Nothing Ventured: William Warwick Book 1

<p><b>The <i>Sunday Times</i> No.1 Bestseller.</b><br> <br> <b>From the number one bestselling author of The Clifton Chronicles, Jeffrey Archer, <i>Nothing Ventured</i> is the thrilling first novel in the William Warwick series.</b><br> <br> <b><i>This is not a detective story. This is a story about a detective.</i></b><br> <br> William Warwick is eight when he decides to join the police force. Resolute in the face of his prominent QC father's objections, William graduates from university with a degree in art history and immediately enrols as a constable in the Metropolitan Police force.<br> <br> Gaining insight from his first mentor, an experienced, world-weary constable, his keen mind quickly takes him into a role in Scotland Yard's Art and Antiques unit and his first case: the recovery of a Rembrandt stolen from the Fitzmolean Museum.<br> <br> It will take skill and tenacity for William to solve the crime. Along the way he will encounter many who will change his life: from Miles Faulkner, a crooked art collector, and his influential lawyer - who bends the law to the point of breaking - to research assistant Beth Rainsford, a woman with secrets whom he falls hopelessly in love with . . .<br> <br> William Warwick's destiny is set. The only question is, how far will his ambition take him?<br> <br> <b>Thrilling, absorbing and entertaining, <i>Nothing Ventured</i> heralds the start of a gripping series from master storyteller Jeffrey Archer and introduces a character destined to become one of his most enduring legacies. Continue the series with <i>Hidden in Plain Sight</i>.<br> <br> Praise for Jeffrey Archer:</b><br> <br> <b>'Probably the greatest storyteller of our age' - <i>The Mail on Sunday</i><br> <br> 'If there were a Nobel Prize for storytelling, Archer would win' - <i>The Daily Telegraph</i></b><br> <br> <i>Nothing Ventured</i> was a No.1 <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller w/c 28th March 2020.</p>