Enjoyable read that keeps you on your toes right until the end. Thanks #netgalley for the advanced copy.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Jeffrey Archer kept me on the edge of my seat with loads of twists and turns all the way to the end. It reads well as a stand alone but I will be racing out to buy the rest of the series to catchup.
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What could be better than a huge heist, a race to catch an arch-enemy and some fascinating history of the Tower of London and Captain Blood? Jeffrey Archer has done it again! In this addition to the William Warwick detective series, Chief Superintendent Warwick and his charming wife Beth manage to foil the evil Miles Faulkner, and he is determined to obtain revenge. Warwick and his team have a race against time to defeat the dastardly scheme he has in store for them, and Warwick's ally Ross also faces trouble.

Meanwhile, Warwick and Beth's clever children Artemesia and Peter enter a history essay competition, and keep the family enthralled with their tales of the Tower, and the villain Captain Blood. This is an enjoyable romp through London, and fans of Jeffrey Archer will love catching up with their old friends, and watching the children grow up.

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At this point in time I don’t think Jeffrey archer could do any wrong and he proves it again with traitors gate.

A master story teller time and time again.

In Traitors Gate, Jeffrey Archer has crafted a novel about a grand heist full of trickery, backstabbing and plot. Despite being one of a series, it can be read as a standalone. Our villain is out for revenge against the policemen who foiled his plans previously. He plans the greatest robbery of all, the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London, hoping to embarrass those responsible for their protection with censure, forced retirement or worse.
Along with some interest historical data about the Tower and Captain Blood’s exploits, the general story moves along at a cracking pace. I felt like I was reading an adult version of Secret Seven. Lots of visual detail and thorough description helps to make this novel accessible to those who haven’t visited London or the Tower and are less familiar with the pomp and pageantry of monarch and government.
Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins Australia for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

After a gap of several decades, picking up this latest Jeffrey Archer novel was like pulling on a pair of long-forgotten comfy slippers. This is a rollicking good story, told at a great pace, and it mattered not one bit that I hadn't read the previous 5 instalments in this series. Now I'm tempted to go back to the start and get to know the main characters better.

(Full disclosure - a few chapters in, I did browse goodreads for the blurbs of the previous books, and that was enough for me to get the characters straight in my head.)

Here, it's 1996 and wealthy fraudster Miles Faulkner has been released from prison and is back in London, up to his old tricks. Superintendent William Warwick is heading up the Royalty Protection unit at Scotland Yard, ably assisted by a small team including his regular offsider Inspector Ross Hogan. One of their annual tasks (more often if it's an election year) is to safely deliver the Crown Jewels to Buckingham Palace for the Queen's speech to open Parliament. Beth Warwick is considering applying for the newly-vacated position of Director of the Fitzmolean, and thinks she can probably rely on Christina Faulkner, her business partner and Miles' ex-wife, to support her candidacy when the Board is ready to decide on an appointment.

For entrée, there's a double (triple?) cross over an important Rubens painting. Then for the main course it's a good old-fashioned heist caper! One revenge for the other, but who will outsmart who?

You know what you're getting with such an established writer. The writing (editing?) is occasionally a bit sloppy, but who cares when the story is full of thrills and fun? Recommended escapism or palate-cleansing.

Thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins Australia, I have access to an uncorrected advance edition reading copy of Jeffrey Archer’s pre-published novel Traitor’s Gate (2023).

Set in London from 1996, where Chief Superintendent William Warwick and his second-in-command Inspector Ross Hogan of the Metropolitan Police have been in charge for the past four years of the annual secret operation of the movement of Queen Elizabeth II’s Crown Jewels. Specifically, jewels in this case are the State Crown and Sword – from the impenetrable Jewel House in the Tower of London to the State Opening of Parliament and back again the next day. The code word for this operation is ‘Traitor’s Gate.’

Businessman and master criminal Miles Faulkner is back in London after four years of self-imposed exile in New York. On his Manhattan apartment wall is the painting by Peter Paul Rubens, Christ’s Descent from the Cross, that he stole from the Fitzmolean Museum. A forgery, in its original frame, is on display, fooling everyone. Miles Faulkner wants to exact revenge on Warwick, Hogan, and Commander Hawksby – in that order – for reasons of his own.

Coincidently, Chief Superintendent Warwick’s wife Beth has just won the top job as director at the Fitzmolean. Miles Faulkner’s wife, Christina, a member of the board at the Fitz is the only person to oppose Elizabeth Warwick’s appointment, unbeknownst to Beth. Also unbeknownst to Beth, her husband suspected Faulkner of the heist all the time.

Inspector Ross Hogan hears that Miles Faulkner is back in London, and the Inspector has scores to settle with Faulkner: ‘In case you’ve forgotten, that man was responsible for my wife’s death,’ he reminds Chief Superintendent William Warwick.

William Warwick and Ross Hogan have 24 hours to stop the most outrageous and audacious heist in history. What they don’t know is that Miles Faulkner has a person on the inside.

Author Jeffrey Archer has set the scene for revenge and the battle of wits. Suspense ensues. Timing is everything. From here, it’s an utter page turner.

I love the chapter ‘The Golden Hour’ as the clock ticks down for the Crown Jewels operation. Fifty-eight minutes, fifty-seven minutes … sixty seconds: ‘Oh my God,’ said the Hawk. ‘You don’t think he could have …’ he begins to ask Chief Superintendent Warwick.

This novel is sparce in descriptive passages, rich in dialogue, and bejewelled in suspense, plot twists, secrets, betrayals, and all that is hidden in plain sight.

What a fabulous book! I’d forgotten what a great writer Jeffrey Archer is, I’m going to be very busy catching up on the earlier William Warwick series.

The story is a wonderful mix of historic nostalgia – who isn’t intrigued by the splendour of the British Crown Jewels – and the absolute gall of master criminal Miles Faulkner, in his overwhelming desire to let nothing get in the way of his revenge on William Warwick, even if takes the ultimate crime of stealing the crown jewels.

Each page of the book leaves you wondering “what next”. There is a plenty of twists and turns to keep track of, yet it is a delight to read. Just when you think you know what’s happening, you turn the again and ….

I just hope the rest of this series was as good … if you’re looking for me this weekend you know what I’ll be doing.

Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins Publishers Australia for the privilege of reading this advance copy.

Combine a time sensitive heist with a revenge plot and you have a fantastical, wild, page turning thriller.

Not having read any of the other books in the series I did find the earlier chapters a bit hard to follow, but it didn’t take long until I was engrossed, and I’m now eager to go back and see how the series started.

The historical elements felt authentic and well researched, easily intriguing enough to keep my attention as someone who does not read much historical fiction.

I enjoyed the format of the book with multiple points of view and set in three parts and these elements really helped maintain the momentum of the story.

Overall a very fun read!

The latest Jeffrey Archer novel is Traitors Gate (2023) and is the latest installment of the Detective William Warwick series. As the Queen attends the opening of the British Parliament, the Crown Jewels are taken from the Tower of London. Miles Faulkner is a master criminal who plans to heist the jewels from under the Scotland Yard’s convoy. Miles is determined to revenge all who have crossed him, including his ex-wife and the police, including William Warwick. The narrative reveals the master plan to steal the priceless crown jewels, but firstly, there is a painting masterpiece to swindle. An enjoyable enough revenge crime thriller, that was somewhat a tepid thriller with a three stars read rating. Having not read nor had any prior knowledge of the characters makes this a standalone review, of a somewhat pedestrian revenge crime thriller. With thanks to HarperCollins Publishers Australia, and the author, for an uncorrected advanced review copy for review purposes. As always, the opinions herein are totally my own, freely given and without inducement.

The intrigue was good, but I just couldn't get into this.
It's my first Archer, so maybe I need to read a different one to get me interested.
I received a copy via NetGalley and all opinions are my own.

‘I can show you how to steal the Crown Jewels.’

Set in the late 1990s, this story revolves around an audacious plan to steal the Crown Jewels. Miles Faulkner, a notorious criminal recently released from prison after serving a sentence for fraud, is seeking revenge against the police officers who put him away. And it just so happens that he has a contact on the inside of the Tower of London who can provide invaluable assistance.

Once a general election is called, Faulkner sets his plan in motion. He knows that the Crown Jewels will be required by the Queen when she opens the new parliament. This is Faulkner’s opportunity to shame Scotland Yard and the Royalty Protection Unit, specifically William Warwick and Ross Hogan. If the theft is successful, then the careers of Warick and Hogan will be in tatters.

While I’ve not read earlier books in this series and therefore missed some of the relevant backstory, I had no problem following what Faulkner intended even if I wasn’t completely clear about why he was gunning so hard for Warwick and Hogan. Faulkner and his utterly despicable QC, Booth Watson are perfect villains. At the same time as this story is unfolding, William Warwick’s children are researching the story of Colonel Thomas Blood, who attempted to steal the Crown Jewels in 1671.

The story moved at a fast pace, and I enjoyed it.

Note: My thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins Publishers Australia for providing me with a free electronic copy of this book for review purposes.

Jennifer Cameron-Smith

The Tower of London, Scotland Yard and a heist. What better way to start such a thrilling read. And with only 24 hours to stop the crime of the century. Wow! I had to read this and oh what a ride it was. I have not read many books by Jeffrey Archer and I now wonder why.

This is a book that turns the pages itself, it is a whirlwind of a read and a book you just can't put down. Although this is apparently part of a series I found I had no problem reading it as is. Loved William Warwick but I must say I need to go back and maybe read some earlier books to get a clearer picture of him. The characters are great, the heist is fascinating and the story is enthralling to say the least.

Thank you NetGalley and HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

A fitting finale to this series of books by Jeffrey Archer. This series follows the life of William Warwick. He always wanted to be a policeman, his father is a Judge, QC in fact, and he expected his son would follow in his footsteps. From cop on the beat to fledgling detective in Scotland Yard's arts and antiques squad where he first meets his nemesis, two of them: art collector Miles Faulkner and his lawyer Booth Watson QC.
Against all odds, William stays with Scotland Yard and continues to climb the ladder of his career.
It is very pleasing that a lot of the same characters remain throughout this series and therefore make it an interesting and fascinating read.
I have read a number of Jeffrey Archer's book and this series still has the Archer magic. I'm rather sorry to see it end but hope we will see yet another series from this master.
I highly recommend any and all of Jeffrey Archer's books, always enjoyable and always interesting.

I recieved an ARC from netgalley and Harper Collins Australia in exchange for an honest review.

Rating: 4.5 stars
Spice: None
Language:Clean

So this is my first time reading anything this author has written and as such I didn't know that the story would be told from multiple different point of views. I was rather confused at the start as we were quickly introduced to many different characters. What I didn't realise at that point was this was book 6 in the Detective William Warwick ongoing series. So anyone reading the series would be familiar with most of these characters and could easily track any new introductions.

I think it was for this reason that it took me a little while to get into the book as I had none of the back story. In saying that by chapter 12 I was hooked and in the end I couldn't put the book down. I was on the edge of my seat waiting to see who would prevail.

I thought the characters to be quite intersting, Inspector Hogan was my favourite followed cloesly by the children. The plot felt to me realistic, crazy and captivating all at the same time. I really enjoyed how it all tied together at the end. It was very entertaining and I would definitely recommend that you read this book if you enjoy crime novels.

Now I have to go back and start the series from the beginning to learn all about my new favourite characters.

So so clever! Jeffrey Archer never fails to intrigue and amuse me.
This latest offering in the William Warwick series is another winner. Many of the same cast of characters appear in a plot to steal the crown jewels. Will the villain finally triumph or will the good guys come through again. With a few sub-plots running through this one you will have to read it to find out.
Thanks to Netgalley and Harper Collins for an ARC of this tale. I flew through it in two days with great enjoyment.

‘Traitors Gate’ is an enjoyable, absorbing read. It is fast paced and has interesting characters. It is well written and researched. I particularly enjoyed the side stories which included Peter and Artemesia researching Colonel Blood who stole the Crown Jewels in the late 1600s and Ross Hogan facing a charge of influencing a juror. The story of the attempted retrieval of an original work of art held by Miles Faulkner also held my attention. The pace of the book stepped up in the later half. I couldn’t stop reading at this point. It was full of intricacies describing the operation to steal the Crown Jewels and the operation to save the Crown Jewels. There were hints earlier in the book and the details were all fleshed out in the second half of the book. I don’t think it is necessary to have read the previous books in this series but it would help with context. I recommend this book. Thanks to Net Galley for the opportunity to read and review ‘Traitors Gate’.

This book was tremendous fun, tying in a good dash of royalist nostalgia with the heist of the century: the theft of the Crown Jewels. Set around the late 1990s when Tony Blair took over the reigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the story unravels a nefarious plot of revenge against members of Scotland Yard and the Royalty Protection Unit - it involved meticulous preparation and planning and a once in a lifetime chance to both shame the Met and prevail as the victor. The book follows William Warwick and Ross Hogan, highly ranked members of the police force, and Miles Faulkner, notorious criminal only recently released from prison for fraud. Whilst wanting revenge on the cops that put him away, Faulkner is happy to bide his time until his pride takes another hit courtesy of the same officers getting the upper hand on him. Being a self-confessed mean loser, Miles uses his money and influence to do the unthinkable: steal one the UK's most well-known emblems of pride and power and ruin the lives and careers of those who have done him wrong in the lead up to the Queen's annual State Speech.

While this is Book 6 in an established series, I hadn't read any of the previous ones and didn't feel as though I needed to in order to thoroughly enjoy this one (I'll be starting the series from the beginning after reading this one, though). The author's writing is, as always, terrific and the story is accompanied by strong characters, solid world building and great supporting detail that kept the plot moving at an excellent pace. The ins and outs of the royal protocols involved in transporting the Imperial State Crown and Sword of State were both well-researched and fascinating to read and had me feeling as though I was riding along through London with Royalty Protection as they passed well-known landmarks and streets. Cleverly woven throughout the story via Warwick's children's school research project was the story of Colonel Blood, a real life rogue who also attempted to steal the Crown Jewels. I loved this mini history lesson that popped up here and there to provide extra suspense and richness to the story.

The book is set in three parts and while it takes place partly in the past and then delves into the lead up and main event of the theft, the book managed to keep momentum going the whole time as revenge, double crosses, action, corruption, twists, suspense and a race against the clock kept me turning the pages well into the early hours and while you assume the book will have a satisfactory ending, there's still the constant, niggly feel and possibility of 'what if' involving Faulkner's crime of the century. The story is told from a variety of main characters' perspectives, including Faulkner - I really enjoyed this because you got to read first-hand the resentment and lengths he'd go to for a vendetta as he struck off people from his personal grudge list. His lawyer, a calculatingly slimy QC, was also terrific as a shady accomplice. I would have liked a bit more of a wrap up on the characters involved as it seemed to finish somewhat abruptly (I really wanted to see some of them come crashing down) and while I liked the various points of view given, the perspective did tend to chop and change due to concurrent events taking place which occasionally required a moment or two to absorb - these are only minor things, though.

I'd give the book 4.5 stars but enjoyed it enough to round it up to 5. I loved the nostalgia, the history and the interesting and well-chosen supporting details that managed to be both informative and thoroughly entertaining. The buildup of the guileful and cunning plan and resulting chase were a delight to read. Terrific fun!

Traitors Gate by Jeffrey Archer is another intriguing and well constructed detective story. Continuing with the characters from previous stories we find Detective William Warwick pitting his skills against the master criminal Miles Faulkner who is determined to destroy all who have crossed him. The plan is to steal The Crown Jewels and ruin as many reputations as possible! A fast moving plot with lots of suspense.
Highly enjoyable read.

This review is based on a complimentary copy from HarperCollins Publisher Australia via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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A very interesting story set in 1996 London.
Have you ever thought that the Crown Jewels could be stolen?
Well perhaps they have. I have never read the previous Detective William Warwick series or the Author Jeffrey Archer for that matter. His style of writing was easy to read and there were a lot of characters.
Double crossing, lies, even High Treason. There’s a lot to sick your teeth into.
Highly enjoyable. Thanks to Netgalley, Author and publishers for a free eARC of this intricate novel.
Worth reading.