First Among Equals - Abridged

JEFFREY ARCHER was educated at Oxford University. He served five years as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons and has served twenty-seven years as a Member of the House of Lords. Now published in 97 countries and more than 37 languages, all of his novels and short story collections—including Kane & Abel, Only Time Will Tell and This Was a Man—have been international bestsellers. Jeffrey is married with two sons and three grandchildren, and lives in London, Cambridge and Majorca.

Martin Jarvis is one of Britain's most distinguished and versatile actors.  His appearances in West End theater productions are numerous, including Sir Peter Hall's On Approval, Alan Ayckbourn's Woman in Mind, and Michael Frayn's Exchange, a performance he repeated in Los Angeles.  Martin's appearances for BBC Television include classics: Nicholas Nickleby, David Copperfield and The Pallisers; P.D.James's The Black Tower; and episodes of Inspector Morse and Rumpole.  He has also appeared in the television shows EastEnders, Doctors, and Taking the Flack.   One of AudioFile magazine’s Golden Voices, Martin has narrated numerous Earphones Award-winning audiobooks.  His work includes Jeffrey Archers' As the Crow Flies, Anna Sewall's Black Beauty, and Neil Gaiman's Good Omens.  In 2009, AudioFile named him the Best Voice in Fiction and Classics.