The Sins of the Father

In "The Sins of the Father," the second installment of the Clifton Chronicles by Jeffrey Archer, Harry Clifton joins the merchant marines to flee from family secrets just as war between Britain and Germany looms. Following a U-boat attack that sinks his ship, he seizes the opportunity to escape his past by assuming the identity of an American victim. However, upon arriving in America, he is arrested for murder, finding himself entangled in a web of uncertainty and unable to reach out to his family, leaving him trapped in a precarious situation.