The Time Has Come (Vol. 6 The Clifton Chronicles)

The Time Has Come is the sixth and penultimate book in the Clifton Chronicles series.

The reading of a suicide note has devastating consequences for Giles Barrington, Lady Virginia, Harry and Emma Clifton.

Giles must decide whether to step away 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, but sees an opportunity to end her financial problems when she meets the unlucky—and twenty-eighth richest man in the United States—Cyrus T. Grant III of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who is in England to see his horse race at Royal Ascot.

Sebastian Clifton is now the CEO of Farthings Bank and a workaholic whose life is ruined when he falls in love with Priya, a beautiful young Indian woman whose marriage was arranged by her parents. Meanwhile, Adrian Sloane and Desmond Mellor still plot to overthrow Sebastian and his chairman, Hakim Bishara, to take control of Farthings.

Harry Clifton remains determined to free Anatoly Babakov from a Siberian gulag after the international success of his acclaimed book. But then something happens that neither of them could have predicted...

"The Time Has Come" is another incredible and captivating story in the Clifton Chronicles series, considered Jeffrey Archer's most ambitious work in four decades as a writer. A powerful journey that spans a hundred years of history, revealing a family saga reflected in triumph and tragedy that neither the reader nor Harry Clifton himself could ever have imagined.

“A novel of spies, politics, love, and intrigue.” — Reader's Digest

“Archer continues his storytelling magic by creating enchanting characters, and readers can expect surprising twists and shocking conclusions.” — Publishers Weekly

"Archer is right at home here, with a complex, gripping, and heartbreaking story of complicated family ties. His trademark twists and turns keep the reader eager to turn the next page." — NZ Herald

“Archer is a master at delivering small doses of suspense from the first page to the last, which ends with... a fantastic hook for the next one.” — The Washington Post