Traitor's Gate

'When will it be safe for me to return to London and exact revenge...' The Tower of London: an impenetrable fortress built by William the Conquerer, notorious prison and place of execution, and home to the Crown Jewels for hundreds of years. Once a year the Jewels are let out, delivered to the reigni......more

This is the sixth book in the William Warwick series, and I think I've read them all. I like the William Warwick character, nicknamed 'choir boy' for his staunch moral character and persistance in following protocol to the letter. He has had some great adventures but this one to be was one of the ve......more

Wow, what a lot of history of the Tower of London packed into this blockbuster of a book Traitors Gate by Jeffery Archer. As with the rest of Archer's books a thoroughly well written and researched book. Some of the story seems a little unreal, but I think that adds to the fun of the book. I also lov......more

The last Archer I read was Kane and Abel. I have to say the style seems remarkably similar from then to now despite an interval of 40 years. However I suppose when you're as popular as Mr Archer why change a winning formula? So I've not come across William Warwick as a character and frankly he's so s......more

3.5 stars generously rounded up. All the usual protagonists and suspects return for the theft of the Crown Jewels. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the writing, but I found the pompousness of characters really annoying in this book. The righteous/entitled attitudes of the upper middle class has......more