Evoking the golden age of crime,and for fans of Raymond Chandler and Agatha Christie,comes the second book in the Private Investigator Archer series,A Gambling Man from one of the world's bestselling thriller writers,David Baldacci.A lucky roll of the diceCalifornia,1949. Aloysius Archer is on his way to start a new job with a renowned Private Investigator in Bay Town. Feeling lucky,he stops off at a casino in Reno,where he meets an aspiring actress,Liberty Callahan. Together,they head west on a journey filled with danger and surprises - because Archer isn't the only one with a secretive past.A risk worth takingArriving in a town rife with corruption,Archer is tasked with finding out who is doing everything they can to disrupt the appointment of a top official. Then two seemingly unconnected people are murdered at a burlesque club. In a tight-lipped community,Archer must dig deep to reveal the connection between the victims.All bets are offAs the final perilous showdown unfurls,Archer will need all of his skills to decipher the truth from the lies and finally,to prove she's a star in the making,will Liberty have her moment in the spotlightA Gambling Man is the second historical crime novel in David Baldacci's Private Investigator Archer series,following the Sunday Times top five bestseller One Good Deed.
Publisher: Pan MacmillanISBN: 9781529061802Number of pages: 624Weight: 439 gDimensions: 197 x 130 x 39 mm
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One of his finest books. Great character,great story,great portrait of an eraOne Good Deed represents David Baldacci's move into historical crime with a new character,ex- jailbird Aloysius Archer...Unsurprisingly,the talented Baldacci proves to be as adept in this new venture as he is in his contemporary-set novels
David Baldacci
David Baldacci is an internationally bestselling American writer,best known for his crime fiction and political thrillers full of action and intrigue. His latest book,Walk the Wire,is published in April 2020.
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