British novelist and former Conservative politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86

Former British politician and writer Jeffrey Archer has died aged 86, his publisher said in a statement on Monday. Archer, who was a Conservative MP for five years before serving as the party’s deputy chairman, died peacefully at his home between writing sessions on Monday, publishing house Harper Collins said. He had a successful career as a novelist and was made a life peer in 1992.

The ⁠bestselling author sold more than 300 million copies worldwide, ‌with his final ⁠novel ⁠Adam and ‌Eve... His editor at Harper Collins said he was “phenomenally hard-working”. Lord Archer died peacefully at home between writing sessions, his publisher saidThe author and former politician Jeffrey Archer has died aged 86.Archer, who was a Conservative MP for five years before serving as the party’s deputy chairman, died “suddenly and peacefully” at his home “between writing sessions” on Monday, his publisher Harper Collins said.