The name of Jeffrey Archer is synonymous with bestsellers, and he is
the only author to have been on the best seller list in the fiction,
non-fiction and short stories section. Archer combines a tenacity and
zeal for writing and storytelling that has not been surpassed by anyone
probably since the great Alexandre Dumas. However, the latest offering
of Archer titled, ‘The Sins of The Father‘,the second
instalment to his Clifton Chronicles fails to amaze us or think that a
master story telleris at work. The plot is quite uninteresting as many
parts of the book can be guessed by seasoned Archer fans. This is the
third time that Archer has disappointed me (the first time when he went
to prison and the second time when he wrote Cat O’ Nine Tales). However,
in spite of this lacklustre performance there are certain positives of
the book. Archer has a sense of characterization that can be sometimes
called haunting. In terms of sheer beauty of the scenes recreated
probably there is no living equal.
