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'Marvellously plotted, with just the right amounts of romance, wit and savoir-faire' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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A plot-twisting classic from one of the world's biggest authors, reissued with a new cover look
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MAKING A MILLION legally has always been difficult. Read the first page
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you want a story of pure revenge, of people who get back at their deceiver, no matter what it takes, then this novel is for you. There are other novels in the same genre, but when the master story teller sets forth on the same theme, you get a novel like this. It stands apart from the rest in terms of the scenes, pace (or its variation), balance etc. There is no doubt about it.
Harvey Metcalfe, whose business acumen (irrespective of the moral connotations) had been sharpened on the streets, cons four unsuspecting investors (who are strangers to each other, but who had been baited by Harvey for carrying out his plans), with prospects of huge oil money. And they are not common folk - each of them is a notable person in his right - Stephen is an Oxford professor, Robin is a high profile physician, Jean-Pierre, a famous art dealer, and James Brigsley, an heir to earldom. They have one aspect in common - they have all been ripped off by Harvey - for a huge sum of money (million dollars).
How they join hands and get back at Harvey forms the rest of the story, in this thriller saga of revenge, with cunning and deceit. The pace never wanes any time, and I never wanted to keep the book down. If you liked the Payback movie, you are going to love this novel more, since it has 4 people wanting revenge - not a penny more, not a penny less... that is their motto, and they stand by it.
I expected a page-turner, and got one in this. It has the intelligence, pace, language, plot, characters - all that makes this a great novel, which is expected from a novelist of such acclaim as Archer. I read this after finishing Kane and Abel and The Prodigal Daughter, and should say that this novel is devoid of any unnecessary digressions, in spite of handling at least four players.
Do they finally succeed in their enterprise? The way Archer has written the ending of the novel is worth noticing. You have to read it till the end to get the thrill (and the fun)
Must buy for long weekends, long journeys, or simply anytime you want to spend your time with a good novel. I would recommend this book to all my friends.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A story of great interest to people that are subject being "Conned".
Archer writes the story as if you are the person that has been duped!!
Brilliant read and fast paced!
Archer writes the story as if you are the person that has been duped!!
Brilliant read and fast paced!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I really enjoyed this book. I won't write what it's about since everyone else has covered it quite thoroughly. However, I returned to it many times to read again passages that I found particularly enjoyable. I can pick it up, open it at a random page and instantly be engrossed once more. As a matter of fact I find that with many of Archer's books.
Certainly that's the kind of thing that makes him a bestselling writer, but does bestselling mean `great'?
I don't know. What does `great' mean? I tried reading One Hundred Years of Solitude (which is supposed to be a great book) a few years ago, and gave up after 300 pages when I couldn't remember who was related to whom any more. On the other hand, I have loved Catcher in the Rye and To Kill a Mockingbird since I was a teenager. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Is Archer a great writer? Who cares? For me, `Not a penny...' is a great read, and that's what counts.
Certainly that's the kind of thing that makes him a bestselling writer, but does bestselling mean `great'?
I don't know. What does `great' mean? I tried reading One Hundred Years of Solitude (which is supposed to be a great book) a few years ago, and gave up after 300 pages when I couldn't remember who was related to whom any more. On the other hand, I have loved Catcher in the Rye and To Kill a Mockingbird since I was a teenager. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Is Archer a great writer? Who cares? For me, `Not a penny...' is a great read, and that's what counts.
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A Great First Novel With A Cunning Plot From Jeffrey Archer.
Harvey Metcalfe is a rags to riches personality who grew up in the States in the early twentieth century to become a multi-millionaire by the mid 1960s through a series of... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Richie77777
very clever and entertaining.
my mother gave me this from her shelf as i was looking for something new to read. I was not dissapointed! Read more
Published 5 months ago by plumplum
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
Jeffrey Archer has a very creative mind and this novel lives up to his usual standards. This story is written in an autobiographical style and is about a quartet of exceptional... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Richard
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This story is brilliant and so cleverly written. I really like J.A. books and I am trying to read them all.
Published 8 months ago by Nana G.
Not a penny more, not a penny less
Excellent book,couldn't put it down. Loved the plot to get revenge especially with the twist I thought would ruin the whole thing. Would tell anyone to read this book.
Published 9 months ago by Dolly
Not a total bore, but an awful mess
Jeffrey Archer's first book and a grossly over-rated one at that. Although Archer can write well - I was not much impressed by the plot. Four people swindled by a rich man. Read more
Published 12 months ago by WilsonD
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I have just started this book but I haven't been able to put it down. I started reading again in earnest after a bad accident. Read more
I have just started this book but I haven't been able to put it down. I started reading again in earnest after a bad accident. Read more
Published 19 months ago by R. Watson
Quite right to
One of the first of his and thoroughly enjoyed it all those years ago and now I have it on cd to listen to on the move.
Published 22 months ago by P. Pulsford
Fast paced and entertaining
Not A Penny More, Not A Penny Less, Jeffrey Archer's first novel, is a cunningly thought out story of revenge. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2006 by DragonOn
Amusing tale of a swindler swindled
Harvey Metcalfe, a shady American businessman, cons four men into buying between them a million dollars worth of shares in a dud oil company, Prospecta Oil, then disappears with... Read more
Published on 9 July 2004 by L O'connor
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