''Be Careful What You Wish For'' is the fourth novel in

Jeffrey Archer Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) is an English novelist, life peer, convicted criminal, and former politician. Before becoming an author, Archer was a Member of Parliament (1969–1974), but did not ...

's Clifton Chronicles. It was published on 13 March 2014."Be Careful What You Wish For"
''Kirkus Reviews'', February 16, 2014.

Plot

''Be Careful What You Wish For'' follows the Barrington-Clifton family during the years 1957 to 1964, when Emma Barrington Clifton seeks to take control of her family shipping business and must deal with conspiracies and sabotage. Don Pedro Martinez tries to get his own candidate to lead the company, and Yorkshire banker Cedric Hardcastle joins the board.

Sequel

There will be seven books in the Clifton Chronicles instead of the initial five as was earlier intended. This is due to the fact that Archer felt that he could not end the series without suddenly killing Harry Clifton, the protagonist of the series so he decided to extend the series. The next book, Mightier Than the Sword will be published on 24 February 2015 and Archer has stated that

Margaret Thatcher Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (; 13 October 19258 April 2013) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. S ...

will make an appearance."This Week's Bestsellers: May 13, 2013"
''Publishers Weekly'', May 11, 2013.

References

{{Jeffrey Archer Novels by Jeffrey Archer 2014 British novels Macmillan Publishers books