Jeffrey Archer, bestselling UK novelist and scandal-plagued politician, dies aged 86
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LONDON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling British novelist and former politician who was jailed for lying in a high-profile libel case, has died aged 86, his publisher HarperCollins said on Monday.
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