GAMBLING MAN

Featuring private investigator Aloysius Archer whose luck is about to run out. California 1949, and 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. 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, he must dig deep to reveal the connection between the victims and all his skills to decipher the truth from the lies. And to prove she's a star in the making, will Liberty finally have her moment in the spotlight? The ex-jail-bird Archer is one of Baldacci's most attractive characters. 605pp, paperback.