Best Kept Secret was another disappointment. The struggles and achievements of the characters are not developed and far too predictable. Harry needed to be on the New York Times Bestseller List. A few pages later the goal is accomplished. Emma wants to locate her late fatherÂ’s child. Walla, itÂ’s done. Now she wants to adopt her. Check. Sebastian is having problems socially in school. An incident occurs and abracadabra he is the hero. These examples are endless. Characters unknown to me but probably previously introduced in story lines created in book one are just now resurfacing in book three. So annoying! The politics were boring. Who cares about Giles, the election or the parties? There are far too many characters and many of them are insubstantial. Again, ArcherÂ’s characters are unsophisticated, unsurprising and lacking complexity. For example, an Archer villain is a diabolical scoundrel with not one redeeming characteristic. Jeffrey Archer has created a soap opera. The dead womanÂ’s letter written in case the will is contested is presented in the nick of time. One hundred pages to the books end a ridiculous caper emerges. And of course, Archer leaves the reader with yet another cliffhanger, which is notorious technique of a good soap opera. Best Kept Secret is overly dramatic, poorly constructed, unbelievable and sadly lacking depth. I will not be continuing with the Harry Clifton Chronicles.

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42 s Anuvab Banerjee3 10

Its a little slower compared to its prequel. However Archer, if anything, understands the business of selling books better than anyone else. This third book is more of an extension of the previous installment, and if anything it may be called the second part of "Sins of the Father", and not exactly a separate book. The story moves on to the next generation of the Clifton-Barrington family and introduces quite a few characters. Written in Archer's patent British style, the master story-teller leaves no stone unturned in making sure his "most ambitious project" lives up to its billing. The book ends in a typical Archeresque manner, leaving the reader hanging on to dear life by a single thread. Yes, that is precisely the feeling you get as the book ends. You will want to curse him for not filling up the six blank pages that follow the last chapter. All together a gripping read, it has all the elements that make for the usual Archer classic, as British as they get. The pace may seem a little too slow at times, and it may lack the narrative flow of the first two novels, but definitely worth a buy for any Jefferey Archer fan.
38 s Ingrid1,333 79

3.5 stars

Weer een snel en vlot verhaal al vond ik het politieke deel minder interessant.

Another quick and fluent story, although I found the political part less interesting.

26 s Sara Bow241 1,097

Leider etwas schwächer als die ersten beiden Bände
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