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I appreciated the quicker pace of Next In Line compared to a couple of the earlier books in the series. It was also made into a successful serial for BBC Radio 4, and was later televised in 1990 by the BBC. Another fantastic novel from Archer and has left us on a cliffhanger with a new book promised next year. Next in Line doesn't disappoint if you're a Jeffrey Archer fan, or even if you are reading him for the first time.
The same trio of Miles, Booth-Watson and Christina did not inspire much incentive to read the book at a fast pace. It’s not exactly what the blurb bills it as, and I found the different threads of the narrative a little confusing, particularly in the first half. Thanks to HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction, HarperCollins and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. He was a Member of Parliament and deputy chairman of the Conservative Party, and became a life peer in 1992. Why can't Archer get some other villainous characters rather than some guy who is being made out to be the superman of criminals during Warwick's time?Maverick ex-undercover operative Ross Hogan is charged with a very sensitive – and unique – responsibility. Once again Archer has managed to weave together several engaging plots to provide a hectic workload for the Scotland Yard constabulary. I’m always ready to discover new-to-me authors, especially when I toss in a palate cleanser that is much different than what I would normally read. London 1988, and the nation has fallen under the spell of ‘the peoples princess’ HRH Diana, Princess of Wales! I will never forget the day I came home from junior high school to find my mom waiting for me with one of the Harlequin novels from my stash.
Her prominence is a welcome expansion of the regular cast and provides a vital boost to the ongoing storylines and also draws the rather untrustworthy Christina Faulkner more deeply into the ongoing storyline. The fifth in the William Warwick series and the second one I have read, this one was hugely enjoyable.Anyone not familiar with this author's writing may see the first half of Next in Line as not having much happening because all the action takes place quite late in the book. Mandie went to his panel at Bloody Scotland, a highly entertaining affair by all accounts, and managed to pick up an early copy of the book. I realised quite early on that it probably would have been better to start at the beginning of the series, because I definitely felt like I was missing some of the nuance of the character interactions.
But the plot was good, I liked the layers, and the twists and turns, the characters and how they interacted with each other and I was especially pleased when the book ended satisfactorily, with all questions answered. The art industry continues to play a dominant role in the story, proving to be a reliably consistent part of Warwick’s life. Once again, Archer has delivered an entertaining book filled with an appealing cast of detectives as well as Warwick’s loving and supportive family including his wife Beth and their children. I get the impression that it is better to read this series from the beginning to understand the significance of some of the secondary characters, such as the escaped prisoner, Miles Faulkner.Their task is to find out whether the members of Royalty Protection have gone rogue and are falsifying records to ensure their bank balances are being illegally bolstered.
He gained a Blue in Athletics at Oxford, was President of the University Athletics Club, and went on to run the 100 yards in 9. While I am fascinated with anything about the British monarchy, this particular story captured my interest because of the time period. But the means in which Warwick and his team captured Faulkner crossed the legal line putting his career in possible jeopardy. The interactions between Warwick’s team and the royal family were fascinating, as was Diana’s encounter with young Artemisia. of course most of it is fictional, but resemblances cannot be denied , that makes the story surreal.
Needless to say, her life must be protected at all times; but the detail of officers charged with that responsibility are thought to be corrupt. He is a very by the book’s kind of person (with the exception of maybe one incident that happened prior to the current action) and he hates any hint of corruption within the force so you can see how it goes against the grain for him to blend in with the Protection Command to get the evidence he needs.
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