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"Indians buy books like no other nation," Archer, who is on a six-city tour of India, said at the launch of his new work of fiction A Prisoner of Birth, in Gurgaon last week. His latest book tells the story of a man falsely accused of his best friend's murder and sent to a high-security London prison Belmarsh. The protagonist takes revenge from the four influential people a barrister, an actor, an aristocrat and the youngest partner in an established firm who had falsely implicated him in the case. Archer said his life experiences were reflected in his books as was the case with most fiction writers. A Prisoner of Birth drew inspiration from his stint in Belmarsh prison. In 2001, Archer was found guilty of perjury and sentenced to four years in prison. He was released in 2003 after serving half of his sentence. He said he was proud of his latest work; sentimental about his first novel Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less and widely successful Kane and Abel; but considered Twelve Red Herrings as his best novel till date. He said Indian author Vikram Seths A Suitable Boy impressed him a great deal. About his writing methodology, Archer said, "I never plan a novel, but to write a short story, one should know the last line before jotting down anything. I am quite self-disciplined and write for eight hours in a day in an organised manner." The globally successful novelist left his ardent fans, from various age groups, in throes of laughter with his typically British sarcastic humour. UNI
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