked me if I was a detective。 He would have already known。 So， what do you really do when you're not a hitman？'ABOUT 'OVER MY DEAD BODY': In London， the Metropolitan Police set up a new Unsolved Murders Unit—a cold case squad—to catch the criminals nobody else can。 In Geneva， millionaire art collector Miles Faulkner—convicted of forgery and theft—was pronounced dead two months ago。 So why is his unscrupulous lawyer still representing a dead client？ On a luxury liner en route to New York， the battle for power at the heart of a wealthy dynasty is about to turn to murder。And at the heart of all three investigations are Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick， rising star of the department， and ex-undercover agent Ross Hogan， brought in from the cold。 But can they catch the killers before it’s too late？Due for publication 12 October 2021MY THOUGHTS: I first read Jeffrey Archer in 1979，or shortly thereafter， having bought my father Kane and Abel as a gift， which I promptly borrowed back to read。 My father is long passed away， but I still have that copy。 Thus began my love affair with this extraordinarily talented storyteller。 Now in his eighties， he certainly hasn't lost his touch， and has created a wonderful character in William Warwick who has risen to the rank of Detective Chief Inspector （youngest in the history of the Met）， and also in Ross Hogan， an ex-undercover agent and loose cannon。 The cruise that William and his delightful and clever wife Beth are taking， doesn't turn out to be the relaxing holiday they were planning on。 A suspicious death on board puts paid to that， and William leaves his wife in New York after they dock and flies back to England where he becomes embroiled in a plan to catch the escaped， and previously thought dead， criminal Miles Faulkner。 Over My Dead Body is fast paced and kept me spellbound from beginning to end。 It's not often that I will listen to an audiobook in two days， but I had my earbuds in every chance I had。 It's brilliantly written， with plots and subplots， twists， turns and drama。 I frequently had my heart in my mouth， and at one point I called out a very loud and anguished， 'Nooo！' If you read Over My Dead Body， and I hope that you do， you will know exactly at which point I did this。 Archer has left me on the edge of my seat， waiting for #5 in this planned series of 8 books。 Narrator George Blagden gave an excellent performance， but then I would expect nothing less from such a distinguished actor。 At the end of the audiobook is an excellent interview with Jeffrey Archer。 Please don't skip this， it's priceless。 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐#OverMyDeadBody #NetGalley I:T:#fivestarread #detectivefiction #thriller THE AUTHOR: Jeffrey Howard Archer， Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare （born 15 April 1940） is an English author and former politician。He was a Member of Parliament and deputy chairman of the Conservative Party， and became a life peer in 1992。 His political career， having suffered several controversies， ended after a conviction for perverting the course of justice and his subsequent imprisonment。 He is married to Mary Archer， a scientist specialising in solar power。 Outside politics， he is a novelist， playwright and short story writer。DISCLOSURE: Thank you to Harper Collins UK Audio via Netgalley for providing an audio ARC of Over My Dead Body for review。 All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions。 For an explanation of my rating system please refer to my Goodreads。com profile page or the about page on sandysbookaday。wordpress。com This review is also published on Twitter， Amazon， Instagram and my webpage 。。。more
Alison
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3。5 stars。 This is book four in Jeffrey Archer’s William Warwick series and， I think， the best so far。 Warwick is now a Chief Inspector but is still chasing his old adversary Miles Faulkner。 The book is filled with all the usual characters and a few new ones。 It’s a bit grittier than the first three books， with former undercover officer Ross Hogan playing a larger role and going rogue after a personal setback。 But I’d still describe it as a cosy mystery。 Nothing too gruesome for the faint of hea 3。5 stars。 This is book four in Jeffrey Archer’s William Warwick series and， I think， the best so far。 Warwick is now a Chief Inspector but is still chasing his old adversary Miles Faulkner。 The book is filled with all the usual characters and a few new ones。 It’s a bit grittier than the first three books， with former undercover officer Ross Hogan playing a larger role and going rogue after a personal setback。 But I’d still describe it as a cosy mystery。 Nothing too gruesome for the faint of heart。 For all that， it’s a highly entertaining romp， and is as carefully plotted as ever。 And clearly as carefully researched as always。 A real page turner that won’t disappoint Archer fans。 He really is a master storyteller - and I’m already looking forward to the next instalment in the series。 Thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins Australia for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
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That was seriously fast paced and enjoyable - terrific story。How on each JA packs in so much detail is hard to comprehend， classily written book and really well narrated too。I've got to add that at the end of this audiobook， in the interview with JA， the way that he spoke about his wife left me frozen to the spot with a hot steam iron in the air！ Every woman should hope that this is how they're spoken about by their man - God， it was pure adoration and love。。。just beautiful。Thanks so much Harper That was seriously fast paced and enjoyable - terrific story。How on each JA packs in so much detail is hard to comprehend， classily written book and really well narrated too。I've got to add that at the end of this audiobook， in the interview with JA， the way that he spoke about his wife left me frozen to the spot with a hot steam iron in the air！ Every woman should hope that this is how they're spoken about by their man - God， it was pure adoration and love。。。just beautiful。Thanks so much HarperCollins UK Audio， via NetGalley and Jeffrey Archer for gifting me an audiobook copy for review。 。。。more
Kirsty
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Over My Dead Body - Jeffrey ArcherNarrated by George BlagdenI received an advance review copy for free thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK Audio and I am leaving this review voluntarilyTHE CLOCK IS TICKING IN THIS ROLLERCOASTER RIDE OF A THRILLER…In London， the Metropolitan Police set up a new Unsolved Murders Unit—a cold case squad—to catch the criminals nobody else can。 In Geneva， millionaire art collector Miles Faulkner—convicted of forgery and theft—was pronounced dead two months ago。 Over My Dead Body - Jeffrey ArcherNarrated by George BlagdenI received an advance review copy for free thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins UK Audio and I am leaving this review voluntarilyTHE CLOCK IS TICKING IN THIS ROLLERCOASTER RIDE OF A THRILLER…In London， the Metropolitan Police set up a new Unsolved Murders Unit—a cold case squad—to catch the criminals nobody else can。 In Geneva， millionaire art collector Miles Faulkner—convicted of forgery and theft—was pronounced dead two months ago。 So why is his unscrupulous lawyer still representing a dead client？ On a luxury liner en route to New York， the battle for power at the heart of a wealthy dynasty is about to turn to murder。 And at the heart of all three investigations are Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick， rising star of the department， and ex-undercover agent Ross Hogan， brought in from the cold。 Whilst this is the fourth book in the series， I am reading this as a standalone。 There is so much going on in this book that it is hard not to be taken in by the plot。 I feel that as I was reading this as a standalone I maybe missed out on some of the enjoyment that this book feels like it should bring but nevertheless I enjoyed it。A fast-paced novel with a very detailed plot。 I thought that it was quite a rollercoaster of a read with all of the ups and downs within the various different cases。 I do want to recommend this book to people but I do feel that it will be better received by people that have read the other books in the series。 Rating 4/5 。。。more
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