A Prisoner of Birth
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| A Prisoner of Birth | |
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| Author | Jeffrey Archer |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Publication date | 6 March 2008 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 512 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-230-53142-3 (first edition, hardcover) |
| Preceded by | The Gospel According to Judas |
A Prisoner of Birth is a mystery novel by English author Jeffrey Archer, first published in 6 March 2008 by Macmillan (ISBN 0230531423).
The novel concerns Danny Cartwright the protagonist, who after proposing to his childhood sweet heart Beth Wilson takes her and her brother Bernie Wilson to celebrate at a nearby pub. In the pub they are instigated by a group of four persons into a fight. Even though they attempt to leave the pub without getting involved in a fracas, one of the persons Spencer Craig follows them out of the pub along with his friends.
In the resulting fight, Bernie is stabbed and dies. His murder is blamed on Danny in a well orchestrated move by Spencer and his friends, a popular actor, an aristocrat, and the youngest partner in an established firm's history, resulting in Danny's arrest and conviction. Sentenced to 22 years in Belmarsh prison, the highest security jail in South-east London, he encounters two prisoners. Albert Crann, known as "Big Al," and Sir Nicholas Moncrieff.
The rest of the story involves the path that Danny has to follow to prove his innocence.
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