WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling British novelist whose personal saga of political ambition, fraud and prison sentences mirrored his fiction, died on Thursday at age 86, leaving a complex legacy for readers, investors and cultural institutions worldwide.

Archer’s catalogue, which includes 30 novels and short story collections, has generated more than $250 million in global royalties, according to publishing analyst Jane Smith of Global Book Metrics. “His sales trajectory shows that a writer’s personal brand can outweigh the volatility of any single title,” Smith said.

His rise and fall intersected with British politics; Archer

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