Jeffrey Archer, whose novels and short stories include <b><i>Kane and Abel</i>, <i>A Prisoner of Birth</i></b> and <b><i>Cat O' Nine Tales</i>,</b> has topped the bestseller lists around the world, with sales of over 275 million copies. He is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction, short stories and non-fiction (<i><b>The Prison Diaries</b></i>). The author is married to Dame Mary Archer, and they have two sons, two grandsons and a granddaughter.