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A GAMBLING MAN - DAVID BALDACCI TASCHENBUCH

Aloysius Archer  the straight-talking World War II veteran fresh out of prison  returns in this
riveting #1 New York Times bestselling thriller from David Baldacci.The 1950s are on the
horizon  and Archer is in dire need of a fresh start after a nearly fatal detour in Poca City.
So Archer hops on a bus and begins the long journey out west to California  where rumor has it
there is money to be made if you’re hard-working  lucky  criminal—or all three. Along the way 
Archer stops in Reno  where a stroke of fortune delivers him a wad of cash and an eye-popping
blood-red 1939 Delahaye convertible—plus a companion for the final leg of the journey  an
aspiring actress named Liberty Callahan who is planning to try her luck in Hollywood. But when
the two arrive in Bay Town  California  Archer quickly discovers that the hordes of people who
flocked there seeking fame and fortune landed in a false paradise that instead caters to their
worst addictions and fears. Archer’s first stop is a P.I. office where he is hoping to
apprentice with a legendary private eye and former FBI agent named Willie Dash. He lands the
job  and immediately finds himself in the thick of a potential scandal: a blackmail case
involving a wealthy well-connected politician running for mayor that soon spins into something
even more sinister. As bodies begin falling  Archer and Dash must infiltrate the world of
brothels  gambling dens  drug operations  and long-hidden secrets  descending into the rotten
bones of a corrupt town that is selling itself as the promised land—but might actually be the
road to perdition  and Archer’s final resting place.

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