The death of Jeffrey Archer

Jeffrey Archer, the British author and former politician, has died at the age of 86. He was known both for his bestselling novels and for his political career as a Conservative politician, which was later overshadowed by a perjury conviction. He was widely described as a successful novelist, a disgraced politician and a convicted liar. Obituaries note that his political career ended in scandal, cementing a legacy split between literary success and public disgrace.