The religious side-notes at the end were strangely fascinating; I'm not sure if the author intended for that to stand out so much.

A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer

When will the Home Office realize that when judges retire, not only are they sent home for the rest of their lives, but the only people they have left to judge are their innocent wives. You can argue whether revenge is a dish better served hot or cold, and it doesn't really matter; revenge is a story that sells no matter what the generation, and A PRISONER OF BIRTH embraces this age-old plot with the best of them. It seemed that Jeffrey Archer ran out of ideas while writing this novel ( A look alike prisoner , seriously ) . Not tonight," said Danny, not letting go of Bernie's arm as he continued to lead his friend on down the alley. In a trick familiar to those who know their Dumas, Danny escapes by impersonating Moncrieff and hatches an intricate scheme to punish the Musketeers and clear his name.

More than the first half of the book had some merit, but it was only about build up, promise, and expectation. A Prisoner of Birth delves into injustice suffered by an innocent man, surrounded by those more powerful than he.

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Thus begins Jeffrey Archer's poignant novel of deception, hatred and vengeance, in which only one of them can finally triumph while the other will spend the rest of his days in jail. Publication information is for the USA, and (unless stated otherwise) represents the first print edition.Alex's father (an ex- barrister, QC, and Judge at the High Court) gains Danny's freedom and his name is cleared. Jeffrey was the winner of the Prix Polar International Prize for the best international thriller of the year, for his novel A Prisoner of Birth in Cognac, France, on Friday 16 October 2009.

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He finds that he must sort out his friend's family affairs before pursuing his goals of clearing his name and taking revenge upon the four individuals who framed him for Bernie's murder.

Great, let's meet at that wine bar off the Fulham Road—the one we went to after the Chelsea game last year. A few hours later Danny is arrested for murder and later is sentenced to twenty-two years in prison, thanks to irrefutable testimony from Spencer, the prosecution's main witness. Like a word on a page that you’ve printed and read a million times, that suddenly looks strange or wrong, foreign. He was becoming aware that there was no such thing as over-the-top with Lawrence Davenport, as long as you were talking to Lawrence Davenport about Lawrence Davenport.