Next in Line by Jeffrey Archer

Synopsis

London, 1988. Royal fever sweeps the nation as Britain falls in love with the ‘people’s princess’.

Which means for Scotland Yard, the focus is on the elite Royalty Protection Command, and its commanding officer. Entrusted with protecting the most famous family on earth, they quite simply have to be the best. A weak link could spell disaster.

Title	Next In Line
Writer	Jeffrey Archer
Series \  No	William Warwick \ 5
Read on its own.	Yes but contains minor spoilers on previous books.
Publisher	HarperCollins UK HarperFiction
Publication Date	27th September 2022
Genre	General Fiction (Adult) Mystery & Thrillers
Star Rating	2/5
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Source	I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick and his Scotland Yard squad are sent in to investigate the team. Maverick ex-undercover operative Ross Hogan is charged with a very sensitive—and unique—responsibility. But it soon becomes clear the problems in Royalty Protection are just the beginning. A renegade organization has the security of the country—and the Crown—in its sights. The only question is which target is next in line…

Review

While The Next in Line is the 5th book in the series and can be read as a stand alone, it does contain major spoilers for the previous books and some plot lines follow on.

The Next in Line is one of those books that when you read the full synopsis and the book is written by a writer such as Jeffery Archer, who while not a booker prize winning writer, is a great story teller, you get this hope as you open the book.

The problem with Next in Line, after you open a book is when you start reading, which is when you find the book fails to live upto expectations.

As a reader I understand that writers may not be able to make all characters in a novel 3d, but when dealing with real people that form a major part of the story, I would expect more than a poorly written  2d cut out of a character that was in the book.

I could go on about how the major plot line in the novel was relegated to the last 20% of the book and if written well could have made The Next In Line a competent story if written well.

This gave me as a reader a small grain of hope but turned out to be such a damp squid that it made the whole book feel more of a waste of time than it already was.

As for the historical accuracy of the book, when the writer puts an apology for this at the end of the book then you know it is inaccurate. 

I could go on but this is starting to feel like a rant review,  

Conclusion

There is one good thing about The Next in Line is that it moves all plot lines that are ongoing in Detective William Warwick  series a bit. Which may be the only reason to read this Jeffery Archer novel.

Who Should Read

For me the only reason for reading Next in Line by Jeffrey Archer is for anyone who wants to continue following the storylines in the Detective William Warwick series.

If you are looking for the other books in this series check here, All William Warwick books

Meet The Writer 

Jeffrey Archer

Jeffrey is published in 114 countries and more than 47 languages, with more than 750,000 5* reviews with international sales passing 275 million copies.

He is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction (nineteen times), short stories (four times) and non-fiction (The Prison Diaries).

Jeffrey has been married for 53 years to Dame Mary Archer DBE. They have two sons, William and James, three grandsons and two granddaughters, and divide their time between homes in London, Cambridge and Mallorca.

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