The Clifton Chronicles: Mightier than the Sword (Book 5)

The fifth instalment of the sensational Clifton Chronicles opens with a devastating blast, as the Barrington and Clifton families face the aftermath of a terrorist attack on the MV Buckingham.

In the early 1960s, Emma Barrington must deal with the repercussions of the bombing while fighting to maintain her position as Chairman of the Barrington Shipping Line. Meanwhile, Harry Clifton embarks on a dangerous mission to liberate a fellow author, Anatoly Babakov, from a Soviet gulag. Babakov’s only crime was writing a book, Uncle Joe, which exposes the truth about life under Stalin—a book the Kremlin is determined to suppress.

As Harry risks everything behind the Iron Curtain, his son Sebastian becomes a rising star at Farthings Bank in London. However, Sebastian’s personal life is thrown into turmoil when he falls for a beautiful young woman, unaware of the treacherous web being spun by his old enemy, Adrian Sloane. Spanning from the cold corridors of the Lubyanka to the high-stakes boardrooms of London, Mightier than the Sword is a gripping tale of political intrigue, personal courage, and the power of the written word.