Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Crossword Director Recalls Jeffrey Archer's Warmth and Indian Readership
Nidhi Gupta, a director at Crossword Bookstores, shared memories of author Jeffrey Archer.
She remembered a busy event in Mumbai in 2016.
Archer made the audience laugh with jokes about his Indian fans.
Readers also gathered in large crowds at other Crossword stores around India.
Gupta said many people eagerly bought his books, including books published years ago.
His stories kept readers curious about what would happen next.
A few days before the account was written, Archer sent Crossword a video message about Adam and Eve.
Gupta said the book and the memories of Archer’s visits will remain special to the bookstore.
Nidhi Gupta recalled Jeffrey Archer’s visits to Crossword stores and his warm, humorous interactions with readers.
At a packed 2016 event in Mumbai, Archer launched This Was a Man, the final book in his Clifton Chronicles.
Gupta said crowds at stores across India showed the strong affection readers had for Archer.
She described lasting demand for his novels, including Kane and Abel and the Clifton Chronicles.
A recent video message from Archer about Adam and Eve, described as his final book, has become especially meaningful to Crossword.
- Who
- Nidhi Gupta, director of Crossword Bookstores, shared memories of author Jeffrey Archer.
- What
- Gupta recalled Archer’s bookstore visits, his Indian readers and the popularity of his books.
- When
- She recalled a 2016 visit and a video message received a few days before the account was written.
- Where
- Crossword stores across India, including locations in Mumbai and Pune.
- Why
- To remember Archer’s relationship with Crossword and his Indian readers, and the significance of Adam and Eve, described as his final book.
- 2016 event
- Archer visited Crossword’s Kemps Corner store in Mumbai to launch This Was a Man.
- Other store recalled
- Gupta remembered large crowds at the Crossword store in Aundh, Pune.
- Final Clifton Chronicles book
- This Was a Man.
- Book described as Archer’s final
- Adam and Eve.
- Noted titles
- Kane and Abel, Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less, A Matter of Honour, A Prisoner of Birth and the Clifton Chronicles.
- Recent message
- Crossword received a video message from Archer for Indian readers about Adam and Eve.