Private Investigator and WWII veteran,Aloysius Archer,returns to solve a new case in Hollywood in this riveting thriller from international number 1 bestselling author,David Baldacci.
All that glitters... 1952,Los Angeles. It is New Year's Eve and PI Aloysius Archer is dining with his friend and rising Hollywood actress Liberty Callahan when they're approached by Eleanor Lamb,a screenwriter who would like to hire him,as she suspects someone is trying to kill her.
Murder and mysteryA visit to Lamb's Malibu residence leaves Archer knocked unconscious after he stumbles over a dead body in the hallway; and Lamb seems to have vanished. With the police now involved in the case,a close friend and colleague of Lamb's employs Archer to find out what's happened to the screenwriter.
The City of Angels - or somewhere much,much darkerArcher's investigation takes him from the rich,glamorous and glitzy LA to the seedy,dark side of the city,and onward to the gambling mecca of Las Vegas,just now hitting its stride as a hot spot for celebrities and a money-making machine for the mob. In a place where cops and crooks work hand in hand,Archer will cross paths with Hollywood stars,politicians and notorious criminals. He'll almost die several times,and he'll discover bodies and secrets from the canyons and beaches of Malibu and the luxurious mansions of Bel Air and Beverly Hills to the narcotics clubs of Chinatown.
With the help of Liberty and his PI partner Willie Dash,Archer will risk everything and leave no stone unturned in finding the missing Eleanor Lamb,and in bringing to justice killers who would love nothing better than to plant Archer six feet under.
Publisher: Pan MacmillanISBN: 9781529061833Number of pages: 448Weight: 684 gDimensions: 242 x 165 x 44 mm
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'One of his finest books. Great character,great story,great portrait of an era'- Bill Clinton on One Good Deed
'One 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'- Financial Times
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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