Today Oct. 5, 2026 the checkered life of controversial and brilliant novelist Jeffrey Archer ended peacefully in his 86th year. Lord Archer, one of the bestselling novelists of all time  was set to release a new novel, "Adam and Eve" tomorrow Oct. 6, 2026. The life and death of the brilliant novelist who was disgraced several times because of his lying, including going to prison invokes the tragic short life of the Black academic Jason Arday who apparently ended his life due to the media witch hunt for his plagiarism offense.