https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/jeffrey-archer-novelist-whose-real-life-rivaled-his-thrillers-dies-at-86Continuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/jeffrey-archer-novelist-whose-real-life-rivaled-his-thrillers-dies-at-86https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/jeffrey-archer-novelist-whose-real-life-rivaled-his-thrillers-dies-at-86#u113178Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:16:34 +0000Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling British novelist and former Conservative politician whose life was defined by both immense literary success and severe political disgrace, has died at the age of 86. Archer passed away on Monday just before the release of his final novel titled Adam and Eve, which he firmly believed was his best work. His career spanned decades of highs and lows, from serving as a Member of Parliament and deputy chairman of the Conservative Party to enduring bankruptcy and a prison sentence for perjury.Why it mattersBorn Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare,