Not A Penny More, Not A Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer

‘If there were a Nobel Prize for storytelling, Archer would win’ – The Daily Telegraph

First published 50 years ago, Jeffrey Archer’s first ever novel, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, is a page-turning tale of fraud, revenge and determination as four men stop at nothing to get back what was stolen from them. It was an international success, lauching Jeffrey’s standing as a stalwart in the thriller genre.

DON’T GET MEAN. GET EVEN.

One million dollars – that’s what Harvey Metcalfe, lifelong king of shady deals, has pulled off with empty promises of an oil bonanza and instant riches.

Overnight, four men – the heir to an earldom, a Harley Street doctor, a Bond Street art dealer and an Oxford don – find themselves penniless.

But this time Harvey has swindled the wrong men.

They band together and shadow him from the casinos of Monte Carlo to the high-stakes windows at Ascot and the hallowed lawns of Oxford.

Their plan is simple: to sting the crook for exactly what they lost – not a penny more, not a penny less.

Praise for Jeffrey Archer

‘Probably the greatest storyteller of our age’ – Mail on Sunday

‘Archer has a gift for plot that can only be described as genius’ – The Daily Telegraph

‘Stylish, witty and constantly entertaining’ – The Times

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 97 countries and in more than 37 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 and amateur auctioneer, and has raised more than GBP50m for different charities over the years. 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 granddaughters and two grandsons.

28 Jul 2026
 

Not A Penny More, Not A Penny Less by Jeffrey Archer ISBN 9781037415890