# A Gambling Man

**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_.**

## Details

- **Price:** 0.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** Pan Macmillan
- **Type:** David Baldacci

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