When Daniel Cartwright proposes to his pregnant girlfriend,
Beth Wilson, he has no idea his life will change
dramatically in a matter of hours. Before the night is out,
his best mate, Beth's brother Bernie, is dead and Danny is
accused of murdering him. Even though Danny is innocent,
several men dispute his and Beth's accounts of the fight
that led to Bernie's death. The police refuse to believe an
uneducated East Ender like him over four upper-class men.
From the day of his arrest until the day he's found guilty,
Danny believes that justice and truth will prevail. As he
comes to terms with the long wait until his appeal is heard,
Danny learns the basics of life at Belmarsh prison. He lucks
out in the assignment of his cellmates, who show him the
ropes and teach him how to stay out of trouble. Beth stays
by Danny, the love of her life, but for how long? Most
relationships don't survive a lengthy prison term.
As the months pass by, prison life has an unexpected effect
on Danny. He makes himself into a better man with the help
of cellmate Nick Moncrieff. But the real killer is watching
Danny's appeal closely. Will Danny have a shot at clearing
his name and leaving prison, or will a scheming killer put
an end to his hopes? A risky move gives Danny the chance to
gain his freedom but it also means more jail time if he's
caught.
A PRISONER OF BIRTH is an exciting thriller sure to keep
readers up late at night. Issues of social standing and
class are examined as well as the flaws in the British legal
system. This isn't a whodunit but rather a quest for
vengeance and justice. Mr. Archer has penned an homage to
Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo as well as including
sly references to Dumas' other famous characters, the Three
Musketeers. But this book is much more than a retelling of a
classic novel; it's also a social commentary and a love
story. Readers will root for Danny as he strives to exact
revenge on those who wronged him and killed his friend. A
spellbinding read!
If Danny Cartwright had proposed to Beth
Wilson on any other day, he would not have been arrested and
charged with the murder of his best friend. But when the
prosecution witnesses happen to be a group of four
upper-crust college friends—a barrister, a popular actor, an
aristocrat, and the youngest partner in an established
firm’s history—who is going to believe Danny’s side of the
story?
Danny is sentenced to twenty-two years
and sent to Belmarsh prison, the highest-security jail in
the land, from where no inmate has ever escaped. But Spencer
Craig, Lawrence Davenport, Gerald Payne, and Toby Mortimer
all underestimate Danny’s determination to seekrevenge—and the extent to which his fiancée Beth will go
in pursuit of justice.
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