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A Gambling Man
- Aloysius Archer Series
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
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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.
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- Stuart
- 20-06-21
A good old fashioned crime novel
Archer is turning into a real character. I don’t know much about the America of the time but this book captures the spirit of the time. The story is good and the performances of the readers is first rate. Thoroughly recommended
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- Kindle Customer
- 17-05-21
another cracking read by David Baldacci
loved the build up of Archer's character. Story line true to the era. for the most part the male characters were excellently protrayed but I'd problems with the women, they sounded too similar. Enjoyable but ending a bit too obvious early on.
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- LFP
- 22-08-21
Took a while
It took quite a bit to get into the story and then suddenly I just didn’t want to stop listening. Excellent book
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- Andy 51
- 19-04-21
Enjoyable
Not as good as 1st in the series, must have swallowed a book of clichés
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- Anonymous User
- 17-11-21
a well paced story.
a great story. Ms presley needs more variation in her repertoire of voices, but it didn't detract from the overall listening experience.
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- Catherine
- 21-09-21
Gripping.
I found this book a very good follow on from the first. The main character “Archer” stayed true to his personality portrayed in the first of (hopefully) the series. Edoardo Ballerini reads beautifully, he did the female roles in the first book but in this book Brittany Presley did the female lead. She did this very well but I am used to just one reader and found this a distraction.
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- PaulH
- 28-06-21
A fun listen
An enjoyable story which works to some extend only as it’s set in the mid 20th century. Ably performed though I wish the forced attempts at authenticity by using words/slang from its era is avoided by the writers as that did grate on me a little (very personal opinion alert so please feel free to ignore/disagree)
Nevertheless, I’d happily purchase future instalments of this character, the writer(s) or either of the two actors.
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- Book Reader
- 27-04-21
Continental Op, Phillip Marlowe and Archer.
The late nineteen forties noir has a new addition to the cannon. A modern gumshoe classic by a master.
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- Philip Howe
- 11-05-21
poor
Disappointed in this book, not the usual Baldacci excitement or twists.
I didn't get on with the narrators and it almost put me off finishing the book.
I'd still buy another Baldacci but I'd think twice about anything in this series.
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- ANN OLDFIELD
- 17-04-21
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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