A thrilling and twisting tale of corruption, greed, and betrayal. A Gambling Man is chock full of virile men, alluring women, fast cars and danger around every corner.
Archer is back in A Gambling Man, the sequel to David Baldacci’s 2019 release One Good Deed. After surviving the fatal events of Poca City, Archer heads west looking to apprentice as a private investigator and start a new life in California. Along the way, he hooks up with the fetching and cunning Liberty Callahan, and an exotic 1939 Delahaye automobile (look it up…it’s fantastic!). Reaching Bay Town, they both settle into jobs that put them in the middle of a sinister conspiracy with murders occurring left and right. No one is safe as influential and menacing men will stop at nothing to continue amassing fortune and power.
You don’t read A Gambling Man, you watch it. The late-1940’s setting is so vivid that it feels like you’re sitting in a theater taking in a classic black and white movie with leading men like Cary Grant and Humphry Bogart and gorgeous women like Hedy Lamarr and Rita Hayworth. You can effortlessly picture the characters, their clothes, their interactions, the locations and the action. The story is dazzling in its visualization, seducing the reader like an irresistible siren song calling your name.
Beautifully written with rich descriptions, A Gambling Man is a great action thriller transported from 70 years in the past to today’s modern world for a nostalgic read that all generations will enjoy.
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