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Publisher's Summary
Lubji Hoch escapes from the Nazis, moves to Berlin and changes his name to Richard Armitage. After a successful career in the British Army, he takes over a struggling newspaper and with unrivalled ruthlessness begins building his media empire.
Meanwhile, Keith Townsend, the son of a millionaire and Oxford educated, returns to Australia from London to take over his father's newspaper with similar ambitions.
As both men move their quest for power to the world stage, they realise they are more than a match for one another's brilliance and ambition. Their rivalry leads them to the brink of financial ruin and finally to the ultimate showdown where one will become the world’s most powerful man, and the other will succumb to tragedy.
Based on the rivalry between media moguls Rupert Murdoch and Robert Maxwell, this fast-paced, suspenseful thriller full of status, corruption and deceit will captivate fans of Archer's blockbuster Kane and Abel.
The Fourth Estate is narrated by Jonathan Aris, a British television, film and theatre actor. He has appeared in Sherlock, the Night Manager alongside Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie, and played the angelic quartermaster in Good Omens.
Jeffrey Archer is a bestselling British author and former politician. He was educated at Oxford and went on to become a Member of Parliament, the deputy chair of the Conservative Party as well as sitting in the House of Lords. His political career ended in scandal and he turned to writing, where he has been published in over 250 countries.
He is perhaps most famous for the "Clifton Chronicles" and his blockbuster Kane and Abel which was number one on the New York Times Bestseller list and inspired a popular miniseries starring Peter Strauss and Sam Neill.
After he was imprisoned for perjury in 2001, he wrote his highly acclaimed non-fiction series, Prison Diaries - Hell, Purgatory and Heaven - which were inspired by his experiences and loosely structured around Dante’s Inferno.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-01-23
Nice
Very thrilling. Could have been bit short
End was not great
They should have kept him alive
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- Beth Knapp
- 14-04-21
So disappointed!
I’ve read many books by Jeffrey Archer and I have to say I was very sad this one didn’t stack up against his previous works. It’s a long book, 19 hours and I made it 10 hours before I could stand it no longer.
The story is convoluted, difficult to follow and just not interesting. The narrator does a good job, but I’m sad to say it just wasn’t enough to coerce me into staying the entire way though.
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- C. Pettit
- 11-07-22
I lost entirely too much sleep
I often use audiobooks as “bedtime stories,” listening to them in the dark, winding down from the day, with the sleep timer set so it the recording won’t continue for too long after I drift off to sleep. Occasionally, I will listen for about an hour before falling asleep and will have reset the sleep timer for “end of chapter” more than once (sort of the opposite of the snooze alarm!)
I have reset the sleep timer multiple, multiple times for two nights in a row. I simply couldn’t get to sleep while the book was still playing—it was THAT engaging.
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- Jay Jarvis
- 14-03-22
wonderful book
I start to finish, i enjoed the book. Great story spanning six decades all over the world.
And I loved the ending!
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-01-22
Too long
The book could have been half the length and had the same effect. The story repeated the same theme over and over again.
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- John McGowan
- 05-12-21
Enjoyed this immensely
I am a fan of Jeffrey Archer for many years. This story was bery entertaining. Enjoyed the historical reference.
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- Kindle Customer
- 24-11-21
Billion Dollar Mania and Madness!
Amazing story, well told 👏 👌 Much to learn from these rivered masterminds colliding
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- stephen mackenzie
- 11-10-21
Kia most interesting piece no of historical fiction
This was very good as long as I kept reminding myself who was Murdoch and who wa Maxwell. But so long as this was clear it was a wonderful example of Sir Jeffrey’s talents as a storyteller
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 20-09-21
Not his best work
I love Jeffrey Archer - but this is not his best work. The storyline is repetitive and failed to keep my interest as his other books have.
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- Amanda
- 17-05-21
Sometimes confusing and a bit of deja-vu!
Basically this story uses the barely disguised lives of Robert Maxwell and Rupert Murdoch, in a fictionalised form . It was interesting as I had never bothered to find out much about these men before I read the book and it was only after reading it that I delved into the lives of the men who inspired the characters. Like the fictional Keith and Dick in the book they had awesome lives .
This is as always with Jeffrey Archer, a superbly written book and it is also well read. It made learning about the publishing industry a veryenjoyable exercise. I only gave the story three stars as it wasn't very original!!!!
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- Jane
- 21-02-22
Another brilliant story from my favourite author
Undoubtedly another brilliant story of such a well known event told in detail and so entertaining that the reader/ listener is captured and enthralled.
I’m starting to run out of new books from Lord Archer but will be content to wait for the next new book as and when it is published, thank you.
1 person found this helpful
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- Soniya Rajebahadur
- 16-09-21
Highly recommended
Highly recommended - as gripping as reading the book. And Offcourse the best author in the world
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- Alan Young
- 31-07-21
I deserve a medal for finishing it
I’ve read plenty of Archer and this is awful. Rehash of Kane and Able, the historical errors in the first part of the novel are cringeworthy, the plot is utterly farcical in places and the characters totally unbelievable.
It was absolute torture to persist with it.
The narration is a bit wooden with poor attempts at accents.
1 person found this helpful
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- Lisa
- 28-11-22
Good
I enjoyed this book one little fault poor Cockney accent. Two ruthless men a shame
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- Anonymous User
- 01-10-22
Somewhat disappointing
Similar formula to Kane & Abel but entertaining enough, especially if one hasn’t read the aforementioned.
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- Sammckee
- 04-06-22
We’ll worth this trip down memory lane.
I use audible to revisit books from my past and this one did not disappoint. Very Kane and Abel esk. A good yarn well read and presented. Suitable for Archer and Forsyth fan’s.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-01-22
Jeffery Archer
Similar to Kane and Able but still a good read, it's not as good but it's still good
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- Anonymous User
- 03-01-22
Good story
I enjoyed the story very much I never put it down I listened to it almost every
Day my favourite part was all of it just sorry it's come to an end and Jonathan aris did a very good job at reading it
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- Mr. Nigel G. S. Lambert
- 16-08-21
Not his best - usually love his books
Irritating accents. The storyline was interesting but complicated and I got bored during the middle
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- Sandra
- 03-08-21
Atrocious Australian Accent
Enjoyable story, typical of Jeffrey Archer. For me, the terrible unauthentic Australian accent spoiled it. What a pity. All the other accents were believable, but Keith was not.
3 people found this helpful
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- cecily skeggs
- 21-08-21
Narrator
This book was narrated by an excellent reader which greatly enhanced my enjoyment of the book.
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- Amanda Rochford
- 30-04-22
Extraordinarily dull
I couldn’t get into this ‘story’ at all. I laboured through the first 9 chapters about two misogynistic men largely indistinguishable from each other in their insufferable egos who bought this paper then that paper then another one, oh and a radio station, and a coal mine, then another newspaper. Dull, dull, dull.
Do yourself a favour and watch paint dry.
The Australian accent misses the mark and mispronounced many words.
1 person found this helpful
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- Kristine Brown
- 24-02-22
Another great story!
I just love Jeffrey Archer's writing. He is such a good storyteller that makes me not want to put the book/audiobook down/off until I have reached the end,
1 person found this helpful
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- Anonymous User
- 25-10-22
Wow !
Another excellent book by Jeffrey Archer.
I enjoyed this book. Exciting and full of action from the beginning right through to the end.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-07-22
Excellent narrator
The narrator has a great range of accents and brought every character to life.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-07-22
I really enjoyed it
A couple of over the top parts during WW1 and the Aussie accent was a bit much but not enough to put me off.
Only complaint was a couple of late nights reading as I got so engrossed I couldn't stop listening.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Ritual
- 28-06-22
Well written but…
Okay before I start this was my first ever Jeffrey Archer book. I doubt if I will read/listen to another. This book was definitely not my cup of tea. I do appreciate the author’s skill and turn of phrase. It is a well written book, it just made some stretches that took me out of the story. Especially when Lubi kept on jumping army ranks. I just found that simply unbelievable.
Thanks to eager fans giving 5 stars for trite garbage and trolls giving excellent books 1 star. I try to keep to a decent star system.
⭐️ - a book that is impossible for me to read.
⭐️⭐️ - a book that I cannot finish or poorly written
⭐️⭐️⭐️ - a good book, a decent read.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - a really good book, a real page turner
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - imho a truly great book, one of the best books I have ever had the privilege of reading.
With great writing but subject matter that meant absolutely nothing to me. The odd way of jumping ranks and other strange things. I find this book worthy of ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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- Deni4041
- 30-05-22
Accent
The story was too long about too little, it may be much much better it a) you had a female and a male.
b) the Australian accent: NOBODY speaks like that if they have got to that level of employment. Melbourne is pronounced Mel’bn
Also: he said…she said…in many instances where no only disruptive but unnecessay
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Jacques M
- 21-05-22
Great Adventure.
Having never read Jeffrey Archer before, and not quite understanding his style, I found it hard to follow at first, as it seemed like 2 novels in one, then of course it all came together, becoming a story that I couldn't put down.. sudden ending though, but a great book all the same, I'll be looking for more from this author.