Honour among thieves / Jeffrey Archer.
By: Archer, Jeffrey
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BookPublisher: London : HarperCollins, 1993Description: 419p.ISBN: 0002242885 (m); 9780002242882.Subject(s): Modern & contemporary fiction | Thriller / suspense fiction | ThrillerGenre/Form: Suspense fiction. | Thriller.DDC classification: 823.914 ARC Summary: The time is 1993, the place Washington DC. Of the adversaries in the Gulf War, the sole survivor is Saddam Hussein. And Saddam is planning a revenge so diabolical that the United States will be left with no choice but to retaliate.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiction | MTU Kerry North Campus Library Fiction | 823.914 ARC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 38888000120653 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Featuring bonus a interview with the authorSpring 1994, Washington, D.C.-- While the Clinton Administration grapples with its domestic policies, a sinister plot is being masterminded six thousand miles away in Baghdad. Saddam Hussein, spinning a deadly web of corruption, forgery, and terror, seeks to embarrass the U.S. with the ultimate revenge: to steal a treasured historical document and then destroy it before the world' s media-- on July 4, 1994.The unrelenting quest to prevent what would undoubtedly be the most humiliating day in U.S. history races across four continents and climaxes in a dramatic, triple-twist ending.
The time is 1993, the place Washington DC. Of the adversaries in the Gulf War, the sole survivor is Saddam Hussein. And Saddam is planning a revenge so diabolical that the United States will be left with no choice but to retaliate.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Jeffrey Archer was born on April 15, 1940, in London, England. After graduating from Brasenose College, Oxford, he founded his own company named Arrow Enterprises and promptly amassed a fortune. In 1969, he was elected to the House of Commons. A conservative Member of Parliament, he was, at the age of 29, the youngest member at that time. While in Parliament, he invested in a corporation and lost his fortune because of embezzlement. Devastated and facing financial ruin, he recounted his experiences in his book, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less. The success of this book launched his writing career.His other works include Kane and Abel, Honor among Thieves, Shall We Tell the President?, A Quiver Full of Arrows, The Prodigal Daughter, and The Sins of the Father. He is also the author of The Clifton Chronicles series. He writes plays including Beyond Reasonable Doubt and The Accused. He was sentenced to four years imprisonment because of perjury and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, and was released in July 2003. He published three volumes of his Prison Diary: Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. In 2014, his title Be Careful What You Wish For made The New York Times Bestseller List. In 2015 his title Mightier than the Sword made the same bestsller list.
(Bowker Author Biography)