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A Matter Of Honor, by Jeffrey Archer, is a thriller/spy genre novel, involving a mysterious Russian Orthodox icon, which contains a piece of paper, which could shake the foundation of the free world. Summary Of The Book A Matter Of Honor, is an international thriller, which will have readers traversing not only international borders, but different eras of history as well. The plot of A Matter Of Honor, begins when a British Colonel leaves a letter for his son Adam, outlining instructions to acquire an item, located in a safety deposit box in Switzerland. As soon as Adam, learns about the contents of the letter, an unfortunate chain of events follows. First, his lover is brutally murdered. Then he is caught running from city to city, trying to escape the KGB, the CIA, as well as his own countrymen. They are all trying to kill him, before he discovers the truth behind the item, mentioned in the letter. When Adam acquires this “item”, he realizes that it is a Russian icon, made during the time of Czars, but had somehow come into the possession of Hermann Goring, during World War 2. Goering had gifted this item to Adam’s father for his kind treatment, and because he might also be unfairly blamed for his pre-execution suicide.  But even Goering did not realize what was actually hidden in the icon. There was a copy of the Russian-Alaska purchase treaty from 1867, which actually did not occur! And now both the Russians and Americans were after this treaty, because its deadline was only a few day away! Adam is left, not only to protect this lease, but his honor as well. A Matter Of Honor, was originally published in 1986 and this edition was published in 2003, by Pan MacMillan U.K. About Jeffrey Archer Jeffrey Archer, is a celebrated British author, philanthropist, and former politician, whose writing career spans over thirty years. Apart from A Matter Of Honor, Archer has authored numerous books in the spy and thriller genre. Some of these titles include Shall We Tell The President, The Fourth EstateThe Prodigal Daughter, and Kane And Abel. Archer’s writing style, always attempts to blend history, with international politics, set in a theme of espionage. He has been involved in various philanthropic organizations from a very long time. He was also a former politician who was elected MP at the age of 29. He is married to Dame Mary Archer, who is the chairman of Cambridge University Hospitals Trust. Together, they have two sons, and live in London.