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A Gambling Man

By: David Baldacci
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Edoardo Ballerini
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Summary

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 best-selling 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 best seller One Good Deed. 

©2021 David Baldacci (P)2021 Hachette Audio

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Better than the first one even

I found the first one really fascinating but with this one I would have loved to be able to give a 5+. Hoping for a third book sonner rather than later. Love the characters and the "scenery"

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Great book, outstanding narration.

A special word for Edoardo Ballerini who is one of the best narrators I've heard.

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Not great

This had that sloppy formulaic ghost written feel - macho man beats up thugs (who aren’t in it long enough for it to be satisfying pay back). Two dimensional women are impressed by him for nothing much. Kind of like very boring bad Jack Reacher.

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Great plot

The characters were amazing and how the story intertwined added to make a great plot

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Scene now set

This is the first series I’ve read from this author so don’t find a need for comparison.
I found this a good continuation from the first instalment. The story progressed the characters and relationships while spinning a fine yarn.
The female characters sounded a bit samesy but I’m sure that’ll change in the future.
All in all , a good read about a period now committed to history.

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Archer at his best.

A really enjoyable adventure with some captivating characters. While telling an old school story the author has managed to keep it relevant to modern times with the inclusion of a number of modern issues within the subplots and characters on show. Really interested to see how things continue to develop from here for Archer and Co.

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Not for me

too many descriptions around smoking. Really became irritating. Not really enjoying this series and not inclined to buy the next one, Dont like the narrators. Pity because I've enjoyed all Baldacci's other series.

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step 2

the 2nd step in the Archer adventure is building up nicely and I can't wait to see what happens next

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Throughly enjoyable

Great characters, believable story, superbly written and narrated in a style befitting of the time. Absolutely recommended

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not as good the first

nowhere near as good as the first . good concept but not really a new idea .

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