A Gambling Man
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- Author：David Baldacci
- ISBN：1668605929
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Reviews
Bob Wylie
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Another great story
Bill
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Great period piece。 Plenty action and a good mystery。 Wonderful characters。 Baldacci is a fantastic story teller。
Jules Traugot
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Great storyReally well written。 Great characters。 Good plot line。 Always looking for the next twist of turn of a Baldacci story
Joseph
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Good book a bit different than the usualBooks I read but this series has captured my attention。
Christine L
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I am definitely a fan of this new series by David Baldacci。 Baldacci has a real talent for creating great characters。 Aloysius Archer is a WWII vet， an ex-con， and a really good man who has now become a private investigator。 Historical fiction mixed with suspense， a little bit of romance and even an character or two who you love to hate makes the "Archer" series a wonderful era to lose yourself for a time。 I am definitely a fan of this new series by David Baldacci。 Baldacci has a real talent for creating great characters。 Aloysius Archer is a WWII vet， an ex-con， and a really good man who has now become a private investigator。 Historical fiction mixed with suspense， a little bit of romance and even an character or two who you love to hate makes the "Archer" series a wonderful era to lose yourself for a time。 。。。more
Judy Kuan
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By elimination， easy to identify suspect
Justin
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This is really a 2。5 star that I rounded up （I really wish Goodreads would allow half stars）。 I sat on the previous book in this series for quite some time and ended up loving it。 I ended up waiting a while to read this one， too， but didn't quite love it as much。 This was an incredibly slow burn， with nothing much of substance really happening until about 60% in。 A tighter edit would have really helped。 The end is good， but it takes a really long time to get there。 I do enjoy Baldacci's works， s This is really a 2。5 star that I rounded up （I really wish Goodreads would allow half stars）。 I sat on the previous book in this series for quite some time and ended up loving it。 I ended up waiting a while to read this one， too， but didn't quite love it as much。 This was an incredibly slow burn， with nothing much of substance really happening until about 60% in。 A tighter edit would have really helped。 The end is good， but it takes a really long time to get there。 I do enjoy Baldacci's works， so this may have been a misfire on his part。 I will consider reading Archer #3 before giving up on this series。 。。。more
Elkos
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Chapter 49 really upset me。I don't know why but it did。 Chapter 49 really upset me。I don't know why but it did。 。。。more
David
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I’ve read a number of Baldacci books and have enjoyed them。 But I did not like this one。 The ‘mystery’ was solved by Archer that was purely speculative only to tidy the story up。 Disappointing。。
Brian K
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I really enjoyed the first book in the Archer series and generally enjoy Baldaccis writing but I was disappointed in this book。The plot moved at a very slow pace and I thought a lot of the dialogue was quiet corny。
Kevin Stokes
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Still a great fan of David Baldacci but this is the second book by this author that has left me somewhat disappointed。 In this novel we are introduced to private investigator ‘Archer’ starting his new career in California just after WWII。 A war veteran with a ‘murky’ past Archer is utterly believable。 The authors usual attention to detail and great descriptive style allows you to visualise every move and scene and is totally absorbing。What I found less convincing about this book is that most of Still a great fan of David Baldacci but this is the second book by this author that has left me somewhat disappointed。 In this novel we are introduced to private investigator ‘Archer’ starting his new career in California just after WWII。 A war veteran with a ‘murky’ past Archer is utterly believable。 The authors usual attention to detail and great descriptive style allows you to visualise every move and scene and is totally absorbing。What I found less convincing about this book is that most of the first half is like a ‘warm up act’。 Yes we are introduced to Liberty Callahan who plays a significant role throughout the story but so much else seemed unconnected and a distraction。The second half of the book is much more the intricate detective story。 Fast moving， twists and turns and interesting characters。 Great well researched and believable storyline。 Overall finished on a high but just felt book was again longer than it needed to be。 。。。more
Thelma
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I've read a number of Baldacci novels and this one is easily my favorite。 I've not read a book of his with quite this noir feel to it。 As I read it， I could easily see the movie in my mind， set shortly after WWII， with great cars， sassy dames， suave youngish men who can handle themselves in a tight spot， wearing great suits and sporting a sharp fedora。 Think 2001 Nero Wolfe television series with a young Timothy Hutton as Archie Goodwin。 I enjoyed the book very much。 I've read a number of Baldacci novels and this one is easily my favorite。 I've not read a book of his with quite this noir feel to it。 As I read it， I could easily see the movie in my mind， set shortly after WWII， with great cars， sassy dames， suave youngish men who can handle themselves in a tight spot， wearing great suits and sporting a sharp fedora。 Think 2001 Nero Wolfe television series with a young Timothy Hutton as Archie Goodwin。 I enjoyed the book very much。 。。。more
John Papeika
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I enjoyed this book but it wasn’t the best thriller I’ve read。 While it was a good story， the beginning build up was just too long。 The story took a while to get going and sometimes so many coincidences work against the story。 I’ll still read part 3 and see where Archer and Liberty take us。
Charlotte Mack
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The GAMBLING MAN is book #2 of the Aloysius Archer series by David Baldacci。I really like David Baldacci novels。 That being said， this a "gumshoe" type novel set after WW2 with all the speech cliches you can ever imagine。 It's really too much。 And just as I I want to really dislike this series， Baldacci puts in just enough humor so that you can't help but eventually fall for the ridiculous narrative and enjoy the story。 As a "who dunnit"， Baldacci always delivers 。。。 4* The third book in this s The GAMBLING MAN is book #2 of the Aloysius Archer series by David Baldacci。I really like David Baldacci novels。 That being said， this a "gumshoe" type novel set after WW2 with all the speech cliches you can ever imagine。 It's really too much。 And just as I I want to really dislike this series， Baldacci puts in just enough humor so that you can't help but eventually fall for the ridiculous narrative and enjoy the story。 As a "who dunnit"， Baldacci always delivers 。。。 4* The third book in this series is DREAM TOWN， which I just purchased。 。。。more
Al
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I struggled to finish this。 Not one of his best
Nancy
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This is book 2 in the Archer novel series。 Post WWII period piece。 White knight Aloysius Archer wants to be a private I！ While in Reno he picks up a wild down on her luck wannabe actress & a fancy French car and heads for Southern California for a job interview。 This is true to the time so beware multiple TW。 Hetakes on his first case as an apprentice to his older boss & Liberty joins in。 One politician has hired them during a political campaign to prove one of the politicians isn’t having an af This is book 2 in the Archer novel series。 Post WWII period piece。 White knight Aloysius Archer wants to be a private I！ While in Reno he picks up a wild down on her luck wannabe actress & a fancy French car and heads for Southern California for a job interview。 This is true to the time so beware multiple TW。 Hetakes on his first case as an apprentice to his older boss & Liberty joins in。 One politician has hired them during a political campaign to prove one of the politicians isn’t having an affair， There’s a lot of sexual tension between our two MCs。 Archer & Liberty are made for each other but that white knight thing …。 It was an enjoyable addition to the series & had good narration。 4+ stars 。。。more
Peter Knights
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Simply a good read， good story， good characters， easy read as was Archer #1。
B
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Aloysius Archer， the straight-talking World War II veteran fresh out of prison， returns in this riveting new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author 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 Aloysius Archer， the straight-talking World War II veteran fresh out of prison， returns in this riveting new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author 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 。。。more
Doug Graham
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Baldacci never really disappoints when you are in the mood for something with a few twists and turns。 This one was about average for his writing。 The fact that only a few weeks later I can't think of anything outstanding to write about， says something。。。。。 Baldacci never really disappoints when you are in the mood for something with a few twists and turns。 This one was about average for his writing。 The fact that only a few weeks later I can't think of anything outstanding to write about， says something。。。。。 。。。more
Trudi Starling
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Brilliant and unusualPerfect plot， brilliantly executed with some really colourful characters。 Great descriptions， a fabulous read。 David Bsldacci never let's you down。 Brilliant and unusualPerfect plot， brilliantly executed with some really colourful characters。 Great descriptions， a fabulous read。 David Bsldacci never let's you down。 。。。more
Nan Williams
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Not sure what to make of this one。 I really enjoyed One Good Deed which introduced Archer and this new series。 For the most part this one dragged。 For the most part I felt like Baldacci was trying to imitate an old gangster movie with Humphrey Bogart or at the very least mimic a Mickey Spillane novel。 The descriptions of each character were ridiculously minute， and the “snappy dialogue” was much too contrived to ring true。 The death count was absurd also， but then … maybe not in today’s world。Ye Not sure what to make of this one。 I really enjoyed One Good Deed which introduced Archer and this new series。 For the most part this one dragged。 For the most part I felt like Baldacci was trying to imitate an old gangster movie with Humphrey Bogart or at the very least mimic a Mickey Spillane novel。 The descriptions of each character were ridiculously minute， and the “snappy dialogue” was much too contrived to ring true。 The death count was absurd also， but then … maybe not in today’s world。Yes， I guess everything was too much “over the top” to be believed or enjoyed。 I did enjoy learning about the Delahaye and some California history – always a plus with me。 And I appreciated the fact that the timeline moved forward smoothly。 And I also appreciated the subtlety employed with the personal desires and in those scenes。I’m looking forward to the 3rd in this series， but I hope it’s more like the first than the second。 。。。more
Jen
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was pretty good and I would have given it four stars except for one thing。 The book starts in Reno with an extended subplot about Archer tangling with mafia-types over an old man's gambling debts。 Given how much of the book was devoted to this subplot， I kept expecting the mafiosos to show back up in surprising fashion。。。。except they never did。 This book was pretty good and I would have given it four stars except for one thing。 The book starts in Reno with an extended subplot about Archer tangling with mafia-types over an old man's gambling debts。 Given how much of the book was devoted to this subplot， I kept expecting the mafiosos to show back up in surprising fashion。。。。except they never did。 。。。more
Tiffany
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I like this better than the first book， and it does feel like reading two separate stories in a book。 I expected more backstory of Liberty Callahan - love the name， love the gal。 Hopefully she's around more！ I like this better than the first book， and it does feel like reading two separate stories in a book。 I expected more backstory of Liberty Callahan - love the name， love the gal。 Hopefully she's around more！ 。。。more
Ann Oboh
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good readInteresting main character liked the fact that Archer was not a crime expert but managed to muddle through using his own intellect
Kendricks
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Page turner。 Loved it。
Jim
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Oh wow， it's 3 AMCouldn't put it down， fast moving， noir-like！The Archer series just got more interesting and i am looking forward to the next installment。I best get some sleep now， because reading until 3 AM looks to be my future。Thanks， David Oh wow， it's 3 AMCouldn't put it down， fast moving， noir-like！The Archer series just got more interesting and i am looking forward to the next installment。I best get some sleep now， because reading until 3 AM looks to be my future。Thanks， David 。。。more
Dee
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3。5 stars， It was slow going at first。 Getting to know the characters。 This is set after World War II and the time period was a consideration getting used to。 Archer， Liberty Callahan are the main characters。 I read the first installment but did not remember alot about it。 After a while it got to move faster with the story revolving around several incidents that Archer now a PI in training investigates。
Kim Hansen
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Great read - love this new series and am looking forward to Book #3
J。D。 Webb
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Love this new character and looking forward to reading the next in line。
David Highton
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