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This is a very interesting, and well presented story based on a true experience by the author. It kept my interest until the last page. Author did not give us clues as to how it would finish. I like that as I've read books where you can predict the ending by page 50. Not so in this adventure. Different characters added to the story as well.


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Not a Penny More Not a Penny Less Jeffrey Archer 9780312997137 Books Reviews

Every once in a while, I get on a HUGE thriller/mystery kick. I once spent months reading almost every Kay Scarpetta book by Patricia Cornwell. I'll get to those reviews at some point. So I was looking for another author to fill my thriller fix when I came across Jeffrey Archer.

Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less was an up and down thrill ride for sure. It was filled with plotting and revenge, skepticism and blind trust and lots of money! It's set in some exotic locations which add to it's intrigue and keeps you guessing right up until the end. Great read!

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I have always enjoyed Jeffrey Archer's novels, but was truly disappointed in this one. Nothing happened! I read & read, almost giving up but I was determine to finish it. The plot was good but really went nowhere. I kept waiting for something to happen & it never did. I was surprised at the ending - although I was glad to be finished with it. It was exactly as the title states "Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less."
I love Archer's writing, and I'm only making it through some of his earlier works now. This is one of his better ones.

Summary an English physician, American professor, French art dealer and an English lord put together four cons to get their money back - penny for penny - from the evil man that conned them.

Here's my two pennies worth of what I liked and it's drawbacks
- Wonderfully creative premise, executed with cleverness and fun rather than testoterone driven anger one sees so much of in revenge plots.
- Enjoyable characters.
- A quick read and page-turning action.
- Written back in the 70's. Though this version has been slightly updated. It is a pretty timeless tale, and the only time it distracted me was when they began using some fancy spy radios to communicate - when nowadays they'd just use cell phones.

BOTTOM LINE Enjoyable and easy read - just right for the pool or plane trip.
Human nature is comprised of the predators and the naïve. In Archer's novel dealing with the stock market, wolves bait the hook with greed and catch the naïve, the sheep. Normally, the sheep would be left for dead, but in this ironic novel they get their revenge. The stock markets emotions, greed and fear, will no doubt never change nor will the preConfessions of a Day Tradersence of the wolves. The sheep in this novel should be considered among the lucky few.
This book reflects the lighter side of Archer's work. 4 men are scammed into investing in a start-up oil company formed purely for the purpose of the scam. One of them is actually in the employ of the oil company.

He turns up for work one day to find the doors locked and the owner unreachable. The shares then go down in price faster than Enron stock.

This man takes it upon himself to gather up the other 3 major investors and form 4 plans to scam the owner with the intention of getting their money back; not a penny more, not a penny less.

There's a lot of comedic play between the men, which I'm not used to in Archer's work but, it works. The characters are well developed and, their parts play well.

There are the usual twists and turns but, you get the feeling Archer was in a lighthearted mood when he wrote the book.

It's a fast read and, again, another Archer novel thoroughly enjoyed.
Archer's first novel shows his penchant for the 'revenge crime', and the white-collar settings of the business and society worlds.
The story is fairly straightforward, with some dry patches that keep the book from ranking among Archer's later classics(having recently read 'A Prisoner of Birth', it's interesting to see how Archer learned to create more nuanced characters.)
The 'gang' in this story aren't fleshed out a great deal,compared to protagonists in some of Archer's other works, but eventually, they start to grow on the reader...particularly James, although some of Jean-Pierre's unexpectedly funny lines are also memorable. The touches of humor enhance the story without detracting from it too much...with the possible exception of a few scenes at Oxford! Of course, Harvey is mostly played for laughs, after Archer establishes him with an autobiographical opening that drags on just a bit too long. However, it succeeds in showing that Harvey is a better actor and con man than he is an actual businessman(which accounts for his un-bussinesslike behavior and reactions in some scenes, as other reviewers have complained about),Archer does a good job of peeling away Harvey's reputation for shrewdness, and illustrates the ultimate futility of such convoluted schemes.
While the plot doesn't quite race along from start to finish, it's a pleasnt ride. A few well-placed topical references(topical at the time of publication, at least), and the occasional cameo by such historical luminaries as Harold McMillan, Billie Jean King, and Linda Lovelace(Archer should have had the three of them walk into a pub!), and the obligatory 'Archer twist',add up to a fairly good start for the future Lord Archer's second career!
This is a very interesting, and well presented story based on a true experience by the author. It kept my interest until the last page. Author did not give us clues as to how it would finish. I like that as I've read books where you can predict the ending by page 50. Not so in this adventure. Different characters added to the story as well.