The Fourth Estate

Written by:
Jeffrey Archer
Narrated by:
Jonathan Aris

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
25
Narrator
11
Release Date
January 2021
Duration
19 hours 33 minutes
Summary
Lubji Hoch escapes from the Nazis, moves to Berlin and changes his name to Richard Armitage. After a successful career in the British Army, he takes over a struggling newspaper and with unrivalled ruthlessness begins building his media empire.

Meanwhile, Keith Townsend, the son of a millionaire and Oxford educated, returns to Australia from London to take over his father’s newspaper with similar ambitions.

As both men move their quest for power to the world stage, they realise they are more than a match for one another’s brilliance and ambition. Their rivalry leads them to the brink of financial ruin and finally to the ultimate showdown where one will become the world’s most powerful man, and the other will succumb to tragedy.

Based on the rivalry between media moguls Rupert Murdoch and Robert Maxwell, this fast-paced, suspenseful thriller full of status, corruption and deceit will captivate fans of Archer’s blockbuster Kane and Abel.


The Fourth Estate is narrated by Jonathan Aris, a British television, film and theatre actor. He has appeared in 'Sherlock', the 'Night Manager' alongside Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie, and played the angelic quartermaster in 'Good Omens'.
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Jeffrey Archer is a bestselling British author and former politician. He was educated at Oxford and went on to become a Member of Parliament, the deputy chair of the Conservative Party as well as sitting in the House of Lords. His political career ended in scandal and he turned to writing and he has been published in over 275 million copies worldwide.

He is perhaps most famous for the 'Clifton Chronicles' and his blockbuster 'Kane and Abel' which was number one on the New York Time’s Bestseller list and inspired a popular miniseries starring Peter Strauss and Sam Neill.

After he was imprisoned for perjury in 2001, he wrote his highly acclaimed non-fiction series, Prison Diaries – 'Hell', 'Purgatory' and 'Heaven' – which were inspired by his experiences and loosely structured around Dante’s Divine Comedy.
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Blondelle O\\\'Garro

As a fan of Kane and Abel this book felt too similar and that was a little disappointing for me. A decent listen though.

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viola

Interesting book, especially the first half of it. Then the characters became equally unattractive, the story somewhat became lackluster. I like Archer' s novels but this was not his best one.

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Anonymous

This was an interesting book because it was written by someone who knows what they are talking about, but why I wasn't as enthusiastic as usual with this Jeffrey Archer book was because there was no character to like and become emotionally involved with and that is important to the enjoyment of reading a book to me

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Anonymous

Great book and excellent story line. Could not stop listening, narrated at a good pace. Will definitely listen to again in the future.

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Anonymous

Long but very good.

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Anonymous

Storyline good and well read.

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