'Cometh the Hour' in the series 'The Clifton Chronicles' by Jeffrey Archer continues to follow the lives of the Clifton and Barrington families from the 1970s to 1978. The plot is filled with court cases, business dealings, politics, international rescue attempts, heartache, deception, and the recurring villains like Lady Virginia Fenwick. The narrative weaves together various storylines involving family dynamics, romantic relationships, political affiliations, and unexpected twists and turns. Characters like Harry, Emma, Sebastian, Giles, and several new additions are faced with challenges that test their loyalties and relationships, leading to a climactic cliffhanger setting the stage for the final installment.
The writing style of Jeffrey Archer in 'Cometh the Hour' is engaging and gripping, with multiple subplots that add layers of complexity to the overarching storyline. skillfully introduces new characters and subplots while delving deeper into the existing characters' backgrounds and motivations. The author's ability to create suspenseful situations, unexpected developments, and intricate connections between the characters keeps readers intrigued and invested in the fate of the Clifton and Barrington families.
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Archer
Cometh the Hour opens with the reading of a suicide note, which has devastating consequences for Harry and Emma Clifton, Giles Barrington and Lady Virginia.
Giles must decide if he should withdraw from politics and try to rescue Karin, the woman he loves, from behind the Iron Curtain. But is Karin truly in love with him, or is she a spy?
Lady Virginia is facing bankruptcy, and can see no way out of her financial problems, until she is introduced to the hapless Cyrus T. Grant III from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who's in England to see his horse run at Royal Ascot.
Sebastian Clifton is now the Chief Executive of Farthings Bank and a workaholic, whose personal life is thrown into disarray when he falls for Priya, a beautiful Indian girl. But her parents have already chosen the man she is going to marry. Meanwhile, Sebastian's rivals Adrian Sloane and Desmond Mellor are still plotting to bring him and his chairman Hakim Bishara down, so they can take over Farthings.
Harry Clifton remains determined to get Anatoly Babakov released from a gulag in Siberia, following the international success of his acclaimed book, Uncle Joe. But then something unexpected happens that none of them could have anticipated.
Cometh the Hour is the penultimate book in the Clifton Chronicles and, like the five previous novels - all of which hit the New York Times bestseller list - showcases Jeffrey Archer's extraordinary storytelling with his trademark twists.
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