Best-selling British author and fomer Conservative politician Jeffrey Archer dies, aged 86

British author Jeffrey Archer has died at the age of 86. His publisher, HarperCollins, confirmed that he died suddenly and peacefully at his home on Monday. Archer was a best-selling author, with over 300 million copies of his novels sold worldwide.

Archer had a colourful life, marked by both literary success and personal scandal. He served as a Conservative MP and was convicted of perjury and perverting the course of justice. According to RTHK News - Finance, he had hoped to become mayor of London, but several scandals ended his political career. He had also revealed in 2014 that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Archer's latest novel, "Adam and Eve", was due to be published on Tuesday, and he had been set to appear at the Cheltenham Literary Festival to discuss the book. His editor, Kate Elton, described him as a "master storyteller and an editor's dream".

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