Jeffrey Archer, whose novels include the Clifton Chronicles, the William Warwick novels and Kane and Abel , has topped bestseller lists around the world, with sales of over 300 million copies. He is the only author ever to have been a #1 bestseller in fiction, short stories and non-fiction ( The Prison Diaries ). 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.