This biography details Archer's life to about the late 90's. It is fascinating to read how intriguing Archer's public and private lives were - and on many occasions even more interesting than his own novels.

Crick rights in a clear, direct style. The quality of the research is thorough, and reveals considerable work on his behalf to trawl through such a complicated life.

The many revelations that Crick reveals about Archer are sure to keep the reader chasing down the next page as I did with me.

Some would say that Crick's task was easy; after all, Archer's life has been as colourful as you can get. But one should dismiss such a view, as this surely undermines the remarkable research and unpretentious, but effective writing style...The book has been reprinted three times and will, doubtless, remain in print for as long as Archer is alive.

And, yes, as many have said before, the plot of Archer's life is more believable than any of his ficition, and that is why I believe that Crick's book should be turned into a film...