A Gambling Man
by David Baldacci
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Pub Date 15 Apr 2021 | Archive Date 15 Apr 2021
Pan Macmillan | Macmillan
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Description
Evoking the golden age of crime, and for fans of Raymond Chandler and Agatha Christie, comes 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 Aloysius Archer series, following the Sunday Times top five bestseller One Good Deed.
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Advance Praise
PRAISE FOR ONE GOOD DEED
‘One of his finest books. Great character, great story, great portrait of an era’ - Bill Clinton
‘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
‘A fast-paced investigation with dark secrets, unexpected twists, well-drawn characters and an intriguing plot’ - Candis magazine
PRAISE FOR DAVID BALDACCI
‘Baldacci excels as a storyteller when it comes to FBI agents with baggage. He also knows how to craft a complex and compelling case for his stellar heroes to solve’ - Daily Mail
‘Baldacci inhabits the skin of his creations – tripping us up with unexpected empathy and subtle identification’ - Sunday Express
‘A mile-a-minute read that proves once again why David Baldacci has readers the world over flocking for more’ - Jane Harper, New York Times bestselling author of The Dry
‘Alternately chilling, poignant, and always heart-poundingly suspenseful’ - Scott Turow, Sunday Times bestselling author of Presumed Innocent
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781529061772 |
| PRICE | £20.00 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 448 |
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Featured Reviews
Samantha B, Media/Journalist
David Baldacci delivers another superbly crafted thriller in book two of Aloysius Archer. We pick up with Archer arriving in Reno on his way to California. Within 24 hours he has bought a swanky car thanks to a fluke win in a casino and has a passenger - the fabulous aspiring actress, Liberty Callahan. They arrive in Bay Town California where Archer has the chance of a new job as a Private Investigator, while Liberty takes a job at the local burlesque club. Archer and his new boss are asked to investigate a case of blackmail. The mayoral race is on and one candidate is being blackmailed for having an affair with a singer at the same burlesque club. But who is really behind the blackmail attempt and what does it have to do with the powerful man who runs Bay Town - and is also one of the mayoral candidates father-in-law? As body after body is discovered will Archer be able to survive in a town that has a deeply hidden history? I LOVED this latest offering from the King of thriller writing. The language, the descriptions, both male and female characterisation alongside the pace of the novel was flawless. The ending was deeply satisfying too.
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