Be Careful What You Wish For

22 Pages·2014·1.17 MB·English

by  Jeffrey Archer

BE CAREFUL WHAT
YOU WISH FOR
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ALSO BY JEFFREY ARCHER
NOVELS
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
Shall We Tell the President?
Kane & Abel
The Prodigal Daughter
First Among Equals
A Matter of Honor
As the Crow Flies
Honor Among Thieves
The Fourth Estate
The Eleventh Commandment
Sons of Fortune
False Impression
The Gospel According to Judas
(with the assistance of Professor Francis J. Moloney)
A Prisoner of Birth
Paths of Glory
Only Time Will Tell
The Sins of the Father
Best Kept Secret
SHORT STORIES
A Quiver Full of Arrows
A Twist in the Tale
Twelve Red Herrings
The Collected Short Stories
To Cut a Long Story Short
Cat O’ Nine Tails
And Thereby Hangs a Tale
PLAYS
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Exclusive
The Accused
PRISON DIARIES
Volume One— Belmarsh: Hell
Volume Two— Wayland: Purgatory
Volume Three— North Sea Camp: Heaven
SCREENPLAYS
Mallory: Walking Off the Map
False Impression
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JEFFREY
ARCHER
the clifton chronicles
volume four
be careful what
you wish for
St. Martin’s Press New York
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This is a work of fi ction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in
this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fi ctitiously.
be careful what you wish for. Copyright © 2014 by Jeffrey Archer. All rights
reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York,
N.Y. 10010.
www .stmartins .com
Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data is available upon request.
ISBN 978- 1- 250- 03448- 9 (hardcover)
ISBN 978- 1- 250- 03447- 2 (e-book)
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Originally published in Great Britain by Macmillan, an imprint of Pan M acmillan,
a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited.
First U.S. Edition: March 2014
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To
Gwyneth
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My thanks go to the following
for their invaluable advice and research:
Simon Bainbridge, Eleanor Dryden,
Professor Ken Howard RA, Cormac Kinsella,
National Railway Museum, Bryan Organ,
Alison Prince, Mari Roberts, Dr. Nick Robins,
Shu Ueyama, Susan Watt and Peter Watts.
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The Barringtons
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The Cliftons
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