The William Warwick Novels

Synopsis & Statistics

An epic, 8 book, crime thriller series by Jeffrey Archer.

This is not a detective story, but a story about a detective

William begins his career, after leaving university in 1970, as a constable on the beat. You follow the lives of William, his friends, family, colleagues and adversaries over five tumultuous decades, until William finally becomes Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in 2022, not without many setbacks along the way.

He first becomes a detective in the art squad, and through his career moves through drugs, murder, royal protection, Olympic Games security and finally counter terrorism – with several triumphs and a few disasters in between.

A backdrop of colourful characters, including his remarkable wife Beth, The Hawk, his boss, Inspector Ross Hogan, his closest friend, and often the cause and sometimes the solutions of his problems, Princess Diana, The Crown, and Miles Faulkner, a brilliant and resourceful criminal who dogs his path and chance of promotion at every opportunity.

NEWS: Q3 2024, The Jeffrey Archer Company and BlackBox Multimedia annouce deal to develop William Warwick for TV.

Units Sold

5,000,000
40
Languages published in
150,000
5* global reviews
12
Countries at no.1
187
Publication events over next 5 years

"A pacey tale of fakes, forgeries and ripped-off Rembrandts worthy of a TV crime caper."

"Jeffrey is the consummate storyteller and his latest novel, Nothing Ventured [is] fast-paced and thrilling, with his trademark plot twists and cliff-hangers. "

"Juicy, fast-paced read with a fabulous twist. "

Books in this series

William Warwick
Over 150,000 5* global reader reviews

"Can’t put them down. Really good stories with unexpected twists. Can’t wait for the next one to come out."

"Was hooked on the Clifton Chronicles and now hooked on William Warwick. "

"Jeffrey Archer is amazingly talented and has such a brilliant mind! Can’t wait to start book four…"

"This is the third book in this series and as usual had me gripped from the beginning to the end."

"For me Jeffrey Archer can’t write these fast enough – having to have several months between each book is hard."

"Having read the first 2 in the series I couldn’t wait for this and was not disappointed. "

"The third William Warwick story continues the soap opera in typical Archer pace and easy prose. It is a joy to read."

"The stories just flow, so easy to read time and time again can’t wait for the next one."

"Once again another masterpiece by the genius that is Jeffrey Archer…"

"Nice to read something that manages to be suspenseful, well-crafted and simply entertaining."

"The story is so descriptive, informative, greatly entertaining and hilarious at times."

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