One Good Deed

David Baldacci

05 May 2020
9781529027501
608 pages

Synopsis

Murder and family secrets, a touch of romance and deeply-felt revenge with the twist of all twists make up the perfect page-turning thriller, One Good Deed, from one of the world's bestselling thriller writers, David Baldacci.

'One of his finest books. Great character, great story, great portrait of an era' – Bill Clinton

Freedom never tasted so sweet

Poca City 1949. Fresh from serving time for a crime he didn’t commit, Aloysius Archer is ready to put the past behind him and start again.

Who can you trust?

Accepting a job as a debt collector for the local tycoon he gets embroiled in a long-running feud between
the town’s most dangerous residents. When one of them is found dead, Archer is the number one suspect.

Framed for murder

A bloody game is being played in this town. Should Archer run or fight for the truth?

One of his finest books. Great character, great story, great portrait of an era
One Good Deed represents David Baldacci’s move into historical crime with a new character, ex- jailbird Aloysius Archer . . . Unsurprisingly, the talented Baldacci proves to be as adept in this new venture as he is in his contemporary-set novels
A fast-paced investigation with dark secrets, unexpected twists, well-drawn characters and an intriguing plot