What if the only way to escape your past was to step into a life far more dangerous than the one you left behind?

The Sins of the Father continues the sweeping saga of Jeffrey Archer’s Clifton Chronicles. Desperate to escape buried family secrets and a forbidden love on the eve of World War II, Harry Clifton joins the Merchant Navy. When his ship is sunk by a German U-boat, he seizes a chance to shed his past by assuming the identity of a deceased American officer, Tom Bradshaw.

But upon landing in New York, Harry realizes he has made a grave mistake. Bradshaw was not just a stranger; he was a man with a dark history and enemies waiting on the dock. Now trapped in a prison of his own making, Harry must fight to prove his innocence in a country where he doesn't officially exist, while back in England, the woman he loves refuses to give up hope.