Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction

Jeffrey Archer

Charting Dec 25, 1977 → Nov 25, 2018 · 176 weeks with chart power

Peak Power: 9.49%; week of Aug 22, 1982
Career Power: 1,136; share-weeks
Weeks at #1: 9; weeks as the top author

Peak Year: 208; November 1981 – November 1982
Peak Five Years: 531; February 1980 – February 1985
Top-five weeks: 55; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 176; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 14.53%; week of Jul 4, 1982
Comebacks: 5; June 1982, August 1984, July 1986, June 1991, February 2003

Comebacks (thresholds from `config/scoring.json`)
Kind	Trough began	Returned	Trough weeks	Longest absence	Prior peak	Return share
After decline	Jan 11, 1981	Jun 27, 1982	76	73	6.12%	3.06%
After decline	Jan 9, 1983	Aug 26, 1984	85	82	9.49%	3.77%
After decline	Jan 27, 1985	Jul 27, 1986	78	73	9.49%	3.86%
After absence	Jan 4, 1987	Jun 9, 1991	231	115	9.49%	3.54%
After absence	Oct 20, 1991	Feb 16, 2003	590	231	9.49%	3.38%

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the list's own positions (config version 4, Sep 22, 2026). How it works →

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Titles on the NYT Hardcover Fiction

22 books · 1,136 share-weeks of Career Power

Power contributed is what each book earned this author: their weekly Power Share, split across their books (a featured credit takes its reduced share). Book Power is the book's own figure, the same for every author on it. Bar length compares books within this list.

Title	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower	Book Power
The Prodigal Daughter	#1July 1982	22	June 1982 – November 1982	207.9	207.9
Kane & Abel	#4June 1980	29	April 1980 – November 1980	166.5	166.5
First Among Equals	#1August 1984	18	August 1984 – February 1985	156.4	156.4
A Matter of Honor	#2July 1986	17	July 1986 – October 1986	155.0	155.0
As the Crow Flies	#3June 1991	18	May 1991 – September 1991	108.1	108.1
Sons of Fortune	#3February 2003	8	January 2003 – March 2003	49.4	49.4
Honor Among Thieves	#5August 1993	8	July 1993 – September 1993	39.2	39.2
Be Careful What You Wish For	#3March 2014	6	March 2014 – May 2014	35.2	35.2
The Fourth Estate	#8July 1996	8	June 1996 – August 1996	30.2	29.6
A Prisoner of Birth	#6March 2008	5	March 2008 – April 2008	29.5	29.5
Cometh the Hour	#1March 2016	3	March 2016 – March 2016	26.6	26.6
The Eleventh Commandment	#6July 1998	6	July 1998 – August 1998	24.9	24.9
Best Kept Secret	#4May 2013	5	May 2013 – June 2013	21.1	21.1
Mightier Than the Sword	#3March 2015	4	March 2015 – April 2015	20.7	20.7
A Twist in the Tale	#9February 1989	4	January 1989 – February 1989	14.2	14.2
False Impression	#8March 2006	3	March 2006 – April 2006	13.5	13.5
Only Time Will Tell	#7September 2011	3	September 2011 – October 2011	10.5	10.5
The Sins of the Father	#11May 2012	3	May 2012 – June 2012	8.8	8.8
Paths of Glory	#13March 2009	3	March 2009 – April 2009	7.3	7.3
This Was a Man	#7November 2016	1	November 2016	6.3	6.3
Shall We Tell the President?	#15December 1977	1	December 1977	2.1	2.1
Heads You Win	#15November 2018	1	November 2018	2.1	2.1