A Gambling Man - Private Investigator Archer (Paperback)
David Baldacci (author)Published: 28/10/2021
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 dice
California, 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 taking
Arriving 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 off
As 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 spotlight?
A 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 Macmillan
ISBN: 9781529061802
Number of pages: 624
Weight: 439 g
Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 39 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
One of his finest books. Great character, great story, great portrait of an era - Bill Clinton on One Good Deed, the first novel in the Aloysius Archer series.
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
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“Another winner”
Another excellent outing for Aloysius Archer who is becoming my all time favourite character by David Baldacci. You are taken back to America in the very late 40's and the way that the story is written you feel... More
“Return of the Hard boiled detective”
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“Like all Baldacci books, an thoroughly good read.”
I found this book to be sightly different. Set slightly before my time ,yet accurate, enthralling and I totally agree with ex President Clinton's comments.
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