# Bestselling British novelist and disgraced politician Jeffrey Archer dies at 86

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- euronews, 2026-10-06 07:13 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/jeffrey-archer-bestselling-british-novelist-and-disgraced-politician-dies-at-86

> Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling British novelist and disgraced politician, has died aged 86. Convicted of lying, he later achieved major success as a novelist, with his books estimated to have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide.

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