Jeffrey Archer, former British politician and novelist, dies aged 86

British author Jeffrey Archer, who wrote a series of bestselling novels, served as a Conservative MP and was convicted of perjury, died suddenly at 86, his publisher HarperCollins said. Archer died “suddenly and peacefully at his home between writing sessions” on Monday, HarperCollins said. His editor, Kate Elton, called him a “master storyteller and an editor’s dream”. The writer had been expected to appear at Cheltenham Literary Festival this week to discuss Adam and Eve, what he described as...