I have read several of Archers books and some are good and some are great... This one was good but nothing special... The story and subject just did not grab me but I will continue to read his work as I like his style.

HEADS YOU WIN is Jeffrey Archer’s attempt to write a novel about a single character and the two paths that bifurcated his life.

Alexander and his morher must leave Russia, after their lives are endangered by the perfidy of friend, Vladimir. There are 2 ships they can take, one going to England and the other to the USA. Here Archer follows the life that Alex/Sasha would have followed on each of the different paths.

The unbelievable success that the characters find actually fly against realities and make this book little more than a complicated fairy tale. Unlike, Kate Atkinson who uses the results of differing paths in LIFE AFTER LIFE with great skill, I found this book to be more of a muddle, using lots of confusing Russian names and fantasies, which constantly strained my credulity.

Ultimately, Alexander, no longer divided returns to Russia to fulfill his destiny, with a totally absurd ending.

Sorry, to be negative but as a fan of Jeffrey Archer, I was really disappointed in this book.