Be Careful What You Wish For

Jeffrey Archer

Mar 2014 · The Clifton Chronicles Book 4 · Pan Macmillan

About this ebook

Be Careful What You Wish For, the fourth instalment in Jeffrey Archer's The Clifton Chronicles, opens with Harry Clifton and his wife Emma rushing to hospital to learn the fate of their son Sebastian, who has been involved in a fatal car accident. But who died, Sebastian or his best friend Bruno?

When Ross Buchanan is forced to resign as chairman of the Barrington Shipping Company, Emma Clifton wants to replace him. But Don Pedro Martinez intends to install his puppet, the egregious Major Alex Fisher, in order to destroy the Barrington family firm just as the company plans to build its new luxury liner, the MV Buckingham.

Back in London, Harry and Emma's adopted daughter wins a scholarship to the Slade Academy of Art where she falls in love with a fellow student who asks her to marry him. Both families are delighted until the future mother-in-law, has a visit from an old friend who drops her particular brand of poison into the wedding chalice.

Then, without warning, Cedric Hardcastle, a bluff Yorkshireman who no one has come across before, takes his place on the board of Barringtons. This causes an upheaval that none of them could have anticipated, and will change the lives of every member of the Clifton and Barrington families. Hardcastle's first decision is who to support to become the next chairman of the board, and with that decision, the story takes yet another twist that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Continue the bestselling series with Mightier than the Sword and Cometh the Hour.

Ratings and reviews

Have enjoyed these books however find the first few chapters are good and the last few chapters. The middle part of the books tends to get boring and I find myself skimming the pages quickly to get to the good parts towards the end. I found this book the most predictable and wonder if my suspicions on what happens next will come true. Only a year to wait....

Absolutely loved book number 4 of the Clifton chronicles. Probably my favorire book of the four, gripping & keeps you on the edge of your seat all the way through. Would massivley recommend !! Shocking end as always with Jeffrey Archer books.

Another brilliant book, that everyone should read, l can't put the book down,because they are really great to read. I really can't wait for the next book.

About the author

Jeffrey Archer, whose novels and short stories include the Clifton Chronicles, Kane and Abel and Cat O’ Nine Tales, is one of the world’s favourite storytellers and has topped the bestseller lists around the world in a career spanning four decades. His work has been sold in ninety-seven countries and in more than thirty-seven languages. He is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction, short stories and non-fiction (The Prison Diaries).

Jeffrey is also an art collector, sports lover, and amateur auctioneer, conducting numerous charity auctions every year. A member of the House of Lords for over a quarter of a century, the author is married to Dame Mary Archer, and they have two sons, two grandsons and a granddaughter.