Nothing Ventured heralds the start of a brand new series in the
style of Jeffrey Archer's #1 New York Times bestselling Clifton
Chronicles: introducing Detective William Warwick. But this is not a
detective story, this is a story about the making of a detective . .
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"Archer has a real gift for family sagas, and here, with Warwick, he's
launching what promises to be a series just as riveting as the Clifton
Chronicles." --Booklist
**THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA
**William Warwick has always wanted to be a detective and decides that,
rather than become a lawyer like his influential father, he will join
London's Metropolitan Police Force. And so, after university, William
embarks on a career that will define his life: from his early months on
the beat to his first high-stakes case as a fledgling detective in
Scotland Yard's arts and antiquities squad.
THE END OF AN OLD REGIME
Investigating the theft of a priceless Rembrandt painting, William meets
Beth Rainsford, a research assistant at the gallery with whom he falls
hopelessly in love. But Beth has a secret--one that threatens to tear
her and William apart. Meanwhile, as he follows the trail of the missing
masterpiece, William comes up against an art collector and his
influential lawyer, a man who knows everyone and sfears no one--and will
use whatever means necessary to keep William off his client's trail. . .
"Archer is a master entertainer."
--Time
