The fifth installment of Jeffrey Archer's much popular Clifton Chronicles opens with the explosion of an IRA bomb that kills many on board the MV Buckingham. The Chairman of Barrington Shipping, Emma Clifton has to face the music for this incident and is wanted to resign from her post by many among the Board members, except Sebastian Clifton. At the same time, Harry accepts the deal to be elected as the new President of English PEN just in order to have Babakov's book about Stalin be released. The book is heavily loaded with two court room trials surrounding the lives of Emma Clifton and Harry and is a must-read for the fans of the Chronicles.
